,,the ,,story ,,of ,,noah',s ,,ark ,,told ,,and ,,pictured ,,by ,e4 ,,boyd ,,smith ,,houghton ,,mifflin ,,company ,,boston ,,and ,,new ,,york ,illustration ,,copyright1 #aije1 by ,e4 ,,boyd ,,smith ,,all ,,rights ,,reserved ,,published ,,november #aije ,illustration ,,list ,,of ,,colored ,,plates ,,plate #a4 ,,the ,,warning #b4 ,,building ,,the ,,ark #c4 ,,labor ,,troubles #d4 ,,painting ,,the ,,ark #e-f4 ,,assembling ,,the ,,animals #g4 ,,going ,,on ,,board #h4 ,,confusion #i-aj4 ,,the ,,procession #aa4 ,,the ,,dinosaurs' ,,dilemma #ab4 ,,those ,,who ,,would ,,not ,,go ,,in #ac4 ,,taking ,,in ,,supplies #ad4 ,,waiting ,,for ,,the ,,rain #ae4 ,,the ,,rain #af4 ,,the ,,deluge #ag4 ,,inside ,,the ,,ark #ah4 ,,life ,,at ,,sea #ai4 ,,homesickness #bj4 ,,strained ,,relations #ba4 ,,the ,,raven ,,is ,,sent ,,out #bb4 ,,return ,,of ,,the ,,dove #bc4 ,,first ,,sight ,,of ,,land #bd4 ,,leaving ,,the ,,ark #be-bf4 ,,the ,,rainbow ,illustration ,illustration ,,the ,,story ,,of ,,noah',s ,,ark #a4 ,,the ,,warning ,in the early days of the world lived the patriarch ,noah1 a good and venerable man whose years already numbered six hundred4 ,now ,noah was warned that a great flood was to come1 which would pour down from the clouds and drown the whole earth4 ,he straightway told his neighbors what was to happen1 but they refused to believe1 and scoffed at him1 and said3 8,let it rain40 ,illustration #b4 ,,building ,,the ,,ark ,then ,noah went his way1 and set to work to build him a great ship1 to be ready for the day of deluge4 ,and he laid the keel in the pasture fields1 among the daisies2 while the idlers came to look on and laugh at such folly--a ship for a rainy day6 ,illustration #c4 ,,labor ,,troubles ,but ,noah knew that he was right1 and kept on4 ,and the ship rose1 but troubles arose too3 for frequent and grievous strikes delayed him1 and his workmen clamored for more pay and stoned those who would work4 ,and ,noah bargained with them1 and started afresh2 for he feared that the rain might come before he was ready4 ,illustration #d4 ,,painting ,,the ,,ark ,at last1 after many days1 the ship was finished4 ,then ,noah tarred the inside and the outside1 to keep it tight4 ,and he named it the ,ark1 and painted it with colors2 for ,noah was proud of his work4 ,illustration #e-f4 ,,assembling ,,the ,,animals ,then ,noah went abroad and called together all the animals1 by twos1 and told them that they must come into the ,ark to be saved from the deluge4 ,but they too doubted1 and were slow to decide2 for they feared to enter the dark ship4 ,and they grumbled1 and said1 8,it may be but a shower40 ,illustration #e-f4 ,,assembling ,,the ,,animals 7continued7 ,and though ,noah argued with them1 and explained all the terrible possibilities of the case1 still they hesitated1 and in their different tongues and ways talked it over1 and would not be hurried4 ,then ,noah called them ,stumbling ,blocks4 ,but even this did not move them4 ,illustration #g4 ,,going ,,on ,,board ,and ,noah was vexed1 and left them1 and began to drive his domestic animals on board1 hoping to set the others an example4 ,and his sons--,shem1 ,ham1 and ,japheth--helped him1 while he kept count4 ,illustration #h4 ,,confusion ,then new troubles began4 ,for now the other beasts and birds1 fearing to be left behind1 all tried to get in at once1 and could not be controlled4 ,but they did not leave behind their dislikes and ancient feuds4 ,for how could the cats and the mice live together in peace1 or how could the fox and the geese agree8 ,and the hounds and the hares8 ,and quarrels and dissensions came into the ,ark4 ,and confusion reigned4 ,and ,noah lost count1 and lost patience as well4 ,illustration #i-aj4 ,,the ,,procession ,but after much trouble order was established2 and the mighty procession1 once started1 filed steadily in4 ,and they came from far and near3 a great host of beasts and birds and creeping things3 ,illustration #i-aj4 ,,the ,,procession 7continued7 ,the big elephant and the polar bear1 the giraffe and the striped tiger1 and the woolly bison of the west4 ,and from the mountain and the jungle1 the hill and the plain1 came great and small4 ,and the earth trembled with their tread1 while the sky was dark with flapping wings4 ,illustration #aa4 ,,the ,,dinosaurs' ,,dilemma ,and then came even the huge dinosaurs1 for in those days were mighty beasts4 ,but they were too big for the door1 and could not squeeze in4 ,now ,noah sorely regretted this miscalculation1 but could find no way to help it4 ,and the dinosaurs1 alas6 had to be left behind4 ,illustration #ab4 ,,those ,,who ,,would ,,not ,,go ,,in ,but the mammoth and the mastodon1 and the dinotherium1 the palotherium1 and the anoptherium1 and the pterodactyl1 and the archopteryx1--and a host of other strange beasts and birds with long ,latin names1--refused to go in at all1 in spite of ,noah's warnings4 ,all these of course were doomed to be lost1 and become fossils1 to be put in museums with stones and labels4 ,illustration #ac4 ,,taking ,,in ,,supplies ,then ,noah took on board in plenty foods of every kind for men and beasts4 ,while the hungry animals inside complained that he should have done this first instead of last4 ,and then he took his wife and his sons' wives into the ,ark1 though ,mrs4 ,noah was loath and rebelled3 8,for the domestic arrangements10 she said1 8are impossible40 ,illustration #ad4 ,,waiting ,,for ,,the ,,rain ,and now1 all being at last ready1 the sun still shone1 and the rain did not come4 ,and they waited and waited4 ,and the scoffers laughed and jeered1 and called to ,noah that it was going to be a dry season4 ,and ,noah was sore perplexed1 and marveled1 though never doubting4 ,illustration #ae4 ,,the ,,rain ,but at last the rain did come1 and beat down upon the scoffers1 and they were wet4 ,and ,noah's sons and their wives triumphed4 ,and even the animals were pleased4 ,but ,noah felt only sorrow for his stubborn neighbors1 for he knew that much more rain would fall4 ,illustration #af4 ,,the ,,deluge ,and then for forty days and forty nights it rained hard4 ,and the clouds were rent asunder4 ,and a mighty deluge flooded the whole earth4 ,and the waters rose and covered the trees1 and then the hills and mountains1 till no dry land might anywhere be seen4 ,but the ,ark was lifted up and floated safely away on a stormy sea4 ,illustration #ag4 ,,inside ,,the ,,ark ,now inside the storm-tossed ship was much discomfort and grievous trouble4 ,and many even regretted that they had been saved4 8,for lo60 they said1 8nothing could be worse than this40 ,and ,noah's heart was heavy4 ,illustration #ah4 ,,life ,,at ,,sea ,but when the storm was passed and the good ship floated on an even keel1 they felt better and settled down to their new life4 ,and the animals took a keen interest in the passenger list1 to find their own names1 as passengers always do4 ,and lazy days slipped quietly by2 and the stout ,ark drifted slowly on her way4 ,illustration #ai4 ,,homesickness ,but alas1 this could not last4 ,for as the days dragged on and they found themselves still shut up and afloat1 they brooded and grew low in their minds4 ,and a great homesickness1 and longing for a change of any kind1 came over them4 ,and a wail of despair went up from the ,ark4 ,and the roof leaked4 ,and all was gloom4 ,and life became a burden to the ,noah family4 ,illustration #bj4 ,,strained ,,relations ,and then patience and good temper deserted the ,ark4 ,and the animals fretted and quarreled1 and there was riot and disorder1 and furious battle4 ,and ,noah's task grew ever harder1 and his load heavier to bear4 ,illustration #ba4 ,,the ,,raven ,,is ,,sent ,,out ,now ,noah became desperate1 and something had to be done2 so he sent off a raven to bring tidings from the outer world4 ,but the raven1 once free1 had no thought of returning1 and flew far away1 saying to himself3 8,never again will ,i be caught in that trap40 ,and ,noah waited for news1 but none came4 ,illustration #bb4 ,,return ,,of ,,the ,,dove ,then1 as matters grew worse4 ,noah sent forth a dove4 8,she is a gentle bird and will surely come again to her home10 he thought4 ,and the dove did return1 for she found only water1 and no rest for her foot4 ,then ,noah waited seven days and again sent her out4 ,and she came back1 bringing in her beak a twig from the olive tree4 ,and all welcomed her with joy1 for now they knew that the waters were falling4 ,illustration #bc4 ,,first ,,sight ,,of ,,land ,then ,noah waited still another seven days1 and again sent out the dove4 ,but this time she did not come back4 ,and ,noah climbed to his skylight1 and lifted it up1 and looked out4 ,and behold the earth had risen from the waters1 still damp1 but yet solid earth4 ,and ,noah passed along the good word4 ,and in the ,ark was great excitement1 and hope revived4 ,illustration #bd4 ,,leaving ,,the ,,ark ,and soon the good ship thumped and bumped1 and struck bottom4 ,and though she landed at an uncomfortable angle1 on a mountain top1 they knew that at last the great cruise was ended4 ,and ,noah opened the door1 and let down the gang-plank4 ,and beasts and birds surged out on the desolate rock2 and though the mud was thick and heavy1 some found it to their liking1 and all preferred it to the ship4 ,illustration #be-bf4 ,,the ,,rainbow ,now the sun again arose1 and sucked up the dampness from the earth4 ,and a bright rainbow was set in the sky1 as a sign that nevermore would a flood cover the whole earth4 ,then ,spring burst forth1 with all its glory and promise4 ,and a new world began4 ,and all was life and joy4 ,illustration #be-bf4 ,,the ,,rainbow 7continued7 ,and ,noah bade the beasts and birds go forth and seek new homes4 ,and they scattered in every direction to begin life afresh2 while ,noah's wife murmured 8good riddance10 and vowed that she would never go to sea again4 ,then ,noah gladly rested from his labors4 ,and this is the end of the story of ,noah's ,ark4