“What is it?” demanded Rosemary, running up. Jane showed her an odd-appearing, round, gray object. “It doesn’t look like a shell,” she said, “and it isn’t alive either.”
“Let’s ask Miss Gordon,” proposed Rosemary.
The Brownies ran over to the beach umbrella where the two women were reading magazines.
“Why, Jane, you’ve found a sand dollar!” the Brownie leader exclaimed when she saw the gray-purplish colored disc.
“A sand dollar!” echoed Jane, greatly excited. “Is it real money?”
“Dear me, no,” laughed the teacher. “It is only called by that name because of its shape. Sand dollars really are like sea urchins, having five parts to their shells. They have many hair-like spines or legs, and eat tiny pieces of seaweed.”
“I’m going to find a sand dollar!” announced Vevi. “A dozen of ’em!”
All the Brownies joined in the search. No one, however, could find another sand dollar. Connie picked up a pretty clam shell and Rosemary found one of pure white which Miss Gordon told her was called an angel’s wing.
“I wish the Brownies could gather shells every day we’re here,” Connie declared. “And then maybe have an exhibition of them.”