Harry picked up one of the bricks and looked at it, and then Dora
must look at one too.
4. They found that the bricks were light and easy to lift. They also
saw that they were all of the same size and shape, as if they had been
made, and not dug out of the ground.
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5. They did not like to ask the men about them, and so they put the
bricks down, and set off on their way home.
6. As they went they met their teacher, who stopped and spoke to them,
so Harry asked her to tell them what bricks really were.
7. 'I wish there were a brick-field near,' she said, 'and then we would
go and see it! But I can tell you a little about it.
8. 'Bricks are made of clay, and clay is dug out of the ground. Men dig
it before winter comes, and let it lie out all the winter, and the frost
breaks it up nicely for them.
9. 'The next thing is to mix it well into a paste, and then it is put
into moulds.'
'What are moulds?' Harry asked.
'Well, these moulds are like boxes with no bottom or top.'
'Only sides, then?' said Dora.
10. 'Yes, they have two long sides, and two short ones, and they hold
the soft, wet clay.
'You may call them clay-puddings before they are put into the hot oven.
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