A quaint anecdote was told by Bri-gadier-General Andrew in a lecture he gave at Christchurch. The Mahommedan had a tradition that when Noah was on his journey the Ark had sprung a leak and would have foundered if the serpent had not pushed himself through the hole, and by making a knot of himself on each side made a satisfactory plug. Noah was unkind enough to choose the serpent for a sacrifice on Ararat, but the serpent got his revenge, because out of i his remains a host of flea 3 had come to plague humanity ever afterwards!
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 589, 3 December 1920, Page 1 (Supplement)
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