I'eacher's Leaflet. 541 



LESSON CVIL 



WOLF STORIES. 



Purpose. — To familiarize the pupils with the habits of wolves 

 through reading and through exercises in written English. 



Let the pupils read the following stories and get from them informa- 

 tion about the habits of wolves on the following points, which may be 

 made into an essay: What do the wolves feed upon? How do they get 

 their prey? Do they follow their prey by scent and in packs, or do they 

 hunt alone, like the panthers? How do they call each other? During 

 the breeding season, do they still run in packs? Describe the den and 

 where and how the young are reared. Compare the habits and form of 

 the wolf to those of the dog. 



Literature is rich with wolf stories. Although Kipling's famous 

 " Mogli Stories " are based upon fiction, yet they contain very excellent 

 accounts of the habits of wolves, especially as to the manner of taking 

 their prey and their den habits. We have many thrillingly, interesting 

 stories in our own literature, which teach more especially of our native 

 wolves. The following are among the best : Lobo in " Wild Animals I 

 Have Known ; " Tito in " Lives of the Hunted ; " Bad Lands Billy and 

 the Winnipeg Wolf in "Animal Heroes," all by Thompson Seton ; The 

 Passing of the Black Whelps in " Watchers of the Trail," by Roberts ; 

 " Northern Trails," by Long ; Pico Coyote by Coolidge in " True Tales of 

 Birds and Beasts." For careful accounts of the wolves read "American 

 Animals," pp. 2yy to 283 ; The Hound of the Plains in " Wild Neighbors," 

 by Ingersoll ; The Life of Animals, p. 188. Poems : The Coyote, by 

 Bret Hart ; The Law of the Pack, " Second Jungle Book." 



THE DOG. 



Preliminary Work. — Any well disposed dos^ will do for a lesson on the way 

 this animal looks and how it is adapted for its life. After the previous lesson 

 the pupils will understand the necessities of the life of the do? as a wild animal, 

 and it should be studied from this standpoint first. A collie or a hound would 

 perhaps he the best for an object lesson. 



LESSON CVHL 



OBSERVATIONS ON THE APPEARANCE OF THE DOG. 



Purpose. — To call attention to the dog's adaptation for getting its 

 livins: as a wild animal. 



Note that the legs are strong; that the toes are well padded and the 

 claws are st ong. but cannot be easily pulled back, like a cat's claws. 



