FRIENDSHIP IN ANIMALS 83 



he would never forget catching this particular trout 

 for another reason. A wonderful thing had happened 

 when he hooked it. One of the swans was there on 

 the water, and followed the fish up when it was 

 hooked, and when he drew it to land the swan came 

 out and dashed at and attacked him with the greatest 

 fury. He had a good deal of trouble to beat her off! 

 "Oh, what a pity!" cried the lady. "You have killed 

 the poor swan's friend!" 



From that time the swan was more unhappy than 

 ever; the sight of it became positively painful to my 

 compassionate friends, and by-and-by hearing of an 

 acquaintance in another part of the country who 

 wanted a swan they sent it to him. 



