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One day, while I was carrying Johnny in my 

 arms, it occurred to me that he would enjoy a big 

 rocking-chair. I placed him in a chair with one fore 

 paw on each arm. He sat up like a little old man. 

 As I started the chair rocking, he showed his sus- 

 picion and alarm by excitedly peering over, first at 

 one rocker and then the other. Presently he calmed 

 down and seemed to enjoy the movement. By and 

 by he caught the swing and rocked himself. Sud- 

 denly the little old man and the rocker went over 

 backward. Seeing his angry look as he struck the 

 floor, I leaped upon the centre table. Getting on 

 his feet, he struck a blow that barely missed me 

 and then made lively bites at my ankles. He blamed 

 me for the law of falling bodies. After a few seconds 

 he was as playful as ever, remembering that I had 

 never played any tricks on him, and realizing that 

 I was not to blame for what had happened. 



These little bears grew rapidly. At the age of 

 seven months Johnny weighed approximately sixty 

 pounds, and Jenny forty-six. 



Numerous visitors and the increasing size of the 

 cubs at last compelled me to chain them. The little 

 bears were almost always on the move, either pac- 

 ing back and forth or circling. Their long chains 



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