CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER PAGfc 



I. Cats of Forest and Prairie 11 



II. Cats of Desert and Jungle 17 



III. The King of the Tropical Wilds 22 



IV. The Sultana of the Desert 27 



V. The Guardians of the Household. ...).. 34 



VI. Trained and Faithful Servants 40 



VII. " Our Beloved Brother Prince " 46 



VI I f. Savage Dogs of Forest and Plain 50 



IX. Sly-Boots 54 



X. Slyer than a Fox 61 



XI. Pests of the Household 66 



XII. The Legend of Bishop Hatto 74 



XIII. Nut-Crackers and Wood-Cutters 77 



XIV. Long Ears and their Kin 85 



XV. Bird-Language 91 



XVI. The Monarch of the Mountain 92 



x fe XVII. How I killed a Bear 102 



jp' XVIII. The Bear in Fable and Story 108 



I XIX. Our Servants of Stable and Harness 117 



XX. Kaweah's Run 123 



XXI. The Alarm Bell of Atri 130 



XXII. Swine and their Forest Cousins 134 



XXIII. The Arab's Story of a Boar 139 



XXIV. Giants with Tusks and Trunk.. . 143 



