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could slide a coin back and forth on the floor 

 more rapidly and lightly than I could. He would 

 slide an eggshell swiftly along without breaking 

 it. Yet by using but one paw, he could, without 

 apparent effort, overturn rocks that were heav- 

 ier than himself. 



One day, while he slept in the yard, out- 

 stretched in the sun, I opened a large umbrella 

 and put it over him, and waited near for him to 

 wake up. By and by the sleepy eyes half opened, 

 but without a move he closed them and slept 

 again. Presently he was wide awake, making a 

 quiet study of the strange thing over him, but 

 except to roll his eyes, not a move did he make. 

 Then a puff of wind gave sudden movement to 

 the umbrella, rolling it over a point or two. At 

 this he leaped to his feet, terribly frightened, 

 and made a dash to escape this mysterious mon- 

 ster. But, as he jumped, the wind whirled the 

 umbrella, and plump into it he landed. An in- 

 stant of desperate clawing, and he shook off the 

 wrecked umbrella and fled in terror. A minute 

 or two later I found him standing behind the 

 house, still frightened and trembling. When I 



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