New Walks in Old Ways 



the first time, and with a snort of 

 warning stampeded the whole bunch 

 including my erstwhile casual friend 

 tails up, towards the furthest side of 

 the enclosure; and they did not stop 

 running until they felt themselves en- 

 tirely safe. I laughed at the frantic 

 foot-race, and suppose they fancied 

 they had scored one on me. Pigs are 

 not the only folk that can at times be 

 hurried into panic by someone yelling 

 "Boo!" 



You would be surprised at the extent 

 of the vocabulary of most animals. 

 You may be familiar with the one 

 expression most frequently heard. 

 Most people only know birds and 

 animals by some one or two of their 

 remarks; but among themselves many 

 of them resort to a much greater 

 variety of tones and words than they 

 are commonly given credit for. 

 Whether you observe hens, hogs or 

 humans, there is language everywhere 

 that reflects satisfaction, fear, warning, 

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