36 Domestic Animals 



"I will tell you a little more about her, and perhaps 

 you may be able to see her, after all. She has a 

 thick coat of coarse, short hair that keeps her warm 

 except in the very coldest weather. At the end of 

 her tail there are some long hairs, like this" and 

 she drew a tail. 



(Miss Clare did not consider herself an artist, so 

 in a case of this kind the animal was put upon the 

 board the night before from a stencil drawing. The 

 outline was followed with a lead pencil and the 

 chalk marks erased. Standing now by the board 

 Miss Clare could see the pencil line; the children 

 could not. In this way she could draw the separate 

 parts, arouse the curiosity of the little folks, and 

 keep their enthusiasm from waning.) 



" She has four slender legs/' continued the teacher, 

 "and four feet that have hoofs. She has two large 

 ears that stand out from the sides of her head, a 

 large nose, and two lovely, big, brown eyes. When 

 we put in her back, her udder (sketching them very 

 rapidly), and her horns, I am sure everybody will 

 be ready to tell me that my friend is a " 



"Cow," cried a chorus of voices. 



"Yes, one of our best friends; to-morrow we will 



