Domestic Animals 45 



"Come into the house, now, and have a drink. 

 Mrs. Brown will strain it off into pans for the 

 cream to rise. To-morrow she is going to make 

 butter. You had better come and see how she 

 does it." 



Then Miss Clare went into the hall and came back 

 as Mrs. Brown, carrying a glass pitcher full of truly 

 milk and a tiny tumbler, that each might have a 

 taste. Wasn't that a surprise realistic enough to 

 make the children rub their eyes and wonder if they 

 were dreaming ? 



The milk that was left was poured into a tin dish 

 and placed on the desk to see if the cream would 

 rise. It did, and the next morning after seeing (in 

 imagination, of course) Mrs. Brown skim her milk 

 and make butter, they took the cream from theirs. 

 Miss Clare added some more bought of the milk- 

 man and they made some "truly" butter themselves 

 by shaking the cream in a glass jar. It was put into 

 a little tray, patted and salted, and served on crackers 

 for a little luncheon at recess. 



The dishes, pails, and churns were drawn, painted, 

 and made of clay, and some pans and pails were 

 made of tea-lead one of the children brought. This 



