86 Domestic Animals 



"teeth, color, coat." 



The next morning Miss Clare said, "Who is able 

 to tell me about the horse's" ? (pointing to the 

 word "teeth"). 



Johnny's hand was waving wildly. 



"That is the place where the bits go in. A horse 

 wears a little bar in his mouth to which the reins 

 are fastened. You could not guide a horse without 

 bits, my father says," while Willie added: 



" My father took me out to the stable and showed 

 me how to put the bits in. Papa put his thumb on 

 old Bob's jaw where the gap is, and Bob opened his 

 mouth wide and they slipped right in." 



In regard to his coat, they decided that it was 

 made of short coarse hair, and was thicker in winter 

 than in summer. 



"To make it look smooth and glossy, you must 

 comb and brush it just as we do our hair," explained 

 Fred, and then he produced a curry-comb and brush 

 which his father had loaned him for the morning. 

 These were received with great applause, and were 

 passed around and examined by all the little folks, 

 who afterward made drawings and cuttings of them. 



