ii4 Domestic Animals 



the children came in sight there stood the old man 

 by the gate looking down the street. 



"Oh, so they came, did they ? All the children and 

 the teacher, too? You are very welcome;" and he 

 led them to the back of the house. 



Here was a small yard fenced in with rough 

 boards that Grandfather called a sty. The children 

 climbed up, peeped in, and what do you think they 

 saw? A mother and six little white pigs! 



I cannot begin to tell you how pretty and cunning 

 they looked, with their pink skin, soft white bristles, 

 and little curly tails. They were running around 

 and giving little shrill squeals and low grunts. 



Grandfather climbed into the sty, picked up one 

 of the little animals, and brought it out so that the 

 children could examine it more carefully. As he 

 held it, they looked at its feet and saw that each 

 sme was split into two toes, and that each toe had a 

 hoof; they noticed the number and shape of its 

 legs; its ears, eyes, mouth, and teeth; felt of its 

 tail, and its covering of bristles, which was much 

 stiffer than the hair they had seen on any other 

 animal. 



"Look at its odd little nose, children," said Miss 



