KEES THE BABOON 



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of his wanderings, he happened to come upon a flock of 

 goats with a baboon for their guardian ! Yet this strange 

 sight might have been met with in the land of the 

 Namaquas, about seventy years ago. His master had 

 caught him when a baby, and carefully trained him up 

 to this duty, which he fulfilled as well as any Scotch sheep 

 dog that ever lived. Every morning the baboon drove his 

 charges out to the fields for pasture, and every evening 

 be brought them safe back again, riding always on the 



THE BABOON WHO LOOKED AFTER THE GOATS 



back of the last, so that he might keep an eye on any 

 stragglers. For wages, he was given the milk of one 

 goat, and he was most particular in keeping to his part 

 of tbe bargain, and in guarding the others from the hot 

 and thirsty children, who would have been glad of a 

 drink. In the evening his master would give him a 

 little meat for supper. 



But the poor fellow was not long left in peace to 

 perform his task. One day, when he was sleeping in the 



