384 FRIENDSHIP FOR A BULL. 



cries, and accompanied him to the pasture. He seemed to 

 consider the bull as his master, stood erect and " all attention" 

 by his side, as if awaiting the word of command, kept a few 

 paces behind him when he walked, danced about him when 

 he was standing still, and bowed his head to him in so 

 ridiculous a manner, that one- could not well refrain from 

 laughing. 



"Meanwhile, he maintained order amongst the poultry 

 when they fell out ; but he was more merciful towards the 

 hens and ducks, than to the geese and turkeys. He even took 

 the sheep under his charge, in the manner of a shepherd's 

 dog ; and in short exercised a kind of dominion over all 

 the domestic animals, which he often punished with severe 

 blows. When the horses were put to the carriage, he 

 would station himself in front of them like a sentinel. If 

 they were restless, he would raise his wings, shake his 

 head, and shriek with all his might. The younger cattle he 

 would alone and of himself drive home from the pasture. 

 If strange animals made their appearance, either in the farm- 

 yard or in the fields, he would chase them away in spite of 

 their resistance. The pigs alone he did not trouble himself 

 about ; he would not even look at them, and seemed to enter- 

 tain a certain kind of contempt for them. 



"When he was hungry, he would post himself outside 

 of the kitchen- window and shriek. If this did not avail, he 

 would enter the kitchen, and make known his wants by a 

 peculiar cry. If disinclined of an evening" to enter his 

 dormitory, he would hide himself from the kitchen-maid, 

 when she searched after him ; but when she found him, 

 he would go in quietly enough. If he had strayed away, 

 and saw his owner approaching, he would endeavour to 



