THE PLAY OF ANIMALS. 175 



The wagon moved steadily onward, and he had none too 

 much time to clamber in it when she sprang upon him. 

 Holding the puppy between his upper arm and breast, 

 and seizing the chain which impeded him with the same 

 hand, he ran on his hind legs and defended himself 

 bravely with one arm. His courageous defence won the 

 admiration of the Arabs to such a degree that no one 

 attempted to take the stolen puppy from him, and they 

 finally drove the mother away. Unmolested, he brought 

 the puppy with him to our stopping place, fondled it, 

 nursed it, and cared for it tenderly, leaped over walls 

 and rafters with the poor little creature, which seemed 

 to have no taste for such exercises, left it in perilous 

 places, and gave it privileges which might have been 

 appreciated by young monkeys but were not agreeable 

 to a dog. He was very fond of the little thing, but 

 that did not hinder his eating all the food we brought it, 

 actually holding it back while he robbed his innocent 

 ward. I took the puppy away from him and sent it 

 back to its mother that same evening." Another bab- 

 oon that Brehm had behaved in the same way. " Atile 

 loved pets of all kinds. Hassan, a long-tailed monkey, 

 was the darling of her heart, so long as there was no 

 question of eating. It seemed perfectly natural to her 

 and no cause for gratitude that Hassan should share 

 everything with her. She required slavish obedience 

 of him, struck him on the mouth and emptied his plate 

 without hesitation if he dared to think of enjoying any- 

 thing alone. Her large heart was not satisfied with one 

 pet, her love was all-embracing. She stole puppies and 

 kittens whenever opportunity offered, and kept them 

 for a long time. And she knew well how to render 

 them harmless, for if they scratched her she would 

 bite off their sharp claws." 



