BRUNO 33 



He often tried to chew the grain on which the 

 chickens were fed, and would eat anything he 

 saw us taking, including all kinds of fruit, nuts, 

 candies, and ices. Of course the chief of his 

 diet was the various preparations of cereals and 

 meats, but he seemed to want a taste of all that 

 was going. 



Once, much to his own ultimate disgust, he 

 coaxed me to give him a sniff of a smelling- 

 bottle he thought I seemed to be enjoying. 

 After that, he regarded all bottles with the 

 deepest suspicion and aversion. 



