THE CAT 13 



How true a friend is a dog? Tell what you know 

 about this. 



What do you think of him as a playfellow? Tell 

 what he plays. Tell how little puppies play. 



Tell other things that you like about a dog. 



II 



THE CAT 



We have talked of the usefulness of the dog. 

 What other animal that lives about the house is 

 useful ? Of what use is the cat ? Let us see how 

 it is fitted for catching mice. 



How does the cat know that a mouse is about? 

 (Quite likely it hears it gnawing.) How does the 

 cat show that it is listening? [If the children have 

 not noticed how the cat shows attention, have a cat 

 in the class. A child scratches, not very loud, on the 

 wall. Notice the effect on the cat.] How does it 

 hold its ears? Its head? How does it show that it 

 knows from what direction the sound comes? What 

 does it do if the scratching continues? Notice its 

 eyes. How do they look? Is the pupil the black 

 part in the center large or small? Could the 

 mouse, without seeing kitty, tell that she is coming 



