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frequently to inquire for him and greeted him with a kiss ' 

 (Wood). 



A spaniel shared its food with an unpopular cock that 

 was tyrannised over and ostracised by the other poultry in a 

 certain poultry-yard/ The cock was 6 not allowed to have a 

 share of what was going, but was punished severely whenever 

 he made an attempt to get any food.' The dog stood on 

 watch, while the cock ate a portion- of the meals so charitably 

 allotted to him: and if necessary to secure him against 

 annoyance, he was fed in the dog's kennel. Notwithstand- 

 ing all this kind attention the cock was ultimately c found 

 dead' in the dog's kennel, a 'case' probably of 'broken heart' 

 the result no doubt of physical illness brought on by worry, 

 by perpetual bullying, and by all manner of ill-usage. It is 

 affecting to note that the dead cock when discovered was 

 ' lying closely pressed to his only friend' (Wood). 



A weasel inspected another that had been injured by a 

 horse's hoof paralysis from spinal injury having apparently 

 resulted, and then carried it to the side, from the centre, of 

 a public road (Wood). Not unfrequently, certain of the 

 lower animals render similar service to drunken men or to 

 helpless children that are in harm's way on the public high- 

 road. Thus elephants and horses have, by means of their 

 trunks or teeth, gently lifted and placed aside and in safety 

 prostrate men or toddling infants that would otherwise have 

 been crushed under their hoofs and those of their followers 

 in a procession or cavalcade. 



A certain cat was barren after losing by death one kitten, 

 while her mother continued prolific. Whenever the grand- 

 mother left her kittens longer than her daughter considered 

 prudent, ' she would call her and drive her ' to them : ' giving 

 her an unmistakable box on the ear and a scolding for her 

 neglect.' When these well and ill-tended kittens became 

 too large and heavy for the grandmother to carry alone, 

 their elder (step-) sister assisted to bear the burden the one 

 relative taking the neck and the other the hind-legs of each 

 kitten (Wood). In another case a strong cat helped a weak, 

 delicate mother (cat) to carry her kittens from place to place. 



Rescue and resuscitation from drowning may also fitly be 



