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she get meat from bones ? (She laps it off.) How 

 can she do this? (Her tongue is rough. It has 

 little hooks on it, which point backward.) What 

 does the cat do if you take her meat from her? 

 What does she often do to the plate after eating 

 all the food from it ? Look at the plate she 

 has lapped. How could she get it so clean ? (Her 

 rough tongue makes a good dishcloth.) How does 

 the cat ask for food ? 



After pussy has had a good dinner, what does she 

 do ? (Sleeps.) Where does she like to sleep in the 

 winter? (By the stove or in the sun.) How does 

 she lie as she sleeps? Where is her head? Her 

 tail? In the summer time where does she sleep? 

 (Often in the grass in the shade of a tree.) Watch 

 her when she wakens. What does she do? 



Now that pussy is well fed and wide awake she 

 may like to play. What have you seen her play? 

 How did she play? 



Does your cat like to stay in the house all of 

 the time ? How does she ask to be let out ? Watch 

 her as she walks off ; how does she walk? When the 

 weather is cold, how is she kept warm? Examine 

 this coat. Put your fingers into it All the air in 

 the coat is warm ; that helps to keep the cat warm, 

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