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 



