THE RABBIT 63 



said yesterday that some of his enemies were helped 

 by these tracks to catch him. What enemies? 

 (Men. They see the tracks and follow them.) 

 What other enemies are guided by the tracks? 

 (Dogs.) How do the tracks help them? Did you 

 ever see dogs hunting rabbits? What did they 

 do? (Kept noses down to ground.) What doing? 

 (Smelling the tracks — "getting the scent") Do 

 they need to see the tracks? (No.) What will 

 Bunny do to get away from the dogs? How will 

 he know that they are coming? (See them.) Look 

 at his eyes; where are they? (On sides of head.) 

 How does that help ? (He can see all about with- 

 out turning his head.) What does he turn? (His 

 eyes, so that when he is running he can see the 

 dogs back of him.) What else tells Bunny that 

 the dogs are coming? (His ears.) Are they good 

 ears? Give a low bark in the next room, Earl. 

 What did Bunny do? (Stuck up his ears.) Why? 

 (To catch the sounds.) What else do you notice 

 about his ears? (He can turn them in any direc- 

 tion.) How will this help him? (Even if he can- 

 not see the dog, he can tell from what direction he 

 is coming without turning his head.) 



Now that Bunny sees or hears the dog, what will 



