WILD CREATURES OF GARDEN AND HEDGEROW 



moving shadow makes it jump and think that 

 a hawk is going by, it will, as soon as it dares 

 to move, sit up and begin to rub its face with 

 its paws. Indeed this mouse is one of the 

 cleanliest creatures there are, for even a person 

 would be considered extra particular if he or 

 she washed their face more than three or 

 four times in the day ! 



Though a 'field' mouse, you must not mix 

 the long-tailed field mouse with the meadow 

 vole, as they are two very different animals. 

 It is very easy to get confused between them, as 

 some people call the latter a ' field mouse ' too, 

 but they are not a bit aUke as far as looks go. 

 The meadow vole is a little short, rough, furry 

 person, with a mere scrap of a tail, and it only 

 eats green food ; the long-tailed mouse is 

 bigger, very slender and elegant, with quite a 

 short coat, moreover it will eat almost anything. 

 Indeed they are not alike in any respect except 

 their names, and do not even live in the same 

 spots, the vole keeping to the meadows, while 

 the long-tailed mouse is found in the hedgerows, 

 cornfields, woods, stackyards, and last, but not 

 least, in the garden. 



What mischief a mere mouse can do only 

 those who have been bothered by these small 



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