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THE ANIMAL TREE 



|OjME lip on the fence too, please, 

 uncle," coaxed Dodo, and Dr. 

 Hunter climbed over tlie 

 pasture bars, seating liim- 

 ■self on the fence in answer to 

 her request to ' stop a bit while 

 she fed the animals.' He mo- 

 tioned to Rap, who was rather 

 tired with his walk, to come 

 beside him, while Nat and Dodo divided the contents 

 of their pockets into little heaps. 



" Give the popcorn to Daisy and the horses," said 

 Dodo. " The peanuts are for Corney ; we can toss 

 them up, and see him hop and scramble to catch them. 

 It's lots of fun. Sausage can have all the mixed 

 crumbs, 'cause she likes grubby things. Please, Nat, 

 won't you bury your snake, or hang it up, or some- 

 thing ? Whichever way I look, it seems to be too near. " 

 " I'll hang it up on the tree, because I'm going to 

 put it in a glass jar to keep. Daddy has gone back 

 to the village to buy me some alcohol to pour on it." 

 " Ugh ! what do you want it for ? If I were you, 

 I'd rather have the money the alcohol costs to buy 

 a new butterfly net." 



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