ZIP AND BETTY. 



It was " as good as a show " to see Zip eat. Z'vp was Uncle 

 Will's tame crane. He was very fond of meat. 



AVhen he was given a piece he began at (uue 

 to swallow it. Then you could •\\at(h it all the 

 way down. It went round and luuiid his neek, 

 for a crane's throat curls aljout in a cod 



Dr. Styni came in one day, and v is -imusui^ 

 hlniself hy seeing Zip swallow. \s the lump 

 of meat twisted about and down th it l(in„ 

 neck the doctor cried, " AVhat lun 

 he must have eating if he ta-tes 

 it all the way down!" 



xVinong the pets of the ■ 

 house was a tame chicken, 

 Avho used to conic into 





f^uvci 



