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ILL US TEA TIONS. 



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" This is Mrs. Toad " 135 



" He was afraid to go alone " 137 



" They began to nibble his fingers " 138 



" The noise he made woke Ihem " 139 



" Caught hold of the tail " 140 



" Sadly lookfng at his poor tail " 141 



Flock of Sheep . . . r 142 



" Peggy right in the midst of them " . . . . 143 



" Saw the little creatures in the box " , , , . 144 



Rabbit and Porcupine J 145 



" He found him waiting at the door " . . . . 147 



Beppo 149 



" Four laughing, rosy-cheeked little girls " . . 150 



■' It sucked the milk " 152 



" The doctor took hold of the trunk " . . . . 153 



*' Ant canying a parasol" 154 



"Biding witli a friend" 154 



Wrens 156 



" Nest inside a pump " 157 



" Together on a large branch " 158 



" Canoe of the water-moth " 160 



Polly and Prince 161 



" She jumped out very cpiickly" 163 



" Little baby sister and I can lie beside him," 164 



" The poor pig was frightened " 165 



Sleepy-heads 166 



" Sprung the trap " 168 



"Poked it behind one of the columns " . . . 169 



" Two tiny brown heads peeping out "... 170 



" The chickens were very small " 172 



" Old Sport came up and wagged his tail " . . 173 



" RufBe-necked pigeons " 174 



" She put in her paw " 175 



" She thrust her head inside the can " . . . . 176 



Cat 177 



Hens and Chickens 178 



" Lovingly nibbled his hair " 179 



" Dance a stately minuet on the baby " . . . 180 



Monkeys 181 



Birds and their Bills 182 



" I always growl at Tom " 184 



" He seized the dog " 185 



" Bump they went against each other "... 187 



" The old hen marched off " 189 



Tailor Bird, Cane Bird, and Woodpecker . , 191 

 " The nose was long and poking itself eveiy- 



where" 192 



"She stretched herself" 193 



" The old cat shut her mouth " 193 



" Tethered by a string to a chair " 194 



" She put her head on one side and winked " . 193 



" She grasped her tail " 195 



" He could wiggle " 197 



"They plunge about" ... 198 



" He was aroused by a tremendous blow " . . 200 



" The ram chased him " 201 



"She would jump on the piano" 203 



" Often scratched me " 204 



" I told her to lap her milk slowly " 204 



" Some lessons on talking " 205 



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Dog and Cats 205 



" Old Dobbin, the horse " 206 



" Covered her up in a tiny bed " 207 



" Jumping into a tub of water " 208 



Hornet, Caterpillar, and Ant 209 



" Went out for a walk " 210 



" My dog in full pursuit " 211 



" Just look at the green cut-away coat "... 212 



" The cat danced a hornpipe " 212 



" Jack jumps on a train " 213 



" She walked down to the shore " 214 



" Laid it at the cook's feet " 215 



Mud-fish 217 



" Carried him some bread " 219 



" Nestle on my shoulder " 220 



" James held out the corn " 221 



"Galloped off" 222 



Camels 223 



" He took me in his arms " 225 



" A boy caught me " ' 226 



" The cat ran up the tree " 227 



" Was crying with pain " 229 



" He struck the side of the canoe " 231 



" Put your finger on that leaf " 233 



" A dragon-fly came " 234 



" The bear curled up close to her " 235 



" He put his fore-paws into the pan " . . . . 236 



" Standing erect " 236 



" Something huge and dark" 259 



" Mr. and Mrs. Grebe " 242 



" Pop ! they go into the water " 243 



" Held out his aching foot " 24S 



" Sandy trotted out " 246 



" Living skeleton of a colt " 247 



" Day after day they ate " 248 



" Began to spin " 249 



" Beautiful white moths " 249 



Spools of Silk 250 



" Some fell head-foremost " 261 



" An immense goat " 252 



" Harnessed into dainty little caiTiages "... 253 



" I am alone in the little pen " 254 



" He pointed at me " 255 



" They were sitting before the open fire " . . 256 



" Gave her some milk " 257 



" He laid Fido on his back " 259 



"Oh, look, mamma" 260 



" Here is one " 261 



" Jumped over her " 263 



" Put his paw in the pitcher " 265 



Codfishing 2C6 



" Upon this bed lay eight little doggies "... 268 



" He carried her to the farm-house " 270 



" Come, Polly ! " . . . 272 



" Mamma raised the window " ... . 274 



The Circus (full page) 276 



" Let's have Chucky's picture taken " . . . . 278 



" Veiy fond of these little birds " 279 



" They would perch on his head " 280 



Butterflies 282 



