ILLUSTRATIONS. 



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 A Peep at the Menajrerie . . Frontispiece 



{"iood Mother Eidei'-Duck . . 5 



" How pleasant to have a home of our own " . 7 



" I wish I had a pretty hcfeie like this " . . 7 



Carlo ... .... 9 



*' Asleep under the large evergreen trees " , . 9 



"He ran before her" . . . ... 10 



*' She laid lier curly head against his neck " . 10 



" She pecked at them " 11 



" I'll be your mother " 12 



" Pie hopped high in the air " . . .... 14 



*' Out walked the missing Betty " . . . 16 



*' One day a little girl came to see the beai*s," 17 



Katydid . 19 



Bees 19 



Dragon Fly 20 



Harvest Fly 20 



" IVe got one ! " . . 20 



Umbrella Birds 22 



Pelicans 23 



*' He hangs himself up liy his hind claws " . . 2.i 



*'0 Kilty, they're killing us!" 26 



" Tell me what the matter is " .... 27 



Beaver Dams 30 



Fire-Fish ... 32 



" Lying in an old box was a dead little 



creature "... .... 33 



*' Snatched the crust from my hand " . . . . 35 



" Oho," cried the cat . 36 



" The mouse at once popped into his hole" . 37 



" The cat watched all day " . . ... 37 



" Polly wants to go to Detroit " ... 38 



"The" mail-box" 39 



" She flew i-ound and round " . .... 40 



" We watched closely " . 40 



" Finally the boys took the last one " . , , . 41 



Duke and the Kitten 42 



Goose Flying a Kite 43 



Insects and Grasshoppers 44 



Butterflies and Moths 45 



''The eyes of insects " 46 



" Don't stop this car again " 47 



" My name is Mingo " 49 



" Why Jack lived in the castle " 51 



The Dog and the Lamb . 53 



"Tap! Tap! Tap! Tap!'" 54 



*' He fell into a pit " . .55 



" Mr. Bniin managed to sci-amble out " ... 56 

 " A mouse that does not know the taste of 



cheese " ..... 57 



"I fed her every morning " . 59 



" The bird went slowly'* 61 



" Can I not take it home ? " 62 



*■' They came to a large pond " 63 



" He held some bread between his fingers " 63 



" He would look up in the lady's face '' , . 65 



" I saw a big barrel close by me "... 



" He caught hold of me" 



" Little mosquitoes " 



" The oyster closed " . . 



Eggs of Insects . . . 



Juno 



" She leaped over the bauks of earth " 

 The Orchestra .... ... 



" Right claw, left claw, down the middle " 

 ** An enemy is coming " 

 " The supper" . . 



"One day an organ-grinder came" . . . 



Plen and Chickens 



Cranes ahd small Birds 



" I think you had better put him in the box " 

 " The goat was a fine playmate " . . . . 



" There he was sure to stand on his hind legs, 



" You need not be so scornful " 



" Ready, shoulder arms ! " 



" Die for your country ! " . 



" The bear smelling some berries ' 



Bird-house and Garden . . 



Garden-bird . . ... 



" While they were chasing each other 



" Devil's darning-needles " 



" She took him to call on the cow ' 



" Uncle John gave him a ride " 



" The horse knew Harry " 



" He kicked up his heels " 



" Please carry me" . . 



" Likes to sit in her lap " ... 



All Kinds of Crabs . . 



" Out came the rabbits " 



]Mrs. Humming-bird . . 



" They were about as large as bumble-bees 



" Picking bugs and worms for them " 



" He was sitting on the porch " 



" Kept the sheep in the yard " 



" A queer-looking horse " 



" Who threw that stone ? " . 



" Look at the ship, children " 



" He raises a cry " 



" The school-house door was open 



" So I have caught you at la-^t " 



" Bit her heel " 



Spiders ... ... 



" He saw three hunters with guns ' 



" Started with the hoe over his shoulder 



" Three bright little animals " 



Dog and Coon 



Flies and Bees . 



" Dot seated in the portmanteau " 



" A bhK;k boy caught one " 



" I went to a funny place " 



" I opened my mouth and began to bite 



" A small brown donkev " 



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