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look round and then "bump, bump," would 

 go the drum from Toby again, amidst roars 

 of laughter and delight from the children. 



But Toby's greatest trick was to sit in a 

 chair and play the banjo. He would have a 

 little cap on his head, a pair of spectacles on 

 his funny little nose, and a large piece 

 of music on the music-stand. Then he would 

 play the "Sea Lions' Polka." That is to say 

 the band in the orchestra would really play 

 the tune, but one of the seal's flippers would 

 be tied to the banjo strings, and these strings 

 Toby would pull for all he was worth. The 

 harder and quicker he pulled, the bigger was 

 the piece of fish he would get at the end of 

 his performance. Whether he realized this 

 I cannot say, but he probably did, judging 

 from his actions ; he certainly knew when his 

 trainer was pleased with him and did his very 

 best. 



This giving or refusing of fish is the only 

 way in which seals and sea lions can be 

 punished, except perhaps a light touch from 

 a cane, and even that has to be given care- 



