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THE LAMA. 
Its home is a long way from us, so that we only see 
it in a show ; but in its own land it is of as much 
use to the men who live near it, as the rein deer 
is to the Lapp. It has a very long, soft kind of 
wool on its back ; this is spun in the same way as 
the wool of the lamb. The Lama is not used to 
draw a cart, but it will go a long way with a 
load on its back ; it will lie down to have the load 
put on its back, and if it is too big, it will not get 
up, but when the pack is of a size that it can take, 
it will then get up and walk off with it. When it 
has gone on for a long time, it will want to rest ; it 
will then lie down once more, nor can any one 
make it get up as long as it does not wish to do 
so : it will have its own way, and if the men who 
are with it tr)^ to make it move, or beat it, it will 
spit at them, but it will not stir : at last, when it 
has a mind to do so, but not till then, it will get up 
and go on. It can bite very hard, but it does not 
do this to any one who is kind to it, nor will it 
spit in this case. Its feet are so made that it can 
go up and down hill with ease. The wool of the 
Lama is dyed when it is spun; as it is, for the 
most part, grey. 
