So 
THE CAT. 
rats ; but I hope she will not take any bird, for I am 
so fond of a bird. She is very neat, and will keep 
her fur very tidy, and will lick her paws, and then 
rub them over her face to wash it; and she will not 
put her feet into any wet spot if she can help it, 
and when it is not fine she will not go out, but will 
stay and purr by the fire all day. 
The Wild Cat is grey, and has a long tail, very 
full of fur : the sole of its foot is very dark, and it 
has wild, keen eyes. It can see best when it is 
dark, and when it gets into a wood, it will kill so 
much game that it will do more harm, even,' than a 
fox. The men who take care of the game try to 
take it in some kind of trap, but it is so wild that, 
even then, they do not much like to go near it, for it 
will fly at the eyes in a rage, and tear them, if it 
can, so that they are very glad to find a sort of 
trap that will kill it at once. 
