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both wicked and foolish to behave so. An 
animal that is well treated will grow fond of its 
master, and will work for him much better than 
it would if he were cruel to it." 
15. am sure I shall always be kind to our 
horses/' said Tom. I grow fonder of them every 
day, and they know my voice quite well." 
" That's right/' said Mr. Hill. " And always 
remember the horse's song, as I may call it: 
' Down a hill, trot me not, 
Up a hill, gallop me not; 
On the level, spare me not; 
In the stable, forget me not 
THE COW. 
1. I do not think you can name any creature 
that is of so much use to man as oxen and cows. 
We use oxen to work for us in our fields, and 
from cows we get rich milk. 
2. We also eat the flesh of cattle, tan their 
hides to turn them into leather, make knife . 
handles and many other things of the bones and I 
horns, turn the hoofs into glue, use the fat in I 
making candles, and put the hair into mortar or | 
plaster. I 
3. You have seen cows and oxen so often that I 
