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THE WOLF. 
A shepherd, who lived near the Grampian mountains 
in Scotland, one day when he went to look after his 
flock, took with him one of his children, an infant of 
only three years old. This is not an uncommon thing 
among these shepherds, who learn their children when 
quite young, to bear the cold, and to take notice of the 
sheep. After going about his fields for some time, at¬ 
tended by his Dog, as well as his child, the Shepherd 
found it necessary to go on the top of a hill, to look out 
for some sheep. The child could not walk up the hill, ) 
and so the father left him on the plain, telling him not ) 
to stir from the place where he was left, till he came t 
back. He had hardly got to the top of the hill, before a ) 
mist or fog arose, which was so thick that he could 
see only a little way before him. The anxious father / 
instantly turned about to seek the child, but it was so ) 
dark that he lost his own way in going down the hill, '■ 
and after searching for a long time for the child, found } 
he had come near his own house. 
Night, now coming on, it would have been useless to ; 
look any further until the return of morning, and the 
poor afflicted parents were obliged to pass the night, 
without knowing in what condition their little child was. j 
Next morning, as soon as it was light, the shepherd with \ 
many of his neighbors, went out to search for the child, 5 
but having looked with diligence and anxiety all day, j 
they were obliged to go home at night without seeing, 
or hearing any thing of him. 
When the shepherd got home, he was told that his l 
Dog, which was with him when the child was lost, and < 
who had been absent until that time, had been home, ( 
and on having a piece of cake given him, had gone ) 
away with it in his mouth. For several days, the shep- ( 
herd went every morning to search for his child, but as ; 
often came back at night without hearing any thing of ) 
him. During this time the faithful Dog it was observed ) 
by the family, staid at home but very little. He would \ 
come, and take his allowance of cake in his mouth, and 
then go away. No one knew where he went, nor what 
he did with the cake, which he always carried off, eating ; 
very little of it himself. This singular conduct of the 
Dog made the shepherd stay at home one day, to see I 1 
how he acted, instead of going as usual, to look for his ) 
child. The Dog came for his cake as before, and having ) 
taken it in his mouth went away, while the shepherd ; 
followed after him, for the purpose of finding out what | 
he did with it. The Dog led the way to a fall of water > 
at a short distance from the place where the child was ) 
lost, and from this place he began to go down a hill, that j 
was so steep and full of rocks, that the man could not <J 
follow him without the greatest difficulty. 
The Dog having got down the hill, the shepherd saw ; 
him go into a cave, and following him there, what was > 
) his joy, at seeing his little son eating heartily of the cake, 
| the Dog had just given him; while the faithful animal 
> stood by, looking at the little fellow, and seeing him eat 
l with the greatest pleasure. 
The Dog, it will be remembered, was •with the shep- 
j herd, when the child was lost, and it is probable that he 
> followed him by the smell of his tracks to the cave. 
How the little creature got down so steep a hill without 
falling we cannot say, but there he was found alive and 
well, and under Providence owed his life entirely to the 
sagacity of the Dog. The faithful animal seems not to 
have left the child by night or day, except when it was 
necessary to go for his food, and then he always ran 
swiftly to, and from, his master’s house. 
Perhaps when a child reads this story he will say to 
himself, had my life been saved by a Dog, as was the 
life of the shepherd’s little son, how I would thank the 
Great Creator, for having made that animal so sagacious 
and kind. But he ought to remember, that he has no 
less reason to thank his Creator than the shepherd’s son, 
for his life is every day saved by the same Almighty 
Power, for it is in Him that he lives, moves, and has his 
being. 
THE WOLF. 
What kind of animal is the Wolf? 
The Wolf is an animal of the Dog kind. 
How large is he ? 
He is about the size of the largest Dog, being about 
four feet long, and a little more than two feet high. 
What description can you give of this animal ? 
His color is light grey, and sometimes black ; his hair 
is long and shaggy; his nose is sharp; his body gaunt 
and lean ; his tail long and bushy ; his eyes small and 
green, and his ears sharp and pointing forwards. 
Is he a fierce and destructive animal ? 
No animal of his size is more fierce and destructive 
than the Wolf. When hungry he will leave the woods 
and go in search of sheep, dogs, or any other living 
creature that he can master, and often makes dreadful 
destruction wherever he goes. 
Does he ever attack men ? 
When he has had nothing to eat for several days, he 
becomes extremely ferocious, and will then attack men 
wherever he can find them. He will even venture to go 
near houses, and will either satisfy his appetite, or be 
killed in the attempt. 
In what manner does the Wolf hunt its prey ? 
The Wolf, like the dog, follows his prey by the smell 
of the track, and it often happens that when one Wolf 
gets tired of running, another will join him, and help 
