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The Kaffir Cat 
O NCE upon a time, long, long ago, in 
a great temple in Egypt, many thou¬ 
sands of cats were kept, for they 
were held to be sacred. So in all that land 
no one dared to injure or kill a cat. They 
were trained to hunt and even to fish. From 
those African cats, called Kaffir cats, came 
our common pussies. These cats were about 
the same size as our cats are, but were a 
mixed yellow and gray in color, with pale stripes on the body, and dark 
stripes on the legs. How soft and sleek this Kaffir pussy looks! 
The Tiger 
dark stripes up and down the sides of his 
body make it hard to see him coming among 
the rushes, and soon he will spring upon 
and kill the live animal he is watching. See 
his paw. He can draw his claws back into 
a sort of sheath, and so when he walks he 
makes no noise, and his claws are kept always sharp. A tiger does not 
roar as much as a lion, but growls and snarls. The tiger is the biggest cat. 
The Civet Cat 
D ID you notice that smell—sort of like musk? Well, this cat gives a 
kind of oil from which a perfume is made that many people in Europe 
used to like. The cat secretes this oil in a little sac under his tail. 
He lives in India and Africa. His body is 
much longer than that of a common cat, but 
his legs are shorter and his nose more 
pointed. He lives on frogs, mice, birds, 
snakes, and lizards. His fur is long and 
silky, and is brownish gray, marked with 
black stripes and blotches, while the tail is 
ringed with black. He prowls by night in 
the open country in search of food. 
L OOK out! This fierce tiger is stealing 
up to his prey through the grass on 
the bank of some river in Asia. The 
