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The Goat 
and curious, so they cannot be easily kept in pasture, as sheep can. They 
eat almost anything, and their milk is the chief supply for the people of 
many mountainous and desert countries. 
The Sheep 
S EE the little woolly lamb! Perhaps 
this one is grown up now, so it is 
called a sheep. Sheep are raised 
nearly everywhere that man lives, because 
their wool makes the best sort of clothing 
and their flesh is good to eat. From early 
ages a man was held to be wealthy if he 
had large flocks of sheep, because sheep 
were so valuable. Their wool is very thick 
and soft, almost like silk. When they bleat it sounds like “Ba—a—a.” 
The lambs are very frisky and caper merrily about with their mothers. 
Plow Horses 
S EE these sturdy, strong horses, that are drawing a plow. They are 
large and heavy, and can endure a great deal of hard work. Yet 
you must not expect them to have as great speed as a horse that is 
more slender. Strength is their special 
trait. They can haul very heavy loads, 
and are intelligent and faithful, and 
plod along without getting frisky or 
cross. No wonder man thinks them 
among the very best of his animal 
friends, for they do a great deal of 
work for him, and if well-trained, they 
seem to know just when to stop should 
a large rock be in the way of the plow. 
W HAT do you suppose this goat 
is looking for? Perhaps he 
is looking for some more 
rocky, higher mountain than these 
grassy slopes, for he is very active and 
likes to climb and find food among 
rocks. Goats are like sheep in some 
ways, but they have horns and a very 
different disposition. They are restless 
