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The Cat 
C OME, Pussy,'” you call, and 
Pussy comes, and purrs with 
content if you stroke her with 
your hand, or mews with delight if she 
sees that you have a saucer of milk for 
her. She likes to lie curled up by the 
fire in the day, purring and sleeping. 
At night she hunts mice and rats, for 
she can see when it is quite dark. She 
has soft fur, which she keeps clean by 
licking with her tongue. Her paws are soft, except when she stretches out 
her claws, which are sharp and long. Many people keep a pet cat. 
The Cow 
B OSSY is standing very still but she 
is looking round to see who is 
milking her. She knows it is not 
her own little calf, and she hopes that 
the milk is for some one’s children, and 
probably it is. The milk that the cows 
in the country give twice a day so gen¬ 
erously is the chief food of the children, 
and in the form of butter, cream, and 
cheese, an important part of the food of grown-up people. Perhaps Bossy 
is just going to say “Moo—oo,” and then go on quietly chewing her cud 
until the milking is finished. 
The Donkey 
D OESN’T he look meek,—all saddled and tied to a tree, ready for 
some child to untie him and ride away on him? He looks stupid, 
too. When you are on his back, he will trot off, steady, patient, 
and sure-footed. Then on a rocky path 
up a step hillside, he will take you more 
safely than a horse can. He pricks up 
his long ears when you speak to him, 
and lays them back against his head, or 
holds them forward, just according to 
what he thinks about what you say to 
him. He does not get easily tired, but 
tmll carry a heavy load and go a long 
distance with it, too. 
