. Little folks in feathers and fur, and others in neither. crea-ture, blue in color, with gold colored stripes. And even in Francethere is a harmless snake which the children catch, tie a string toits tail, and drive for a horse. Many people eat snakes. The inhabitants of Cathay considerit the most delicate meat they can get. Brazilians eat the meat ofa green and yellow variety. The Sardinians eat the Adder, madeinto soup. The Negroes in the countries of Anacondas and Boas,eat their flesh freely. But the greatest snake eaters I know of,are the people of King Georges Sound, who, being fond of s
. Little folks in feathers and fur, and others in neither. crea-ture, blue in color, with gold colored stripes. And even in Francethere is a harmless snake which the children catch, tie a string toits tail, and drive for a horse. Many people eat snakes. The inhabitants of Cathay considerit the most delicate meat they can get. Brazilians eat the meat ofa green and yellow variety. The Sardinians eat the Adder, madeinto soup. The Negroes in the countries of Anacondas and Boas,eat their flesh freely. But the greatest snake eaters I know of,are the people of King Georges Sound, who, being fond of snakemeat, and too lazy to take the trouble to hunt and cook them, setfire to the grass, and pick from the ashes the broiled snakes andeat them. IN FEATHERS AND FUR. 73 A BED OF FISH BONES. A very uncomfortable bed it would be for you, but just thething for the little Kingfisher babies. You wouldnt like the house,either, any better than the bed, for its built—or dug—away underground at the end of a hole made by a water-rat or some otherlittle In the picture you can see Mr. and Mrs. Kingfisher. sits in a dignified way on a rock, while Mr. Kingfisherhas just brought home his dinner. He wont share it with hiswife, though. When he wants to eat it, hell beat it to death on astone, and then just give it a toss up in the air, and catch it, headfirst, and — swallow it right down. Greedy, did you say ? Well, it would be greedy for you, who have knives and forksto eat with ; but for this poor little fellow, who hasnt even fingers,not to speak of forks, its the very best way he can do. Andbesides, theyre not very big fish,—only minnows (perhaps you callthem minnies). 74 LITTLE FOLKS Hes so determined to beat his food, that when kept in a cageand fed on raw meat, he will not eat it until it is well beaten. By-and-by, when the water gets still, Mrs. Kingfisher will spya fish, dart down into the water and bring out her dinner. I saidhe wouldnt divide his dinner
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