. Stories of humble friends . Animal behavior. IS7. THE OPOSSUM FAMILY Mother Opossum had chosen a curious place for her home. It was an old, unused barrel in the corner of a shipyard. There she lived very quietly for nobody knows how long, in spite of the noise and clangor all about. She came out only at night, and then the ship yard was deserted. Everything lay as silent anc lonely as in the deep forest. More silent, indeed, for in the woods there would have been the rustling" of the leaves. Here there was nothing but the footsteps of the night watchmen sounding now and then througfh th
. Stories of humble friends . Animal behavior. IS7. THE OPOSSUM FAMILY Mother Opossum had chosen a curious place for her home. It was an old, unused barrel in the corner of a shipyard. There she lived very quietly for nobody knows how long, in spite of the noise and clangor all about. She came out only at night, and then the ship yard was deserted. Everything lay as silent anc lonely as in the deep forest. More silent, indeed, for in the woods there would have been the rustling" of the leaves. Here there was nothing but the footsteps of the night watchmen sounding now and then througfh the stillness. At first Mother 'Possum was very timid and watchful, but after awhile, as nothing happened to frighten her, she grew bolder. She would come out and wander off on quite long journeys in search of food. She was always careful, however, to be at home before the daylight came, or the workmen were back at their Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pyle, Katharine, d. 1938. New York : American Book Co.
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