. Stories of humble friends . Animal behavior. lOO tiere to shake it, and then dropped it and jumped away witli a shriek. "What's the matter?" asked the boy, who was passing through the room with his cap on and the racket in his ; " Och, and I think it was a mouse," said the housemaid. "A mouse !" cried the boy, full of interest in a moment, and he too lifted the portiere. There in a corner of the door was the poor little bat that he had struck the night before. He had broken its wino- with o his racket, and it had been hiding about the room ever since.
. Stories of humble friends . Animal behavior. lOO tiere to shake it, and then dropped it and jumped away witli a shriek. "What's the matter?" asked the boy, who was passing through the room with his cap on and the racket in his ; " Och, and I think it was a mouse," said the housemaid. "A mouse !" cried the boy, full of interest in a moment, and he too lifted the portiere. There in a corner of the door was the poor little bat that he had struck the night before. He had broken its wino- with o his racket, and it had been hiding about the room ever since. The Tame Bat Xlie ll O U S e Ul a i d begged him to kill the " nasty thing," as she called it. But the boy said he wanted to see what it would do. The little thing was almost blinded by the light, but it opened its mouth and threatened him with its tiny teeth. Then it hobbled a little farther away, trying to use its broken wing. " It must be hungry," said the boy. " Don't you touch it, Mary, I'm going to get something and see if it will ;. 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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