Four feet, wings, and fins . uch of him afterthat, and he was so fond of me, too, grandpa made mea present of him when I came away ; and he has beenjust as faithful to me ever since as lie can be. Well, said Grace, let us compare him withpussy and discover in what ways they resemble eachother and in what they are unlike. He has a backbone like the cat, so lie inust be-long to the vertebj^ates^ said Frank. Then little Rose astonished them all by saying: And hes a mamjnal I dess, tause he gives his littledogs milk—I sawed him at Cousin Tommys. Theywas all in a big basket, one big dog wiv his ton
Four feet, wings, and fins . uch of him afterthat, and he was so fond of me, too, grandpa made mea present of him when I came away ; and he has beenjust as faithful to me ever since as lie can be. Well, said Grace, let us compare him withpussy and discover in what ways they resemble eachother and in what they are unlike. He has a backbone like the cat, so lie inust be-long to the vertebj^ates^ said Frank. Then little Rose astonished them all by saying: And hes a mamjnal I dess, tause he gives his littledogs milk—I sawed him at Cousin Tommys. Theywas all in a big basket, one big dog wiv his tongueout, and free cunnin little bits of dogs, and CousinTommy let me hold one of the little dogs, didnt he,Fank 1 And Cousin Tommys dot a duck, a littlewhite chicken and two white wabbits. I sawed emall. Grace hugged her tiny pupil ;ind kissed her manytimes, because, she said, that such a very littlegirl should tell to what class dogs belonged, all And they are carniverous^ said May, becauseflesh-eating. 46 it JK. What Rose Saav at Cousin Tommy*s. THE SECOND LESSON—Cants-fainiltaris. Yes, said Grace, in those three respects theyare like the cat. Now let us examine Princes teethand see if they are like pussys. You didnt say anything about kittys teeth yes-terday, said May. No, because, as a general thing, cats dont like toshow their teeth ; but Prince wont care. I will firsttell you what kind of teeth cats have, and then youcan see for yourselves if dogs are like them. Thecat has six front teeth in each jaw, and one caninetooth on each side in both jaws. They are all cut-ting teeth, and those at the sides are longer than themiddle ones. Well, Prince has twenty teeth in the upper jawand twenty-two in the lower jaw, said Frank; whileMay and Rose crowded to look in Princes mouthfor themselves. The cat hasnt so many back teeth, or is all the difference. Linnoeus has dividedMammiferous animals into seven orders, arrangedprincipally according to their teeth
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