. Stories of humble friends . Animal behavior. 166. Polly One day a very sad thing- happened. A cat got Into the room where the cages of the two birds hung. When tlie mistress came in to feed them,noth- ing- was left of poor Bobl^y but two or three yellow feathers scattered about. The wires of the cage were bent apart where the cat had reached through. It had eaten Bobby. The parrot was sitting very quietly and thought- fully on its perch. As its mistress came in, Polly said in a hoarse voice, " Poor Bobby ! Poor Bobby ! Bobby want his head scratched ? " After Bobby was gone, Polly d
. Stories of humble friends . Animal behavior. 166. Polly One day a very sad thing- happened. A cat got Into the room where the cages of the two birds hung. When tlie mistress came in to feed them,noth- ing- was left of poor Bobl^y but two or three yellow feathers scattered about. The wires of the cage were bent apart where the cat had reached through. It had eaten Bobby. The parrot was sitting very quietly and thought- fully on its perch. As its mistress came in, Polly said in a hoarse voice, " Poor Bobby ! Poor Bobby ! Bobby want his head scratched ? " After Bobby was gone, Polly did not scream so much. There w^as a little dog named Gyp that lived in the house. Polly learned to imitate the whistle that called Gyp to go for a walk. A dozen times a dav Polly would whistle for him, and. 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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