. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. 88 A GOOto-NATURED BEAR. that, if they were made of wood, he could perhaps find one in the woods. His papa had promised to buy him one when he went to the village; but Carl felt that he could not wait. They wandered hand-in-hand into the woods. They saw so many pretty flowers, and found such sweet berries, that they almost forgot the hobby-horse. Suddenly Carl shouted, " Here, Allie! Here is our hobby-horse at last, and a real live one, too! Isn't he cunning? Come, quick, and hold him till
. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. 88 A GOOto-NATURED BEAR. that, if they were made of wood, he could perhaps find one in the woods. His papa had promised to buy him one when he went to the village; but Carl felt that he could not wait. They wandered hand-in-hand into the woods. They saw so many pretty flowers, and found such sweet berries, that they almost forgot the hobby-horse. Suddenly Carl shouted, " Here, Allie! Here is our hobby-horse at last, and a real live one, too! Isn't he cunning? Come, quick, and hold him till I can get ; Of course it was not a hobby-horse. It really was a good- natured little tame bear. He had wandered away from his home, like the children, and was as fond of roaming about as they. Allie tried to hold him by the ears till Carl could climb on his back, but the bear's hair was so soft and glossy that her little fat fingers slipped off. The bear, smelling some berries which Allie had in her hand, began licking them out with his tongue. In this way he remained quiet long enough for Carl to scramble on his back. He got seated, and was thinking what a nice ride he would have, but just then a loud scream from his mother, who had come in sight, caused the bear to scamper Off in a fright. He went so fast that poor little Carl was tumbled upon the ground. Mamma was so glad to get her children home safe that she did not punish Carl for his disobedience. If he had not disobeyed her he would not have had that big lump on his forehead, which he got by falling fi'om the beai-. After that day Allie always felt sad and worried when her papa went out to hunt, fearing lest he might shoot the 'â runaway ; She liked the bear because he was so nice and sleek, and " didn't mean to hurt Carl, after ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of t
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