. Stories of humble friends . Animal behavior. 49 house he had been so humble-minded that he was very grateful to be noticed at all, and eager to learn tricks and show them whenever they were called for. But now he refused to do anything unless he felt in the humor for it. One day some visitors were at the Wilsons' when Fax came strolling quietly into the parlor where they sat. Mrs. Wilson becjan tellinsf them what a clever dog he was and how many tricks he knew. The visitors said they would like to see him perform some of them. " I don't know whether he'll do them to-day or not," sa
. Stories of humble friends . Animal behavior. 49 house he had been so humble-minded that he was very grateful to be noticed at all, and eager to learn tricks and show them whenever they were called for. But now he refused to do anything unless he felt in the humor for it. One day some visitors were at the Wilsons' when Fax came strolling quietly into the parlor where they sat. Mrs. Wilson becjan tellinsf them what a clever dog he was and how many tricks he knew. The visitors said they would like to see him perform some of them. " I don't know whether he'll do them to-day or not," said Mrs. Wilson. " He's not always very ; Then she told Fax to close the door, but he only sat down in the middle of the room and looked around him cheerfully. He would not jump, he would not fetch a glove ; he would not do anything but play dead dog, and then, when he had once lain down he would not get up again. There he stayed stretched at length un- til the visitors rose to Playing "Dead Dog" Then he jumped up and politely escorted them to the door. Pyle's Humble Friends.— 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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