. Wild animals I have known and 200 drawings [microform]. Animal behavior; Animaux. bing^o dat when- «, or had happened at racing lUtes later ow at full as it kept ton it was le became weigh on :hing uer- : mornings jgh afraid mce to an empts to isure were it up al- not bring nterest by ivas being nitoes be- Qnsequent I vicious switching of Dunne's tail at milking* time even more annoying than the mosquitoes. Fred, the brother who did the milking, was of an inventive as well as an impatient turn of mind, and he devised a simple plan to stoj) the switching. He fastened a brick to the cow's tail


. Wild animals I have known and 200 drawings [microform]. Animal behavior; Animaux. bing^o dat when- «, or had happened at racing lUtes later ow at full as it kept ton it was le became weigh on :hing uer- : mornings jgh afraid mce to an empts to isure were it up al- not bring nterest by ivas being nitoes be- Qnsequent I vicious switching of Dunne's tail at milking* time even more annoying than the mosquitoes. Fred, the brother who did the milking, was of an inventive as well as an impatient turn of mind, and he devised a simple plan to stoj) the switching. He fastened a brick to the cow's tail, then set blithely about his work assured of unusual comfort while the rest of us looked on in doubt. Suddenly through the mist of mosquitoes came a dull whack and an outburst of ' Ian* guage.' The cow went on placidly chewing till Fred got on his feet and furiously attacked her with the milking-stool. It was bad enough to be whacked on the ear with a brick by a stupid old cow, but the uproarious enjoyment and ridi- cule of the bystanders made it unendurable. Bingo, hearing the uproar, and divining that he was needed, rushed in and attacked Dunne on the other side. Before the affair quieted down the milk was spilt, the pail and stool were broken, and the cow ind the dog severely beaten. Poor Bingo could not understand it at all. He had long ago learned to despise that cow, IS5. *i if;/. 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 Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. New York : Grosset & Dunlap


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