. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. MADAM OWL AND THE CHICKENS. "Two chickens last night, and one the night before!" I ex- claimed. " This must certainly be stopped, Thomas, or we shal] have no chickens left. What do you think has killed them,— a dog, or a cat, or a hawk?" " Well, ma'am," said Thomas, " I think it is a hawk; but if you will give me a piece of mosquito-netting I can very soon find ; So I brought a piece of netting, and Thomas fastened it over the top of the large, open c
. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. MADAM OWL AND THE CHICKENS. "Two chickens last night, and one the night before!" I ex- claimed. " This must certainly be stopped, Thomas, or we shal] have no chickens left. What do you think has killed them,— a dog, or a cat, or a hawk?" " Well, ma'am," said Thomas, " I think it is a hawk; but if you will give me a piece of mosquito-netting I can very soon find ; So I brought a piece of netting, and Thomas fastened it over the top of the large, open coop in which the chickens lived. The next morning I went out early, to see if the hawk was caught, and there, instead of a hawk, was a brown owl, fluttering about, beat- ing her wings against the net, and rolling her great yellow eyes wildly. Her hooked talons were entangled in the meshes of the net, and she could neither get out nor in; but she was making a terrible commotion, and the little chickens and their mother Avere frightened nearly to death, and cowered, trembling, and "peep- ing," in the farthest corner of the coop. "Well, madam," I said; "so I have caught you at last. What do you mean by stealing my chickens ? " "I have a large family, ma'am," replied the owl, "and must have some food for them. You would not have me neglect my children, would you? " " Certainly not," I said. " But you ought to be able to main- tain your children honestly, without stealing. My hens do not ;. 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 Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe, 1850-1943. Boston, Estes and Lauriat
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