. Community civics . Even a pig may be a pet. THE COUNTRY HOME 35 faint squeak. All through the year, the animals arethere to be petted and played with, talked to, fed,and trained. For every tame creature in the barnyard, thereare a dozen wild ones in the meadow, the woods,the shrubbery, the has stocked theworld with thousands ofbirds and animals, eachone of which builds itsnest, has its young, feedsitself and them, and livesits own particular life. The wild creatures aremore interesting than thetame ones in a way. Theyare more natural. Theydo what they are not caged o
. Community civics . Even a pig may be a pet. THE COUNTRY HOME 35 faint squeak. All through the year, the animals arethere to be petted and played with, talked to, fed,and trained. For every tame creature in the barnyard, thereare a dozen wild ones in the meadow, the woods,the shrubbery, the has stocked theworld with thousands ofbirds and animals, eachone of which builds itsnest, has its young, feedsitself and them, and livesits own particular life. The wild creatures aremore interesting than thetame ones in a way. Theyare more natural. Theydo what they are not caged orfenced in. They are hard-er to get acquainted with,however, for those veryreasons. The winter brings skating and sledding. Thereis the haymow, and the broad white stretcheswith the rabbit tracks crisscrossing here and there. Spring comes. The world buds and then blos-soms into life. Flowers are everywhere, the birdsreturn, the earth is soft and brown. There is kite. I he wild creatures are more in-teresting tiian the tame ones. 36 COMMUNITY CIVICS Hying, fishing, bird nesting, swimming, until theautumn frosts bring the nuts rattHng down on thecrisp leaves. 4. The Farm Is a Work Place. — Pla}^ cannotlast forever. It would grow tiresome if it did. Asboys and girls grow older, they are asked to do part
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