. Stories of humble friends . Animal behavior. 21 a worm or a grain or a beetle. Then she would call to the kittens to come and get it. When they would not touch it she would eye it wistfully, peck at it, and at last eat it herself. She learned to know, however, that the bringing out of a certain pie plate meant dinner for her furry brood. When the plate was set down she would hurry to it, clucking very urgently. We had no. Little Brown Hen and her Kittens need to call the kittens ourselves. They knew what that cluck meant and would come running to see what she had for them. She would not allo


. Stories of humble friends . Animal behavior. 21 a worm or a grain or a beetle. Then she would call to the kittens to come and get it. When they would not touch it she would eye it wistfully, peck at it, and at last eat it herself. She learned to know, however, that the bringing out of a certain pie plate meant dinner for her furry brood. When the plate was set down she would hurry to it, clucking very urgently. We had no. Little Brown Hen and her Kittens need to call the kittens ourselves. They knew what that cluck meant and would come running to see what she had for them. She would not allow the other cats- nor the terrier Gyp to come near the plate. While her kittens ate she would walk around and around them with contented little clucks, now and then pecking at a stray morsel 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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