. Two in a zoo . Ihave yet to hear of a barbed iron hook being concealed in theflesh of a toad. Insects and other morsels that float down thebrook into the pool come to us in the regular course of na-ture, and may be swallowed without question. —Maxims of Grandfather Pickerel. I ~^OOTS went back to the boulder bythe rivers margin that same after-noon, and resumed his observationof the Pickerel Family at home. Reginaldwas taking a nap on the grassy slope of theriver bank, and the Princess was tenderlywaving her handkerchief over his face tokeep off the flies. On a rainy day not longafterward To
. Two in a zoo . Ihave yet to hear of a barbed iron hook being concealed in theflesh of a toad. Insects and other morsels that float down thebrook into the pool come to us in the regular course of na-ture, and may be swallowed without question. —Maxims of Grandfather Pickerel. I ~^OOTS went back to the boulder bythe rivers margin that same after-noon, and resumed his observationof the Pickerel Family at home. Reginaldwas taking a nap on the grassy slope of theriver bank, and the Princess was tenderlywaving her handkerchief over his face tokeep off the flies. On a rainy day not longafterward Toots gave her the following ac-count of his observations: Mother Pickerel was worried. She ex-pected company, and everything was at sixes 107 TWO IN A ZOO and sevens. The little pickerels were quar-relsome, and were constantly getting in herway. She cuffed them with her fins, andasked them what they supposed their AuntBass would think of their conduct. Thelittle Pickerels lovedtheir Aunt Bass, shewas so amiable. and entertaining. They fc^F u j i ^ chattered about her with their noses close together under therocks where the brook entered the Bass was not fierce and greedy likeUncle Pike. Sometimes she came over tothe pool at sundown, and amused them by 108 TWO IN A ZOO leaping far out of the water to catch she would tell them such lovely storiesot all she saw in the strange upper world,where there was nothing to swim in. Shewas delightful. The little pickerels disputedangrily aboutwhich of themshould go tomeet her.
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