. Little folks in feathers and fur, and others in neither. One of the smaller ones, called Merians Opossum, has no furb>ag for her babies, so when the little creatures are born, she putsthem on her back, where they hold on to her fur with their claws,and curl their little tails around hers, to steady themselves ; drollenough they look, I can tell you. This little mother is about the£ize<of a small rat, and lives in Surinam. IN FEATHERS AND FUR. 25. THE LAZIEST FELLOW IN THE WORLD. Dont you think he is ? Look at him ; thats the way he hangsfrom morning till night, only opening his eyes to
. Little folks in feathers and fur, and others in neither. One of the smaller ones, called Merians Opossum, has no furb>ag for her babies, so when the little creatures are born, she putsthem on her back, where they hold on to her fur with their claws,and curl their little tails around hers, to steady themselves ; drollenough they look, I can tell you. This little mother is about the£ize<of a small rat, and lives in Surinam. IN FEATHERS AND FUR. 25. THE LAZIEST FELLOW IN THE WORLD. Dont you think he is ? Look at him ; thats the way he hangsfrom morning till night, only opening his eyes to eat, and see whatdisturbs him, when he is poked up. At least that is the way he actsin the day time; he may be livelier at night He goes on to a tree,generally the Trumpet tree, and never leaves it while there is oneleaf left to eat. You would think he would get dizzy with his head hangingdown, but he was made to live that way, and I suppose he wouldbe as uncomfortable with his head up, as you would be with yoursdown. In fact he never comes to the ground if he can help it, and ifhe is put there, he makes a most awkward figure. His legs are tohang by, and not to walk, and he is so slow and clumsy on foot thathe gets his name from that fact, and is called the Sloth. One reason for his awkwardness is that his fore legs are so muchlonger then the hind ones, that when he tries to walk, he is obliged 26 LITTLE FOLKS to creep on his fore knees ; and th
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