. Book of cats and dogs, and other friends, for little folks . can feel th^her tongue is rough, and this is what I read aboiit in my cat-book: 7. The cats tongue is covered with littlhooks, all pointing backward, so that when ttfood is in her mouth, the rough tongue helps h(swallow it. With this rough tongue she laps umilk, licks the plate clean when she is fed, anlicks the meat off from bones. 8. The dogs jaws are strong, so he crush(bones and eats the meat, bones and all; but tlcats jaws are not strong enough for that, so sigets the meat off with her rough tongue. 9. My pussy keeps clean by
. Book of cats and dogs, and other friends, for little folks . can feel th^her tongue is rough, and this is what I read aboiit in my cat-book: 7. The cats tongue is covered with littlhooks, all pointing backward, so that when ttfood is in her mouth, the rough tongue helps h(swallow it. With this rough tongue she laps umilk, licks the plate clean when she is fed, anlicks the meat off from bones. 8. The dogs jaws are strong, so he crush(bones and eats the meat, bones and all; but tlcats jaws are not strong enough for that, so sigets the meat off with her rough tongue. 9. My pussy keeps clean by licking her fur, tlhooks on her tongue brushing the dirt off. Itfunny to see her wash her neck. She first liclher paw and makes it wet, and then she reach(up to her neck and uses her paw like a brush. 10. The old mother-cat licks her kittens aover, and keeps them clean before they can dofor themselves. She uses her jaws to carry h(kittens about before they can walk. She tak(them up carefully by the nape of their necks. LESSON VIII 27 OLD TOM AJYD THE EAGLE,. 1. I WILL now tell you a story of a cat thatmade good use of his claws and teeth. 2. In a country place by the sea-shore an oldeagle used to sail around in the aii looking forsomething to eat. 3. If she saw a rabbit or a hare, or a littlelamb or kid, she would pounce down and seizeit in her strong claws, and fly away with it to hernest high up among the rocks. 28 LESSON VIII .— {Continued.) 4. The eagle became so bold at last that shwould swoop down and carry off a chicken froithe farm-yard close by the house. 5. One day old Tom, the house-cat, a big olfellow, went out to take a walk, and, as the weathewas warm, he lay down in the sun to take a nanear by where the rabbits lived. 6. This old cat had done a great deal of huning on his own account, and was not afraid of an^thing he had ever met. 7. The eagle saw Tom as he lay there aslee|and thinking she had found a nice, fat rabbit, shpounced down upon him and carried him o
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