. The book of the animal kingdom. Mammals. Mammals. 284 THE BOOK OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM he could not decide upon a site for a long while, but went to and fro, as if he were seeking for some sign, till suddenly a doe and her fawn rushed from the thicket, and as the warriors who accom- panied the Saint were about to kill them with their spears, both animals ran fearlessly to St. Patrick, who took up the fawn in his arms, and, followed by the doe and the assembled company, he traced the boundary of the future cathedral of ' Ardmacha' (High Field). " It is not only Irish Saints who are associa
. The book of the animal kingdom. Mammals. Mammals. 284 THE BOOK OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM he could not decide upon a site for a long while, but went to and fro, as if he were seeking for some sign, till suddenly a doe and her fawn rushed from the thicket, and as the warriors who accom- panied the Saint were about to kill them with their spears, both animals ran fearlessly to St. Patrick, who took up the fawn in his arms, and, followed by the doe and the assembled company, he traced the boundary of the future cathedral of ' Ardmacha' (High Field). " It is not only Irish Saints who are associated with the humble, useful Donkey. St. Isidro, or Isidore, a Spanish peasant, who loved all animals and birds, had a favourite Donkey on which he rode through the country, and which he once left outside a church to graze while he went in to pray. Meanwhile a hungry Wolf tried to devour the poor beast, but was suddenly struck dead. The birds sang their sweetest as Isidro went by, because when the Saint, who was a farm servant, went out to sow he scattered seeds for the birds, saying: ' Eat, little birds, for when Our Lord looks forth at dawn He looks upon us all! ' As he dropped the barley in the furrows he said: ' This for God, this for us, this for the birds, and this for the ants ! ' His companions mocked him, crying, ' For the ants ! ' ' For the ants, too,' said Isidro, ' since they are God's ants, and His royal bounty is for all His household! ' And God took his fields under His protection, and though Isidro spent much time praying in the churches or under the trees, his crops were abundant, and rain and sunshine never failed to come in due season. "Once as he bore a sack of corn to the mill on a Winter day, when the ground was covered with snow, he untied the sack and strewed the contents on the ground for some hungry pigeons, but when he reached the mill, lo! the sack was full ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that ma
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