. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. \\h [\ WHO'S THERE? "Tap! tap! tap!" "Come in!" "Tap! tap! tap!" " Come in! " " R-r-i--rat-tat-tat! " " What is the matter? Avho's there?" Then I got up and went to the door, but n - body was there; not the tiniest, smallest boc that ever was. "Eat-tat-tat! tap! tap! tap-tap!" Wh what can it be? There must be some one the window. I went to the window and open( the blinds. oSTobody there! Then I said, " Sti and nonsense!


. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. \\h [\ WHO'S THERE? "Tap! tap! tap!" "Come in!" "Tap! tap! tap!" " Come in! " " R-r-i--rat-tat-tat! " " What is the matter? Avho's there?" Then I got up and went to the door, but n - body was there; not the tiniest, smallest boc that ever was. "Eat-tat-tat! tap! tap! tap-tap!" Wh what can it be? There must be some one the window. I went to the window and open( the blinds. oSTobody there! Then I said, " Sti and nonsense! I am di-eaming! " and sat do'S'^ i to my writing. "Tap! tap! tap-tap!" can again at the window. This time I stole softly across the i-oom and peeped through the blinds. There on the window-sill sat a beautiful gold- en-winged woodpeckei', his bright black eyes cocked up suspiciously towards the blinds, and his sharp bill all ready for another rap on the sill. I clapped ray hands. There was a swift whirr! a flash of flame, and oif went the mischievous beauty, to tap,, tap, tap, at my neighbor's window. "1. 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 Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe, 1850-1943. Boston, Estes and Lauriat


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