. Book of cats and dogs, and other friends, for little folks . o keepwatch. 4. If an enemy is seen, the guards give a kindof whistle, and the whole flock scuds away to therocks on the mountain. 5. If they can not get away, they place thelambs in the center of the flock, and the old sheepface outward, the biggest rams in advance. 6. When the fox or the dog are within a fewyards, the rams rush at him, and they are nearlyalways successful in killing or driving him away. 7. The ewe has so strong a love for her lamb,that she will face any danger to protect it. 8. One day a shepherd sa^v a fox in a
. Book of cats and dogs, and other friends, for little folks . o keepwatch. 4. If an enemy is seen, the guards give a kindof whistle, and the whole flock scuds away to therocks on the mountain. 5. If they can not get away, they place thelambs in the center of the flock, and the old sheepface outward, the biggest rams in advance. 6. When the fox or the dog are within a fewyards, the rams rush at him, and they are nearlyalways successful in killing or driving him away. 7. The ewe has so strong a love for her lamb,that she will face any danger to protect it. 8. One day a shepherd sa^v a fox in a high,rocky place, trying to get a young lamb; but theold ewe kept her head toward the fox, and gavehim no chance. 9. At last the fox made a spring and seized thelamb, and at the same time the ewe struck himwith her head, and they all went over the rocksand were killed. 10. A kind of sheep in South Africa have tailsso large and fat, that the people tie them to smallcarts so that the sheep can get about. The fat isused for butter. LESSON XXXVI. 91 ABOUT 1. In many ways the goat is like the is about the same size, and has the same kindof teeth and hoofs, and it eats the same kind offood. It has a thick coat of hair. Some goats havefine hair that is made into cloth and nice shawls. 92 LESSON {Continued.)
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