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Title: Book of cats and dogs, and other friends, for little folks
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: Johonnot, James, 1823-1888
Subjects: Zoology
Publisher: New York, D. Appleton and Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ome dogs have ears that stand up andpoint forward. 5. My sister has a little white terrier, Gyp,whose hair is silky and much longer than Eovers,and it hangs down over his eyes in a very funnyway. He can see very well for all that. 6. Dogs do not hunt for rats and mice; but ifa rat comes in sight when Gyp is about, he givesone bound and a snap, and there is a dead rat.When Gyp is asleep, if we call out rats, hesprings up and rushes about as if he were crazy. 7. When the cat is angry she lashes her tailfrom side to side, but when the dog is angry heholds his tail out straight and stiff. 8. When the dog is glad he wags his tail asthough he would wag it off. When the littleblack-and-tan dogs are very glad, you cant tellwhether the dog or the tail wags most. 9. The cat does not like to go into the water,but Rover likes nothing better than to swim outafter a stick which I have thrown in. In summerhe goes into the water every day to keep himselfcool and cleaUo LESSON XIV. 41 WHAT MUjYGO did.
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1. Once on a time a miller had a large shaggy-dog called Mungo. He slept at the mill nights,and took care that no thieves came about. 2. He was very fond of the children, and, whenbaby pulled his hair with both her hands, helooked pleased and would not let anybody knowhow much she hurt him. 3. In the morning, Mungo would place himselfon guard at the upper doorway, while the millerwent to look after his work in the lower part ofthe mill. 4. As soon as the miller came up, Mungo, with-out being told, would start for the house to get 42 LESSON l^l^r.—(Continued,) Ms masters breakfast. He made two journeys,bringing a pitcher of milk and a dish of oatmealtied np in a napkin. 5. One morning there was a flood in theriver, and a little dog living near by fell into thestream and was carried down yelping with all hismight. 6. Mungo was coming ^vith his masters break-fast, as usual, when he heard the cry of the littledog. He set the dish down by the side of thepath, and dashed off down stream a

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