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Title: Four feet, wings, and fins
Year: 1879 (1870s)
Authors: Maskell, A. E. Anderson- Mrs
Subjects: Zoology
Publisher: Boston, D. Lothrop and Co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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nd, at our approach, there was a quickyelp, and then everywhere tiny feet twinkled in theair; and the next moment the busy town seemedutterly forsaken and desolate. How does the prairie dog look.? asked May. It is about sixteen inches in length ; the upperpart of its body is a sort of dirty red, tipped witha few gray and black hairs, the under part a dirtywhite ; the whiskers long and black. The rattle-snake and the owl seem to share the prairie dogsunderground home — the owl, probably, because thedarkness suits her, and from her wish to hide awayfrom the enmity of other birds, but the rattlesnakefollows her even there, and, no doubt, feeds bothon her young, and that of the dogs. At this moment a rabbit crossed their path, evi-dently in great fear. Poor little thing! exclaimed Grace, pityingly. At that moment a terrific whoop was heard, andthe little rabbit, overwhelmed with fear, stoppedmotionless as stone, and the next instant a farmershired man sprang forward and picked it up. 74
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A Prairie Dogs Home. DOWN BY THE CREEK. Why! if ever I sav/ anything Hke that, saidGrace, hastening forward. The man laughed. Hes most skeered to death, sure. Just putyour hand on his heart. Miss. When Grace felt the wild, quick throbbing of thelittle things heart, tears came into her eyes, and sheasked its liberty. Sure, Miss, and Id like to oblige you, but mywife is uncommonly fond of stewed rabbit. O, you wont kill it — the dear little wabbit! exclaimed Rose, indignantly. I will give you fifty cents if youll let me haveit, said Grace. The man took the money gladly and walked off. Grace and the children stroked and caressed thelittle thing, until its eyes wore a softer look, and thenthey let it go. It ran for a moment, then stopped,tremblingly; then again darted forward, and thistime went on, disappearing down a hole into its home. Rabbits live in the ground. We have foundthat much out, said May. Do they belong to the same family as thesquirrels ? asked Frank. 77 DOWN BY THE CREEK

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