Identifier: fourfeetwingsfin00mask (find matches)
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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im up ivery time, until her own chicks werehatched, and by that time they was big enough totake keer of thimselves. A very nice story, indeed, said Grace, givingthe little boy a dime. Cant ye tell the leddy anither story about Brave,*said Mrs. Ryan. At first, we didnt call her Brave, but the secondtime we thought she ought to hev some particularname to hersilf. There used to be a naughty littledog prowling around, and ivery time he saw Braveand her little chicks he would bark and scamperafter them as hard as he could, just scaring the littlechicks to death. Well, at last, Brave got tired of itand one day she pitched into the dog and give himsuch a whipping as he niver had in his life, before.He ran off yelping as hard as he could and nivercome back any more. Hurrah for Brave ! exclaimed Frank, taking offhis hat and waving it in the air. Huwah for Bwave ! echoed Rose. Dont the hawks ever disturb your chickens ? asked Grace. Some, and the owls, too. But theyd rather have 358 ^-^±£^lJ,
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Brave and the Dog. KENNYS CHICKENS mice and rats when they kin catch em, mum; andtheres plenty of the loike around to be sure, saidMrs. Ryan. Please, cousin Grace, tell us something moreabout fowls before going to hawks, said Frank. What more do you wish to know ? smiledGrace. Whether they are American birds. * No; they came from Persia and India. It doesnt seem that anything with which we areso familiar, ever came such a long distance, saidFrank, in surprise. It proves how highly valuable they are. Thereare riches in the business of raising them. Theirflesh, as well as their eggs, common as they are, stillremain a delicacy appreciated by all. There areseveral species. The common, or dung-hill fowl,seems to be a mixture of different birds. Theybelong to the order Rasores and to the familyPhasianidcir Why didnt you let us say it? We knew, for itis just the same as the pheasants, said May. Well, now let us turn to hawks again. You saythe hawks and owls would rather feed on rats and 361

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