Identifier: bookofcatsdogsot00joho (find matches)
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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spring upon a little bird; but it flewaway out of her reach. In a little while I heardit sing up in a tree. 6. I was glad that she did not catch the bird,but she looked sorry. When she catches birds, Ithink she is a naughty pussy; but perhaps shedoes not know any better. 7. I like to hear her purr, and have her rubagainst my hand, for then she is good and readyto play. It is great fun to see her run round afterher tail. 8. But sometimes she growls and looks cross,^d then I am afraid to touch her for fear shewill scratch me. 9. When she is hungry she comes and mewsuntil she gets something to eat. Some cats willjump upon the table and steal meat, but my kittyknows better. 10. She does not like dogs. One day a strangedog came into the yard and barked at her. 11. Then her back came up, her fur stood outstraight, and she growled and spit at him. 12. When he tried to bite her, she gave him ascratch on both sides of his nose, and ran up a treeout of his reach. LESSON II. 13 THE GRATEFUL CAT.
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1. A LADY tells this pretty story of how a catshowed its thanks to a kind friend who had helpedit in distress: 2. While living in a country place, one daythe cat ate some rat-poison, but not enough tokill it. It was very ill, and cried like a littlechild. Its pain and heat were so great that itwould dip its paws in water to cool them, thoughcats nearly always keep away from the water. 3. At last it went to the lady, and, mewingand looking uj) to her in a most pitiful way,seemed to ask for help. The lady took the poorthing in her arms, and tried in all ways she couldthink of to relieve it. LESSON II .— (Continued.) 4. She bound it up in cool, wet cloths, andgave it medicine and gruel, and took care of it allday and night. The cat was soon better, and aftera day or two it was as well as ever; and this wasthe way it took to show how thankful it was tothe lady for her kindness : 5. One night, after she had gone up-stairs, sheheard a mew at the window; and, upon openingit, there was the

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