. A study of a child. nd its eyes. Oh, mamma, see its mother helpingit get into the water! Isnt she a good mother ? and sohe went on. He was talking all the time. I couldntunderstand what he meant half of the time, and I wishedso much I could see it all. Once he said, Oh, mamma,see the baby tiger winking to me! Isnt he beautiful ?(I wonder what winking means.) I heard him talk of polar-bears, grizzly-bears, prairie-dogs, and hyenas, camels, and dromedaries, and I reallycant remember what all. I remember he said, Mam-ma, dont you think the camel is beautiful ? I do. Seethe way he moves. He seem
. A study of a child. nd its eyes. Oh, mamma, see its mother helpingit get into the water! Isnt she a good mother ? and sohe went on. He was talking all the time. I couldntunderstand what he meant half of the time, and I wishedso much I could see it all. Once he said, Oh, mamma,see the baby tiger winking to me! Isnt he beautiful ?(I wonder what winking means.) I heard him talk of polar-bears, grizzly-bears, prairie-dogs, and hyenas, camels, and dromedaries, and I reallycant remember what all. I remember he said, Mam-ma, dont you think the camel is beautiful ? I do. Seethe way he moves. He seemed to pity the animalsthat were in cages. He couldnt understand why theyhad to be brought away from their homes just to letpeople know what they look like. I heard his mammasay that she didnt believe God meant it to be so, andI believe she is right. I felt sure she would be good tome and feed me after hearing that. When we came here she let me out very carefully,and I have had a lovely time for several days, going 178. 1895 DRAWINGS FIVE YEARS OLD A, policeman ; B, dining-room, table, dishes, and picture on the wall ; C, inverted 9 in 1895—pictures of papa, mamma, and Harold ; D, inside of a house ; E, outside of a house ; F, weather-vane. FIFTH YEAR about the rooms. Every day she hunts me up and givesme something to eat and drink. At first I felt afraidshe would drown me with the water, but she seemed toknow I couldnt take much, for she poured a few dropsquite near to me on the window-sill, and I went closeand sipped all I needed. The water looked like a wall,almost as high as I was, but it didnt come tumblingover me as I expected it would. I wonder why ? When I was fed she put me on a plate of fruit. Iheard her tell Harold it was fruit, and I had the mostdelicious dinner. I found it inside of a grape-skin. Iknew it was that, for I heard her say to Harold, Youshould have seen the dear little lady-bug eating herdinner. He said, Where did she get it ? She said, I put her on a
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