[Gutenberg 62537] • Home Life in All Lands—Book III—Animal Friends and Helpers by Morris, Charles -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Home Life in All Lands Preface Contents List of Illustrations I HOUSEHOLD PETS AND COMRADES

THE DOG, MAN'S FAITHFUL FRIEND THE MANY KINDS OF DOGS ANECDOTES OF DOG WIT AND WISDOM THE CAT, OUR FIRESIDE INMATE OTHER FOUR-FOOTED PETS

II OUR SINGLE-HOOFED HELPERS

THE HORSE IN ALL LANDS RACER AND HUNTER WAR-HORSE AND WORKING-HORSE THE HORSE TAMER THE ARAB AND HIS HORSE ANECDOTES OF THE HORSE THE ASS, ZEBRA AND MULE

III CLOVEN-HOOFED DRAUGHT ANIMALS

THE OX AND BUFFALO THE LAPLAND REINDEER THE SHIP OF THE DESERT THE DROMEDARY THE LLAMAS AND ALPACAS THE ARCTIC BEAST OF BURDEN THE ELEPHANT IN MAN'S SERVICE ANECDOTES OF THE ELEPHANT

IV ANIMALS USED FOR FOOD AND CLOTHING

THE CATTLE OF THE FIELD MILK-GIVING COWS BEEF-MAKING CATTLE IN THE BULL RING THE WOOL-CLAD SHEEP WOOL SHEARING AND WEAVING THE BEARDED GOAT IN THE PIG-STY

V THE BIRDS OF THE POULTRY YARD

THE HEN AND ITS BROOD THE GAME COCK AND ITS BATTLES THE WEB-FOOTED DUCK AND GOOSE THE TURKEY AND THE GUINEA FOWL THE SWAN, AN IMAGE OF GRACE THE PROUD AND GAUDY PEACOCK THE DOVE-LIKE PIGEON THE OSTRICH AND ITS SPLENDID PLUMES

VI WINGED AND TUNEFUL HOME PETS

THE CANARY AND ITS SONG THE MARVELLOUS MOCKING BIRD OTHER CAGED SONGSTERS THE PARROT AS A TALKER OTHER TALKING BIRDS

VII OUR COUSIN THE MONKEY

THE MONKEY AS A PET HOW MONKEYS TAKE REVENGE IMITATION A MONKEY TRAIT THE KINDS OF MONKEYS WHAT MONKEYS TEACH THEMSELVES ANECDOTES OF THE APE FEELING AND FRIENDLINESS IN THE MONKEY

VIII OTHER ANIMALS USED AS PETS

PETS OF THE AQUARIUM SNAKE CHARMERS THE MONGOOSE AND OTHER SMALL ANIMALS HAWKING OR FALCONRY

IX WILD ANIMALS IN MAN'S SERVICE

THE DANCING BEAR THE SEAL AND THE ALLIGATOR THE STORK, CORMORANT AND ALBATROSS THE HONEY-GIVING BEE

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