Fabulous histories. Designed for the instruction of children, respecting their treatment of animals. 2 vols. in 11815 |
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Página 16 - I do not love to tell tales, said Flapsy, but what Dicky says is very true, Robin ; and you plucked two or three little feathers out of me, only because I begged you not to use. us ill. • And you set your foot very hard upon me, cried Pecksy, for telling you that you had forgotten your dear mother's command. This is a sad story indeed, said the mother.
Página 83 - I have been, said a lady who was present, for a long time accustomed to consider animals as mere machines, actuated by the unerring hand of Providence, to do those things which are necessary for the preservation of themselves and their offspring ; but the sight of the Learned Pig, which has lately been shewn in London, has deranged these ideas, and I know not what to think.
Página 71 - Oh, said Frederick, I nurse young birds too. I have got a Linnet and a Robin Redbreast, and I feed an hundred beside. Mrs. Wilson smiled, and addressing herself to Mrs. Benson, said, Now, madam, we will, if you please, return to the house; for I fancy by this time dinner is nearly ready, and my husband and sons are about coming home.
Página 15 - ... and well she hastened to take them under her wings. As soon as she was seated, she observed that they were not so cheerful as usual. What is the matter?
Página 12 - Benson's (because if one had waited for the other's return it would have missed the chance of being fed) ; it happened, I say, that they were both absent longer than usual; for their little benefactors having been fatigued with a very long walk the evening before, lay late in bed that morning ; but as soon as Frederick was dressed, his sister, who was waiting for him, took him by the hand, and led him down stairs, where he hastily asked the cook for the collection of crumbs. As soon as he entered...
Página 87 - I ever suffer them to be beat or cruelly used. Besides giving them what I call their daily wages, I indulge them with all the comforts I can afford them. In summer, when the business of the day is over, my horses enjoy themselves in a good pasture, and in winter they are sheltered from the inclemencies of the weather in a warm stable. If they get old, I contrive some easy task for them ; and when they can work no longer, I let them live on the...
Página 88 - Come, my little ones," said she, " shake off your drowsiness ; remember this is the day fixed for your entrance into the world. I desire that each of you will dress your feathers before you go out, for a slovenly bird is my aversion, and neatness is a great advantage to the appearance of every one." The Father bird was upon the wing betimes, that he might give each of his young ones a breakfast before they attempted to leave the nest. When he had fed them he desired his mate to accompany him, as...
Página 14 - Robins, who dispatched the business as soon as they could, for the Hen was anxious to return to her little ones, and the Cock to procure them a breakfast; and having given his young friends a song before they left their bedchambers, he did not think it necessary to stay to sing any more; they therefore departed. When the mother-bird arrived at the ivy-wall, 'she stopped at the entrance of the nest with a palpitating heart; but seeing her brood all sufe and well she hastened to take them under her...
Página 91 - I had returned home immediately after the kind lecture your mamma favoured me with yesterday, which showed me the cruelty of my behaviour, though I was then ashamed to own it. " I walked as fast as I could all the way from your house, and determined to give each of the little creatures a good supper, for which purpose I had an egg boiled and nicely chopped ; I mixed up some bread and water very smooth, and put a little seed with the chopped egg amongst it, and then carried it to the room where I...
Página 90 - Neither could their young benefactors pay so much attention to them as usual, for they were impatient to fetch the birds from Miss Jenkins's ; therefore, as soon as breakfast was ended, they set out upon their expedition. Harriet carried a basket large enough to hold two nests, and Frederick a smaller one for the other: thus equipped, with a servant attending them, they set off. Mr. Jenkins's house was about a mile from Mr. Benson's ; it was delightfully situated ; there was a beautiful lawn and...