Make the cart next, see [C], which is simply a box made of ¹⁄₄ or ³⁄₈ inch stuff, 3 inches high, 4 inches wide and 6 inches long. Nail a strip of wood ¹⁄₂ an inch square and 4¹⁄₈ inches long on the bottom and in the middle of it. Saw out a pair of wheels 2⁵⁄₈ inches in diameter and screw them to the ends of the strip of wood so that they can turn freely.
Next make the shafts; these are formed of two strips of wood ¹⁄₄ inch thick and about 5¹⁄₂ inches long. Nail the ends of these to the front end of the cart in the middle and at a distance apart so that the horse will just slip in between them.
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Fig. 102 a, b. plans for a pony and cart. c, d. the pony and cart when done
Glue, or otherwise fasten the shafts to the horse, as shown at [D], and you can then show your little brother how to play with it, but don’t break it before you give him a chance to play with it too. The finished pony and cart will then look like the picture.
How to Make a Life-like Goose.
—Nearly all geese, including goslings, are lifelike unless they are being made ready for the pot but this gray-goose is lifelike in that her head moves out from and back toward her body when she is drawn over the floor by a string.
Fig. 103. how the life-like goose is made
A. The size of the board for the body.
B. The size of the board for the head and neck.
C. The crank shaft which makes the goose life-like.