Fig. 277.—The Giraffe's Tail.
Paint the head, making the features as nearly like those of a giraffe as possible, and, when the paint is dry, mount the head on the end of a six-foot pole.
Fig. 278.—The Wild Man and the Wild Horse.
The covering for the body is made out of a large piece of tan cloth with brown spots marked upon it, as shown in [Fig. 276]. It is not necessary to give a pattern for this, as the illustration clearly shows how it should fit over the two boys who form the body, and hang from the headpiece. The neck should be stuffed out with excelsior. A short and a long stick should be nailed together, as shown in [Fig. 277], and cloth should be sewed to the end of the short stick for the animal's tail. Stuff the tail with excelsior and fasten unravelled rope to the end, as shown in the drawings. The long stick should be held by the boy who forms the rear of the animal, so that by means of it he can manipulate the tail (see [Fig. 276]). As shown by the dotted lines in [Fig. 276], the boy in the front portion of the animal holds the end of the pole supporting the animal's head.