A Horse requires a cork of the same shape as that used for the pig. Cut the head out of cardboard and glue it in a slit made in the end of the cork (see [Fig. 398]). Dip the ends of four burnt matches in glue and stick them in the cork for legs, and fasten a few pieces of worsted in a hole made in the end of the cork for the tail. A piece of thread should be fastened about the animal's neck for reins.
After making the horse, take another straight cork for
The Elephant, and cut the head, trunk, ears, and tusks out of a piece of cardboard as shown in the illustration ([Fig. 399]). Cut the tail out of another piece of cardboard, and glue it in a slit made in the end of the cork. The legs are, of course, larger around than those of the horse, and, as matches will be too slender, whittle four short wooden pegs for them. Point these pegs at one end, and, after dipping them in glue, stick them into the cork.
Fig. 399.—The Elephant.
The Giraffe is just as simple to make as any of the animals, for he is put together in the same manner, except that a tapered cork is used for the body. The head and neck are made in one piece of cardboard (see [illustration]), and a piece of worsted forms the tail. When you have painted the head and neck a tan color to match the cork, and marked a number of brown spots upon the body, this tall and most graceful of animals will appear very life-like.
Fig. 400.—The Giraffe.