LESSON VIII.
OLD TOM AND THE EAGLE.
1. I will now tell you a story of a cat that made good use of his claws and teeth.
2. In a country place by the sea-shore an old eagle used to sail around in the air looking for something to eat.
3. If she saw a rabbit or a hare, or a little lamb or kid, she would pounce down and seize it in her strong claws, and fly away with it to her nest high up among the rocks.
4. The eagle became so bold at last that she would swoop down and carry off a chicken from the farm-yard close by the house.
5. One day old Tom, the house-cat, a big old fellow, went out to take a walk, and, as the weather was warm, he lay down in the sun to take a nap near by where the rabbits lived.