So a willing, patient animal was neglected and worked to death, when with good care he might have lived many years and done faithful work. This all happened because the man, the boy, and the woman had never learned to be thoughtful and kind.
—Mrs. Huntington Smith—Adapted.
QUESTIONS
What do you think of a man who is cruel to horses?
Do you think people respect such a person?
Did you ever hear that “cruelty is the meanest crime”?
How would you treat a pony? A horse?
Did you ever read “Black Beauty”?
Which should you like better for a friend—a man who is kind to animals or a man who does not care how they are treated, just so that he gets his work done?
When you are hurt, or sick, what do you do?