He Told About the Lion’s Hurt Paw
And the lion was just as glad as Androclus. He acted like a big pleased kitten, purring and licking Androclus’s hands and feet lovingly.
The people wanted to know how such a strange thing could happen; and Androclus, with his hand on the head of his pet, told about his flight; about the lion’s hurt paw; about their life together in the cave; and about the lion’s sharing his food with him.
Before he was through many voices cried, “Let them live! Let Androclus and his lion live!” And they were both given their freedom.
For many years, Androclus and his pet were one of the most interesting sights in the great city of Rome.
—An Old Tale.
BOOKS AND STORIES ABOUT ANIMALS
| Black Beauty | Anna Sewell. | |
| Our Gold Mine at Hollyhurst | } | |
| Beautiful Joe | American Humane Education Society, Boston, Mass. | |
| Lessons about Animals | ||
| The Strike at Shane’s | A Prize Story of Indiana. | |
| For Pity’s Sake | Dedicated to my Horse, my Dog, my Cat.—Sarah Nelson Carter. | |
| Our Dumb Animals (Magazine) | Norwood, Mass. | |
| Mary Frances Garden Book | Jane Eayre Fryer. | |
| Concerning Cats | Helen Winslow. | |
| Dogs of All Nations | Conrad J. Miller. | |
| Stories of Brave Dogs | M. H. Carter. | |
| The Bell of Atri | Henry W. Longfellow. |