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| I. | The Elephant Herd a Republic | [1] |
| | The Duties of the President | [2] |
| | He Must Provide Daily Food | [3] |
| | He Must Provide Daily Drink | [9] |
| | He Must Keep Order in the Herd | [12] |
| | He Must Avoid Danger from Outside | [18] |
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| II. | War and Neutrality in the Jungle | [26] |
| | Wise Elephant Leader Avoids War | [27] |
| | Wise Elephant Leader Keeps Neutral | [29] |
| | When it is Impossible to Remain Neutral | [29] |
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| III. | The Policemen of the Elephant Herd | [31] |
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| IV. | The Punishment of the Wicked Elephant | [39] |
| | The Princes and the Bad Elephant | [40] |
| | The Trial of the Criminal Elephant—as in a Court of Law | [55] |
| | The Infliction of the Punishment | [57] |
| | The Rogue Elephant | [61] |
| | The Brand of the Rogue | [63] |
| | The Reward of Repentance | [64] |
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| V. | Flesh-eating Animals: The Felines, or the Cat Tribe | [66] |
| | The Feline has Strong Fangs | [67] |
| | The Feline's Tongue is Rough | [68] |
| | The Feline's Claws are Retractile | [68] |
| | The Feline has Padded Paws | [71] |
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| VI. | The Tiger | [73] |
| | The Life History of the Tiger Family | [78] |
| | The Tiger's Family Dinner | [83] |
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| VII. | The Tiger Cubs' Lessons | [87] |
| | Tiger Cubs Learn to Kill Prey, After their Parents have Caught It | [88] |
| | Tiger Cubs Take Part in Hunt to Catch Prey | [90] |
| | Tiger Cubs Learn to Catch Prey by Themselves | [91] |
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| VIII. | The Tigress Mother's Special Duties | [97] |
| | The Truce of the Water Hole | [100] |
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| IX. | The Special Qualities of Tiger and Tigress | [102] |
| | Both Tiger and Tigress Defend Their Cubs | [104] |
| | The Tiger Family's Lost Dinner | [110] |
| | The Tiger as[a] Heroic Husband | [116] |
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| X. | The Lion | [128] |
| | The Lion Has the Fangs, the Tongue, the Claws, and the Paws of a Cat | [132] |
| | How the Lion is Different from Other Cats | [138] |
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| XI. | The Lion's Daily Life | [142] |
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| XII. | The Lion a Noble Animal | [156] |
| | Androcles and the Lion | [156] |
| | The Lady and the Lioness | [163] |
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| XIII. | The Leopard | [168] |
| | The Leopard's Ground Color and Spots | [169] |
| | [Why the Leopard has Spots] | [170] |
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| XIV. | The Leopard's Habits | [176] |
| | The Panther: Popular Name For Large Leopard | [180] |
| | How the Leopard Seizes his Prey | [181] |
| | The Leopard's One Amiable Quality—He Loves Perfumes | [182] |
| | The Leopard and the Lavender | [183] |
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| XV. | American Leopard: The Jaguar | [188] |
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| XVI. | The Dog Tribe | [194] |
| | The American Gray Wolf | [196] |
| | The American Wolf Learns to Evade the Gun | [200] |
| | The American Wolf Learns to Evade the Trap | [202] |
| | The American Wolf Learns to Evade the Poison | [205] |