But he proved to
me that he was a good man by taking me into his sitting-room and
showing me his tame canary, which did every kind of trick at his
command, and sang to him, answered his whistle, and came at his call
and kissed him.
Apart from the interest of training an animal in confinement, there is
all the fun and adventure to be got out of stalking and watching
animals and birds in the wild and learning their ways and customs. The
more you do this, and the more you understand about how they are made
and how they do their various works, the better you will understand
the wonders of Nature and of the Creator.
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THE RIGHT WAY TO GO BIRDS'-NESTING.
A man who studies birds is called an ornithologist. Mark Twain, the
amusing yet kind-hearted American writer, says:
"There are fellows who write books about birds and love them so much
that they'll go hungry and tired to find a new kind of bird--and kill
it.
"They are called 'ornithologers.'
"I could have been an 'ornithologer' myself, because I always loved
birds and creatures.
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