Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-09-07
GIFTS OF THE ANIMALS.

DAY. you must sit in row upon
your little benches and I will ask you
questions. That does not sound very
amusing, does it? But you will grow
interested after while, and the one
who answer the most questions shall
order lunch for the party. I shall be-
gin at once, and not waste time. Polly
have you anything that the animals
gave you?o
Yes said Polly, promptly. s'I've
got scwatch wight on my arm that
my pussy gave me when I wouldn't
let her drink my milk" And she
rolled up the sleeve Of her apron to
show it. They all laughed, and then
Polly cried.
Then they kissed her, and Aunt Bel
Ia said:
"No one laughed at the scratch,
Polly; and you shall have another
question. Try to think of something
nice, something that you like to have,
that an an animal gave you"
mot single fwing,n said Polly.
s'Think, Polly,'' said Aunt Bella.
"What have you got on your feet?"
"shoes and stockings. My yamb's
wool stockings and my brown kid
Shoes" said Polly, kicking her feet.
"Well, Polly, the little, white lambs
gave you the wool off their backs for
the stockings, and the pretty kids
hot cJ~. l. III
"Oh!n cried Polly. 81 never frought
of tat! So they did, Then she
laughed and the others felt they
might, too; and Aunt Polly continu
ed:
'Now the rest must answer in their
turn only they must not tell of the
same gift Polly has told Of. What
have the quadrupeds or birds or fish
or insects given Tom?n
"Well," said Tom, with his hands
in his pockets, "the tailor said my
suit was strictly all WOOL SO the
sheep must have given me that, and
my hat too; and, oh, an alligator gave
me my shoes, alligator skin, they are.
And I've got a knife in my pocket
that a shell-ish gave me, the handle
for it at least, because it's mother Of
and | guess that's all I remember just
now.n
Now, Tilly," said Aunt Bella.
''Oh," said Tilly, II am under obi
cations to the silkworms for my
dress; for it is made of Japanese silk.
And tortoise gave me my hairpin.
And in my pocket I have something
little blind mole gave me, moleskin
purse. suppose some animal with
horns gave me these little red but
tons, for think they are bone"
can animal gave them to you,n said
Aunt Bella, '1but in very curious
way. Those buttons are made of a
bullock's blood. There is great fac
tory in some part of the country
where they take all the blood that is
gathered from the places where they
beef, and turn it into some
thing like bone, Of which they make
buttons and buckles and combs and
breast-pins and lots of things. You
may know them by their red color.
Very few people guess what it ISL
CHOW, Fanny?'
"a seal gave me my cap and muff
and collar" said Fanny; "and the
feathers in my hat an ostrich gave
me. Oh. I have a little snake skin
pocket book!n
'sAnd you, Lilly?" asked Aunt Bella.
"Oh, a monkey gave me my cape
and muff,' said Lilly; land kid gave
me my gloves"
''Now, am going to ask you all to
look about the room, and see what
creatures have helped to furnish it,
''Of course, sheep have, for there is
wool in the carpet" said Fanny;
'sand silkworms, for the curtains have
silk in them"
ooh, and horses,n said Tom; "for
there is a horse hair sofa.''
can elephant helped" said lilly
'sOh, yes, and camel, not exactly in
but as to pretty things.
The portfolio on the desk is made of
cancels skin, and the paper knife is
ivory; and ivory is made from an ell
ephant's tusks.o
"Oh,'' said Tom, Twelve forgotten
the big black bear who gave us that
rug, though he lies there, head and
claws and all, and the little white goat
that gave us that small rug
'sOh,o laughed Fanny, the
roosters! What did the rooster give
US? I know. Does any one else?o
ssThe feather buster, of course,'
said Tilly; sand a peacock gave us