Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-09

doesn't generally kill unless he is hun
gry." replied the Dream Man. He
looks out for his family. too Bobbie.
a lion from a high tree. A herd of
zebras came galloping across the plain,
and when Mr.. Lion saw them he
crouched down very close to the
ground. The leader ran right toward
the place where the lion was hiding.
but he didn't go very far. for with one
spring Mr. Lion caught him. while the
rest of the zebras galloped away.
did the zebra fight him. Mr.. Dream
Man." Bobbie wanted to know.
He didn't have much chance. Bob
bic. for Mr.. Lion soon killed him. And
then he did quite a funny thing, so
the hunter thought. for instead of
beginning his dinner he stood up and
roared. In few minutes lioness
trotted out from some rocks with four
little cubs that wobbled along like
young puppies do. But they weren't
too young to know that dinner was
waiting. for they tried with their baby
teeth to bite through the thick skin.
AFTER they had all stood around for
minute or two Mr.. Lion lay down
and the mother lion. driving her little
cubs before her. did the same thing a
short distance away. Mr. Lion then
ate all the dinner he wanted and went
off to one side to watch the iioness and
the cubs. The babies had several little
fights over their dinner but the mother
lion didn't pay any attention to them
except to slap them with her paw when
they got in the way. When the dinner
was over she walked away, with the
cubs toddling after her. while Mr..
Lion followed last and kept turning
his head to see that no one was fol-
lowing to hurt his family"
rs he always calling to the mother
ocl.o d
NO. indeed" declared the Dream Man.
He generally roars loudest when he
meets three or four strange lions at the
spring where he goes TO drink. Then all
the lions roar together as though each
one were. :cSing to make more noise than
the ,eeher. and they can be heard for u
.Nhg distance away.
II wouldn't like very much to hear it.
Bobbie said. But look there. Mr. Dream
moved on and stopped in front OF big
animal that Bobbie knew must be more
than twice as tall as father Isn't that
big giraffe?"
Yes. indeed" replied the Dream Man.
and that's just the way he protects
himself. by being so tall. Look at his
eyes, too. Bobbie. see how big they are,
and how far out they are set in his
head.
They're sort Of poppy Bobbe de-
Yes. and they help him. too. because
he can see all around him and almost
behind without turning his head eX-
planned the Dream Man. He likes to
live on the open plains or near low
woods. because with his long neck and
big eyes he can see over the country and
run from lions or hunters. His nose, too.
is queer Bobbie. for he can open and
close it as he wants to. and when the
storms carry the sand across the plains
1t doesn't bother him. His tail. too. with
the long bushy hair on the end. makes
a nice fly whip and keeps off the singing
bugs that are found in Africa"
Does he fight and Kill animals?'
Bobbie asked.
He generally runs away when he sees
them coming but IL he has to fight he
kicks with his hind feet-and kicks hard
err than a mule. Sometimes when he is
in captivity he swings his long neck and
strikes with the little horns on his head.
But you see, Bobbie. he doesn't have
much occasion to fight animals, for he
lives almost entirely on the leaves of
trees.
..He is not any easy animal for a hunt
er to kill, for Mr.. Giraffe can run quite
fast, and hts skin is SO thick that some
times a bullet won't go through. The
Arabs In the country of Abyssinia gallon
on their horses alongside of the giraffe,
and when they are near enough they
lean over in their saddles and with their
big swords cut the muscles of his legs
Then. OF course, he can't run any far
Their"
Gee. I bet that hurts him. Mr. Dream
Man."
Eyes. It Is very cruel Bobbie, but they