CHAPTER XXII An Independent Family

Just as Old Mother Nature asked who they should learn about next, Happy Jack Squirrel spied some one coming down the Lone Little Path. "See who's coming!" cried Happy Jack.

Everybody turned to look down the Lone Little Path. There, ambling along in the most matter-of-fact and unconcerned way imaginable, came a certain small person who was dressed wholly in black and white.

"Hello, Jimmy Skunk," cried Chatterer the Red Squirrel. "What are you doing over here in the Green Forest?" Jimmy Skunk looked up and grinned. It was a slow, good-natured grin. "Hello, everybody," said he. "I thought I would just amble over here and see your school. I suppose all you fellows are getting so wise that pretty soon you will think you know all there is to know. Have any of you seen any fat Beetles around here?"

Just then Jimmy noticed Old Mother Nature and hastened to bow his head in a funny way. "Please excuse me, Mother Nature," he said, "I thought school was over. I don't want to interrupt."

Old Mother Nature smiled. The fact is, Old Mother Nature is rather fond of Jimmy Skunk. "You aren't interrupting," said she. "The fact is, we had just ended the lesson about Flitter the Bat and his relatives, and were trying to decide who to study about next. I think you came along at just the right time. You belong to a large and rather important order, one that all these little folks here ought to know about. How many cousins have you, Jimmy?" What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was in the green forest?
2. Who said hello to Jimmy
3. What animal was Jimmy?
4. does Mother nature like Jimmy?
5. Had school ended?
6. What path did Jimmy come on?
7. Who spotted Jimmy?
8. What animal was Jack?
9. What was Jimmy wearing?
10. Did Jimmy speak?
11. Who said hello to Jimmy?
12. Was Jimmy interrupting?
13. What is the Bat's name?
Answer: 1. Jimmy Skunk
2. Chatterer the Red Squirrel
3. Skunk
4. yes
5. Jimmy thought school was over
6. Lone Little Path
7. Happy Jack Squirrel
8. Squirrel
9. he was dressed wholly in black and white.
10. yes
11. Chatterer the Red Squirrel.
12. No
13. Flitter

Problem: CHAPTER XXII.

CAUGHT.

"We're early," said Beth, as they came to the edge of the woods and sighted the farm house; "but that is better than being late."

Then she stopped suddenly with a low cry and pointed to the right wing, which directly faced them. Bob West turned the corner of the house, tried the door of Uncle John's room, and then walked to one of the French windows. The sash was not fastened, so he deliberately opened it and stepped inside.

"What shall we do?" gasped Patsy, clasping her hands excitedly.

Beth was always cool in an emergency.

"You creep up to the window, dear, and wait till you hear me open the inside door," said she. "I'll run through the house and enter from the living-room. The key is under the mat, you know."

"But what can we do? Oughtn't we to wait until Uncle John and father come?" Patsy asked, in a trembling voice.

"Of course not. West might rob the cupboard and be gone by that time. We've got to act promptly, Patsy; so don't be afraid."

Without further words Beth ran around the back of the house and disappeared, while Patsy, trying to control the beating of her heart, stole softly over the lawn to the open window of Uncle John's room.

She could not help looking in, at the risk of discovery. Bob West--tall, lean and composed as ever--was standing beside the cupboard, the doors of which were wide open. The outer doors were of wood, panelled and carved; the inner ones were plates of heavy steel, and in the lock that secured these latter doors were the keys that had so long been missing. Both were attached to a slender silver chain.
1. Who made a low cry?
2. Who rubbed their hands together?
3. Who was walking through the house?
4. What was his objective?
5. What did Beth tell Patsy to do?
6. Was Beth brave?
7. Where was the thing Patsy need to get inside?
8. What was it?
9. What would they do once they got in there?
10. How did Bob get into John's room?
11. Where did the two girls come from?
12. What had been lost?
13. To what?
14. What was Bob's appearance?
15. What held the keys together?
16. Where was this house located?
17. When was Patsy to go inside?
18. Were Patsy and Beth related?
Answer: 1. Beth
2. Patsy
3. Bob West
4. Rob the cupboard
5. Creep up to the window
6. Yes
7. Under the mat
8. The key
9. unknown
10. Through a window
11. Woods
12. The keys
13. The inner doors of the cupboard
14. Tall and lean
15. A slender silver chain
16. On a farm
17. When she heard Beth open the inside door
18. unknown

question: Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering and science that includes mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and others. Robotics deals with the design, construction, operation, and use of robots, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing.

These technologies are used to develop machines that can substitute for humans. Robots can be used in any situation and for any purpose, but today many are used in dangerous environments (including bomb detection and de-activation), manufacturing processes, or where humans cannot survive. Robots can take on any form but some are made to resemble humans in appearance. This is said to help in the acceptance of a robot in certain replicative behaviors usually performed by people. Such robots attempt to replicate walking, lifting, speech, cognition, and basically anything a human can do. Many of today's robots are inspired by nature, contributing to the field of bio-inspired robotics.

The concept of creating machines that can operate autonomously dates back to classical times, but research into the functionality and potential uses of robots did not grow substantially until the 20th century. Throughout history, it has been frequently assumed that robots will one day be able to mimic human behavior and manage tasks in a human-like fashion. Today, robotics is a rapidly growing field, as technological advances continue; researching, designing, and building new robots serve various practical purposes, whether domestically, commercially, or militarily. Many robots are built to do jobs that are hazardous to people such as defusing bombs, finding survivors in unstable ruins, and exploring mines and shipwrecks. Robotics is also used in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) as a teaching aid.
1. how many different fields come together in robotics?
2. why build a robot?
3. how old is the idea of an autonomous machine?
4. is buoilding the robot part of robotics?
5. when did the possibility start becoming reality?
6. are robots a fixed shape?
7. why make them look human?
8. what historic assumption is made about them?
9. how many human activities are listed as being possible?
10. is the field of study shrinking?
11. where inspires a lot of recent robots?
12. what 2 dangerous activives do they do?
13. are they only military in purpose?
14. can they help children
15. what STEM activies dio they do?
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answer:
1. mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and others
2. jobs that are hazardous to people
3. classical times
4. yes
5. 20th century
6. no
7. to help in the acceptance of a robot
8. that robots will one day be able to mimic human behavior
9. basically anything a human can do
10. no
11. nature
12. defusing bombs, finding survivors in unstable ruins, and exploring mines and shipwrecks
13. no
14. unknown
15. teaching aid