PREFACE.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

PART I ROVER AND OTHER STORIES

ROVER AND HIS FRIENDS. WHY ROVER RAN AWAY.

FAMOUS DOGS.

STORIES OF DOGS.

CATS AND DOGS.

FAMOUS CATS.

KITTY'S CHRISTMAS.

HOW TO TAKE CARE OF CATS.

CAT QUESTIONS.

THE CAT FAMILY.

THINGS TO REMEMBER.

STORIES OF CATS.

EXHIBITIONS OF TRAINED ANIMALS SHOULD BE DISCOURAGED.

A HEAVY LOAD.

FAMOUS HORSES.

HOW TO TREAT HORSES.

CATCHING THE COLT.

A REMARKABLE HORSE-TRAINER.

THE ARAB TO HIS HORSE.

PART II A GROUP OF WORKERS

ROBERT'S DREAM.

ROBERT FEEDS THE POULTRY

ROBERT VISITS THE PIGS.

A MORNING'S DRIVE.

THE AIR-GUN

APRIL SONG.

EARTHWORMS AND SNAKES.

HUMANITY.

ANTS, BEES, AND WASPS.

A LITTLE BLACK SLAVE.

A BUTTERFLY'S WING.

TO A BUTTERFLY.

CUNNING BEE.

GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKET.

PATIENT WEAVERS.

THE WOODMOUSE.

A MOUSE'S STORY.

WISE RATS.

THE SQUIRREL'S STORY.

THE STEEL TRAP.

THE RABBIT.

DAVID'S STORY.

SOME READY HELPERS.

A TRIUMPH.

PART III OUR FRIENDS THE BIRDS THE CANARY'S STORY.

HOW TO CARE FOR A CANARY.

AN INDIAN STORY.

TO THE CUCKOO.

OUR FRIENDS THE BIRDS.

FEATHERED TRAVELERS.

WHEN THE BIRDS RETURN.

BIRDS' HOMES.

THE ROBIN.

TO A SKYLARK. (EXTRACT.)

FRIGHTENED BIRDS.

DON'T ROB THE BIRDS, BOYS.

THE GOLDFINCH

BIRDS' TRADES.

THE SPARROW.

SPARROWS

CHRISTMAS IN NORWAY.

THE CROW.

THE BLUEBIRD.

THE FARMER'S FRIEND.

THE WOUNDED CURLEW.

THE SANDPIPER.

WINGED FISHERS.

WHAT THE LITTLE SEAL THINKS.

WHAT THE YOUNG SEABIRD THINKS.

WHAT THE BIRDS DO FOR US.

"THE BRAVEST ARE THE TENDEREST."

LINES TO A SEABIRD.

THE TRUE HERO. FOUR WAYS OF LOOKING AT IT.

SELECTIONS.

TO THE TEACHER. BANDS OF MERCY.

INFORMATION CONCERNING THE JACK LONDON CLUB

Title: Friends and Helpers

Author: Sarah J. Eddy

Edition: 10

Language: English

Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

FRIENDS AND HELPERS

COMPILED BY

SARAH J. EDDY

1899