Jim Crow's language lessons and other stories of birds and animals (1903)
Cowles, Julia Darrow, 1862-1919 · New York : Crowell · leaf 110
They both stooped down and lookedcloser. It was a tiny animal, probably afield-mouse, judging by the track it hadleft in the snow. Why, said Charlie, looking intently, it certainly went under this bank, but itstracks only go part way up. That is so, said Uncle Lewis, gettingdown to peer over, for… … IT DISAPPEARED UNDER THE EDGE OF THE BANK. A WINTER WALK. 97 smart. You see, the mouse runs along inthe snow until it is about a foot from itshole and then it leaps in, leaving the trackscut off far enough away to puzzle and mis-lead its enemies. This is undoubtedly thetiny creatures means of…
Animals -- Juvenile literature
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