Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 421
it, and after a time seem to take to it asa matter of course. I should suppose they would not like it. Acats dislike to water is proverbial. Yes, and we say a cat-and-dog life when twopeople are constantly disagreeing. Yet I oftenbring up puppies and kittens together, and theyhave few quarrels. I… … work for them. It s much easier to feedthem than it is to keep them clean. Have youever noticed how the mother cat is always wash-ing her babies, constantly licking them here andthere, seeming to take a pride in keeping themalways looking clean and nice, and how theyseem to like the attention ?…
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