Category: Short Stories

Horse Stories, and Stories of Other Animals

_Charley and George--What they Wanted--The Lesson of Kindness--Story of Old Jane--The Horse that Went for Assistance--A Grateful Patient--Engine-house and Training-school of the New York Fire Department--Wonderful Intelligence of Fire-horses--Likes and Dislikes--Memory in Hors...

Chapters

4. CHAPTER IV.

_Horses that need Check-Reins and Blinders--Proper Mode of applying Them--Uses of Whips and Spurs--How to Train a Horse to Follow You--A Horse in a Parlor--The Horse that Wouldn...

5. CHAPTER V.

_Cats Among the Ancient Egyptians--Feline Peculiarities--Prince Krapotkine's Cat--Sailor s Superstitions About Cats--How a Cat Asked for a Surgical Operation--Steamboat Cats and...

3. CHAPTER III.

_How Miss Lake's Circus Horses were Restored--Music under Disadvantages--A Lady's Adventure with an Intelligent Horse--The Horse who got his Mate out of Trouble--Friendship of a...

7. CHAPTER VII.

_Apes, Baboons and Monkeys--The Apes at Gibraltar--How they Saved the Fort from Surprise--A Monkey Fishing Party--The Monkey's Resemblance to Man--Illustrations of his Intellige...

6. CHAPTER VI.

_The Elephant--Differences between Indian and African Elephants--The Begging Elephant of Willenoor--Recognition of a Friend--What the Elephant Enjoys--Elephant Working a Pump--O...

1. CHAPTER I.

_Charley and George--What they Wanted--The Lesson of Kindness--Story of Old Jane--The Horse that Went for Assistance--A Grateful Patient--Engine-house and Training-school of the...

8. CHAPTER VIII.

_A Famous Chimpanzee--Mr. Crowley of Central Park--His Origin and History--Details of his Early Life--His Training and Accomplishments--Elating at Table with Knife, Fork, and Sp...

2. CHAPTER II.

_Pitting up the Stables--Loose Boxes and their Uses--Stable Fittings--Light, Ventilation and Drainage--Cobweb and Major--How to tell a Horse's Age--Do Horses understand Language...

9. CHAPTER IX

_A Calf saving a Child from Drowning--Another that Seasoned--Illustrations of the Intelligence of Horned Cattle--Oxen taking care of Sheep--The Cow that sought Help for Another-...

10. CHAPTER X.

_Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding t...