she saved when
it was a little gosling. And now it comes every Sunday at the same
minute to take her to church.

11. "It gets her skirt into its mouth, and leads her along quite
safely. When it comes to the bridge it puts her next the rail, and
keeps between her and the water.

12. "It stays about the church-door till the service is out, and then
it takes her by the gown and brings her home just the same."

13. The pastor was greatly pleased with this story, and soon after he
preached a sermon on kindness to animals.

LESSON X.

_ABOUT TURKEYS._

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1. The turkey is about as large as a goose, but its legs are longer,
and it stands up higher. Its feet are partly webbed, so that it can
swim a little.

2. Its bill is short, thick, and pointed, and upon its head, above and
between the eyes, grows a fleshy wattle, which does not stand up like
the comb of a cock, but hangs down over the bill. Upon the breast is
a tuft of long, coarse hair.

3. The tail is broad and rounded, and hangs downward; but the turkey
can raise it and spread it out like a fan.

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4. The turkey can fly but a little way, but it can run very fast. At
night, it roosts on trees or high places.

5. The hen-turkey is timid, but the old gobbler rather likes to
quarrel. He is a vain bird, and it is funny to see him strut up and
down, with his tail spread out, and his wings drawn down, his feathers
ruffled, and his neck drawn back, and to hear him puff, and cry,
"Gobble! gobble!"

6. Great flocks of wild turkeys are found in the West, where they live
in the woods upon nuts and insects. The eagles sometimes pounce down
and carry off young turkeys, as is shown in this picture.

LESSON XI.

_ABOUT SWANS._

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1. Here we have the picture of the swan, the largest bird of the goose
kind. It is not often seen in this country, but is found in the
Central Park, New York, and in a few other places.

2. It has short, stout legs, and webbed feet, like the duck, and it
waddles along on the land in a slow and awkward way. It is clothed
with feathers of a fine quality, like the goose, and those we see in
this country are pure white. Black swans are found in some countries.

3. Its neck is much longer than that of the goose, and when it swims,
sitting high in the water, with its long neck arched, it is one of the
most graceful birds in the world. It has strong wings, and wild swans
can fly a lon