rents as the
dog is to his master.

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THE COW.

The cow is a very valuable animal, and useful in many ways. I dare say
you like to have her milk for breakfast, and to eat sometimes a piece of
beef at dinner. The skin is tanned and made into shoes; the horns are
made into many useful articles; the bones make combs, and many other
things, nearly as well as ivory; the hair is used in making mortar, with
which our houses are plastered and made warm. How wonderfully has God
provided for the convenience of man.

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THE FOX.

The Fox is a cunning and mischievous animal. He is troublesome to the
farmer, frequently killing his geese and chickens. People are obliged to
go, in great numbers, sometimes, to hunt them out of their holes and
hiding places.--Do you remember what our Saviour said of himself? "The
foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of
man hath not where to lay his head."

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THE GOAT.

The Goat is a useful animal when tamed, and it is very cruel for little
boys to teaze them. Their milk is very wholesome, though not as good as
that of the cow. "The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats." When
Saul persecuted David, he was forced to hide among the rocks where the
goats were found. Read 1 Samuel, xxiv. 2.

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THE HORSE.

The horse is a noble and useful animal. He is very strong and active.
The Psalmist says, "Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; but we
will remember the name of our God." This is to teach us not to trust in
any thing in this world, however good or great it may be, but to look to
God alone for strength and protection.

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THE ASS

In eastern countries, the Ass is a much larger and stronger animal than
it is here. It is not easily tamed, but it is very useful, and one of
the most patient of beasts when it is tamed. Job says, "Vain man would
be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt." Job, xi. 24. For we
are all naturally inclined to do what is evil and wrong, unless our
hearts are subdued by the power of divine grace.

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THE LAMB.

In the Bible, Christ is compared to a lamb, because lambs were
sacrificed as an offering for sin. John the Baptist pointed out Christ
to his disciples, and said, "Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away
the sin of the world."--Think upon what Christ suffered for you, and
pray