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Animal Heroes
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Ernest Thompson Seton
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She
had
added
a
joy
to
her
joyless
life,
but
she
had
also
added
a
care
and
a
heavy
weight
to
her
heavy
load.
All
her
strength
was
taken
now
to
find
food.
The
burden
increased
as
the
offspring
grew
up
big
enough
to
scramble
about
the
boxes,
which
they
did
daily
during
her
absence
after
they
were
six
weeks
old.
That
troubles
go
in
flocks
and
luck
in
streaks,
is
well
known
in
Slumland.
Kitty
had
had
three
encounters
with
Dogs,
and
had
been
stoned
by
Malee's
negro
during
a
two
days'
starve.
Then
the
tide
turned.
The
very
next
morning
she
found
a
full
milk-can
without
a
lid,
successfully
robbed
a
barrow
pensioner,
and
found
a
big
fish-head,
all
within
two
hours.
She
had
just
returned
with
that
perfect
peace
which
comes
only
of
a
full
stomach,
when
she
saw
a
little
brown
creature
in
her
junk-yard.
Hunting
memories
came
back
in
strength;
she
didn't
know
what
it
was,
but
she
had
killed
and
eaten
several
Mice,
and
this
was
evidently
a
big
Mouse
with
bob-tail
and
large
ears.
Kitty
stalked
it
with
elaborate
but
unnecessary
caution;
the
little
Rabbit
simply
sat
up
and
looked
faintly
amused.
He
did
not
try
to
run,
and
Kitty
sprang
on
him
and
bore
him
off.
As
she
was
not
hungry,
she
carried
him
to
the
cracker-box
and
dropped
him
among
the
Kittens.
He
was
not
much
hurt.
He
got
over
his
fright,
and
since
he
could
not
get
out
of
the
box,
he
snuggled
among
the
Kittens,
and
when
they
began
to
take
their
evening
meal
he
very
soon
decided
to
join
them.
The
old
Cat
was
puzzled.
The
hunter
instinct
had
been
dominant,
but
absence
of
hunger
had
saved
the
Rabbit
and
given
the
maternal
instinct
a
chance
to
appear.
The
result
was
that
the
Rabbit
became
a
member
of
the
family,
and
was
thenceforth
guarded
and
fed
with
the
Kittens.
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