In and out of the jungle

Preface

These tales were written for all children who love to read good stories and at the same time like to learn something about their animal friends.

I have made an effort to give information that is authentic concerning the hves, habits, and appearance of the animals and have used care on questions of climate and vegetation. Having passed some time in nearly all the countries mentioned, I have, I hope, been able to place these stories in their appropriate setting and atmosphere.

As the earlier years of a child’s life are the most impressionable and as at that time the foundations for taste in reading are being laid, I have tried to clothe this information in a dress of humor and charm. Even though the days of prosy moral dissertations for children are past, there may be a precept or two hidden away under the jungle leaves of this little volume.

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Contents

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Mawi and the Elephant i

One Good Turn Deserves Another 5