The hounds are swift runners. They are used for hunting. There are greyhounds, staghounds, foxhounds, bloodhounds,and deerhounds.
The Saint Bernard dog is a strong, noble fellow. He finds people who have been lost and buried in the snow.
The Newfoundland dog is also a grand fellow. He swims well, and saves people from drowning.
The bulldog and the mastiff are watchdogs. The sheepdog takes care of his master"s sheep.
Lesson 11
A Piece of Clay
"Will and I have had a rare run since we left school," said Fred. "We had a lesson on a piece of clay today, and we wanted to find some clay for ourselves. Well, we came at last upon some men digging, and we got some clay from them. Here it is. Now we will settle down for our chat.
"I told you," Fred began, "that the men were digging this clay out of the ground. Teacher gave us a name for the clay, because it is dug out of the ground. Clay is a mineral.
"Will has a piece of dry clay. My piece is moist; it was only just now dug up. We will look at Will"s piece first. You can tell Norah all about it, Will."Will put his piece of dry clay into a saucer, with a little water in the bottom. When he asked Norah to take the clay out of the saucer, the water was all gone.
