Adventures of the Great Hunting Grounds of the World
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" Every even- ing, " says he, "we amused ourselves by feeding him with old papers, envelopes, and pieces of news- papers, which he swallowed greedily, and with evident gusto. '' The traveller Eichardson saw an ostrich in an African village, where it wandered about in full liberty, gathering up everything, like a ragman.
MM. Verreaux relate, that at the Cape, one of the ostriches which they possessed swallowed, one after the other, a large piece of soap and a THE OSTRICH. 209 copper candlestick,... wliich latter was some time after- wards ejected quite flattened.
Ostriches were being exhibited at St. Quentin. One gentleman, on whose breast shone a beautiful gold chain, having approached within reach of the beak of one of these birds, saw, in the twinkling of an eye, his chain and watch pass from the neck and pocket of their proprietor, into the stomach of the gluttonous animal.
An ostrich preserved ill the Museum of Natural History had in its body, when it died, about a pound of stones, pieces of iron and copper, and half-worn coins.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" Every even- ing, " says he, "we amused ourselves by feeding him with old papers, envelopes, and pieces of news- papers, which he swallowed greedily, and with evident gusto. '' The traveller Eichardson saw an ostrich in an African village, where it wandered about in full liberty, gathering up everything, like a ragman.
MM. Verreaux relate, that at the Cape, one of the ostriches which they possessed swallowed, one after the other, a large piece of soap and a THE OSTRICH. 209 copper candlestick,... wliich latter was some time after- wards ejected quite flattened.
Ostriches were being exhibited at St. Quentin. One gentleman, on whose breast shone a beautiful gold chain, having approached within reach of the beak of one of these birds, saw, in the twinkling of an eye, his chain and watch pass from the neck and pocket of their proprietor, into the stomach of the gluttonous animal.
An ostrich preserved ill the Museum of Natural History had in its body, when it died, about a pound of stones, pieces of iron and copper, and half-worn coins.
What to read after Adventures of the Great Hunting Grounds of the World?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Victor Meunier to read onlineMoreLess
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