Sarath Kumar Ghosh
Science & Math
The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One
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HEATH SUPPLEMENTARY READERS
THE WONDERS OF THE JUNGLE
PRINCE SARATH GHOSH
Book One
D. C. HEATH AND COMPANY
BOSTON     NEW YORK     CHICAGO     ATLANTA
DALLAS     SAN FRANCISCO     LONDON
Copyright, 1915, By D. C. Heath & Co.
PREFACE
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
THE WONDERS OF THE JUNGLE
CHAPTER I
The Midnight Pool
Elephants Drink First—but Down Stream
How the Elephant Drinks
Why the Elephant Drinks with His Trunk
CHAPTER II
The Law of the Jungle
How Buffaloes Come to Drink—in Rows
Buffalo Knights Guard the Timid Deer
Wild Pigs—Careless
Red Dogs—Bold, Fearing Nobody
Other Animals Come Alone
The Law of the Jungle—Clear Water for All
CHAPTER III
The Elephants' Bath
Elephant Child Obeys Mamma—or Gets Spanked
How the Elephant Child is Bathed
How the Elephant Child Learns to Swim
CHAPTER IV.
Elephants: The Tricks of the Jungle
Elephant Child Learns to Feed
Elephant Child "Swats" Tormenting Flies
Elephant Covers his Back from Hot Sun
How Elephants Walk under Water
How Elephants Break Down or Pull Out Trees
CHAPTER V
Elephants: The Tricky Trap
The Elephant Taps Suspicious Ground with his Trunk
Elephant Tricks the Tricky Trappers
CHAPTER VI
Buffaloes: The Knights of the Jungle
Buffaloes Cover Body with Mud against Flies
How Buffaloes Guard against Tiger while Feeding
How Buffaloes Know Danger is Coming—Three Ways
Buffalo Sentinels
Buffaloes Make a Ring when Tiger Comes
Small Animals Find Safety in Buffalo Ring
CHAPTER VII
Taming the Buffalo
Wild Buffaloes Tamed Quickly by Kindness
Little Boys Take Charge of Buffaloes
How the Big Buffaloes Love the Little Boys
CHAPTER VIII
The Buffalo and the Boy
CHAPTER IX
Deer and Antelope
Horns and Antlers Different in Three Ways
Elk and Other American Deer
Other Kinds of Deer
Barking Deer—One of the Wonders of Nature
CHAPTER X
Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts
Each Animal has the Gift he Needs Most
CHAPTER XI
The Camel
The Camel's Wonderful Gifts
CHAPTER XII
The Camel and the Thief
CHAPTER XIII
Bears
The Polar Bear
American Bears
Other Bears
CHAPTER XIV
Bears: The Tricky Trap
CHAPTER XV
Bright Birds
The Flamingo
The Parrot
The Cockatoo
The Peacock
The Golden Pheasant
The Snowy Egret
CHAPTER XVI
The Caged Parrot
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