Rataplan

If an excuse for this book were needed, the undying interest of young people in both wild and domesticated animals would afford it. From time immemorial they have been amused and instructed by stories of animals, and it is not hard to trace the educational and humane influence of such tales.There are heroes and tyrants, cruel and gentle natures in the animal world, as in our own, and, judged by our standards, their lives are pastorals or tragedies, even as ours are, while their histories are often even more interesting than those of men or women. Then, too, young people should know that these dwellers in forest wilds have, in part at least, the same aims, hopes and fears as ourselves.Rataplan, Rogue Gean, The Giraffe Keesa, The Kangaroo Cara, The Camel Siccatee, The Squirrel Leo, The Lion Chaffer, The Chamois Jinks, The Jackal Pero, The Porcupine Tera, The Tigress Hippo, Hippopotamus Osra, The Ostrich Seela, The Seal Brunie, The Bear Mona, The Monkey Bulon, The Buffalo