The Cat 121 The Dog 122 Buttercups 122 Wheat 123 Slate 124 Chalk 124 The Mouse 125 The Rabbit 125 Ivy 126 A Tree 127 Bricks 127 The Donkey 128 Sheep 129 Turnips 129 Green Peas 130 Iron and Metal 130 Needles 131 The Knife 132 The Hen 133 The Sparrow 133 Herbs 134 Coffee 134 Paper 135 The Fly 136 The Wasp 136 The Sunflower 137 The Rose 138 Wood 138 Coal 139 Fire 140 CHAMBERS'S SCIENCE READERS. BOOK I. [Illustration: He sat down on the rug with her.] THE CAT. PART 1. walk'-ing watched ground shak'-ing thought stroked fore'-paws toes knew smooth yawn stretched sheaths won'-der mis-take' claw 1. Pussy came walking along the garden-path. Harry watched her, and saw that she did not like the damp ground. 2. She jumped over the pools, and then began to run, shaking her paws as she got to the house. 3. 'Now, a dog does not mind wet feet,' Harry thought; 'he will go into the water, but Pussy will never go into the water. 4. 'She does not even use water to wash herself. Come here, Pussy! You don't like to wet your nice fur, do you?'