Rosy remembered now; but she had not taken much notice before, because she did not like coffee at all. She liked her nice milk much better; and so when she went away with her papa she called out,-- "Good by, dear cowies, and thank you very much for my nice milk." Rosy wanted to walk round the other side where there was a very gentle, kind-looking cow, that was not in the water, because she thought that she would like to stroke her; but her papa told her to look at those two great horns. And he said that cows did not like little girls to take liberties with them unless they knew them, and that this cow did not know her, and might think her very saucy, and poke out her horns to teach her to keep a proper distance. If she did, he said he thought Rosy would not like that poke, for it might hurt her, so he advised her to keep quite out of the good cow's way. Then she stood at a little distance to watch her drinking, and Rosy's papa said,-- "See how she enjoys it! Cows like to come here sometimes, like little girls; but French cows don't get out of their houses so often as English ones." "Don't they, papa?" said Rosy. "Then I should think they must often wish to go to England." Papa laughed, and said,-- "Perhaps they would wish it if they knew how their English cousins enjoy themselves; but I think they look pretty happy; don't you, Rosy?" Rosy said,-- "Yes, papa; but how funnily the cow drinks! She puts her head into the water." "And you think that if she were a polite cow she would not think of doing such a vulgar thing, but would wait till they gave her a glass; eh, Rosy?" "She hasn't got any hands, papa," cried Rosy, "so she couldn't, I 'spose." "No," said papa; "so I think that we must excuse and forgive the poor thing, until Rosy can teach her a better plan." And Rosy trotted home by his side, thinking how much she should like to try drinking after the cow's fashion. [Illustration] ROSY'S VISIT TO THE HENS. ROSY was very hungry when she got home to breakfast, for the fresh morning air had given her an appetite. Her mamma took off her hat and her little jacket, and said,-- "So, Rosy, you have brought me two more roses." "But my roses don't smell, mamma," said Rosy, laughing and patting her own fat cheeks, as she always did when mamma said that. Then she made haste to scramble up on to her little chair, and pull her nice basin of bread and milk close to her. She looked at her papa after she had said her little grace, and said,-- "I didn't forget, papa." Then she began to eat away as if she liked it very much; and when she had eaten a little, her mamma said,-- "Look here, Rosy." And Rosy turned round and saw a whole spoonful of egg waiting for her to eat it. Mamma was holding it for her; and it looked so yellow and so delicious! Rosy opened her mouth, but she did not take it all in at once. It was too good for that, and she thought it better to make it last a little.