Show dadd I 1 s fair faira a T ale A r PROUD ANIMAL sir mr aoudad Is one ot of the barbary wild sheep family and a distant relation of our mountain sheep and goats his home Is to in the north of africa where he lives in the hottest drnest part of the country ho be can find cut but strange to say ho be thrives in the zoo ne he stands different climates tar better bet er than our own rocky sibun maln sheep and goats do lie he seen seem to mind any kind of weather though in his native land laud he chooses the hot and dry mountains and he Is quite vain once this mr aoudad was standing on top of a high rock oer oe in the mountains of his alg home he posed and stood first this way and then that way he held his head high then he drooped it a little he looked as though ready for a great battle and attack and then looked gentle and pleasant with a different change of pose each time ile he thought he looked very fine cne on the high rocky peak and the thought that he was so handsome made him very happy pretty soon several creatures camo came along they were cousins of his but not nearly so handsome still they were rather vain too and liked to think they were fine looking how do you yon do they said what in the world are you doing posing tor for my picture said mr aoudad who Is going to take itt it asked his big cousins 1 I say bay anyone was going to take my picture answered mr aoudad 1 I said I 1 was posing tor for it that means I 1 am getting in fine positions so that should I 1 ever want posing for my picture to have my picture taken I 1 would know just he how to stand so I 1 would ool look my best 1 I would never have a photographer say to me now hold your head a little to one side please and smile just a trifle no I 1 would know how to at stand and tor for a photograph im not so sure that it Is something aneed I 1 need to do but it makes it very plea SaLt t to practice this youre almost as vain as the peacocks said his cousins ali ah I 1 admire peacocks they say they admire themselves and that to me Is very wise and very sensible after all one can have a very pleasant time it if one thinks very well of 0 ones n es self that is quite true the cousins thought it was a very unusual speech for any creature to make but they were so amused at mr aoudad that they liked hearing him talk ali ah continued mr aoudad we have big curved horns and shaggy hair and not only are we fine looking but we are wild and strong we dont look where were going because we wa go just where we want to go stra straight I 1 ahead when we get started it if anything Is in our way we just bump into it and dont pay it the attention of stepping aside ali ah yes we have good reason to be proud fine and strong and unusual are we wel I 1 |