Page 119 - Jack's victory and other stories about dogs

the house and eat up a IoikI barking, placing

himself Id a situation wKere lie was both secure
against the stories and coukl not be seized by the

people of the house when they opened the door.

After a considerable time he one morning saw

a hoy come to the hot;sc, lay Hold of the knocker,

and strike it against the door, and he observed
that upon this process the door was opened.

After the boy had been let in, the dog crept

along the side of the house to the door and took

his station upon the spot where the boy had stood

when lie knocked, and where no one who stood
close to the doer could be seen from within.

Here he leaped several times at the knocker, till

at last he raised it and made it strike the door.

A person from within immediately called, '* "Who
is there?” but receiving no answer, opened the

doorj upon which the dog ran in with tokens of

great delight and soon found his way to his friend.

Often after this he availed himself of the for­
tunate discovery which he had made, and Ins in­

genuity was so much admired that it procured him

thenceforward freeaece&s to his friend's habitation.