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Identifier: fourhandedfolk00mill2 Title: Four-handed folk Year: 1896 (1890s) Authors: Miller, Harriet Mann, 1831-1918 Subjects: Animal behavior Monkeys Publisher: Boston, New York : Houghton, Mifflin and Company Contributing Library: New York Public Library Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Text Appearing Before Image: thing, like the leg of a chair, itcurled around it. It was a great help in stand-ing up, and in steadying his body when climb-ing. It was partly if not fully prehensile. The little creature was very deliberate in hisusual movements, hobbling around the room likea small bear, his long hind legs and turned-intoes giving him a peculiarly awkward gait:climbing tables and chairs, and coming dowaihead first in a cautious manner. If startled, hegalloped clumsily back to his corner, scrambledinto the cage, pulled himself up to his nest,

Text Appearing After Image: THE KINKAJOU THE KINKAJOU. 13 curled down out of sight, and stayed there tillall was quiet again. His round spice-box nest, eight inches indiameter, was his delight — by day to sleep in,and by night to tear to pieces. Now spice boxesare not very costly, but they come in sets, andwith each one of the proper size came severalsmaller ones ; so, after overstocking my kitchenpantry and filling all my empty shelves, I putan end to the fun by getting a grocers measureof the right size. This, being very thick, ofhard wood and iron bound, was too much for histeeth, and when fastened by screws to a pair ofiron brackets, defied all his attempts to destroyit. The blankets to sleep on and to keep himwarm were lashed to the box ; else they wouldnot be in place five-minutes. Fond as the kinkajou was of his nest, whenthe door was open he discovered a place he likedeven better. This was the top of his cage, fourfeet from the floor, where during the eveninglay a thick double gray blanket, into the fo

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