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A TALE OF TAILLESS CATS. 153
therefore liis judg-iiient might not be worth much. Fred had been greatly
impressed with his discovery that tlie babies of Japan do not cry, and ho
suggested tliat the American babies would do well to follow tlie example of
the barbarian children. Then, too, he was much pleased with the respect
the children showed for their parents, and he thought the parents were
very fond of their children, if he were to judge by the great number of
games that were provided for the amusement of the little folks. He de-
scribed what he had seen in the temple at Asakusa, and in other parts of
Tokio, and enclosed a picture of a Japanese father seated with his children,
the one in his arms, and the other clinging to his knee, and forming an in-
teresting scene.
FATHER AND CHILDREN.
Frank had made a discovery about the cats of Japan, and carefully
recorded it in his letter as follows :
" There are the funniest cats in this country that you ever saw. They
have the shortest kind of tails, and a good many of them haven't any tails
at all any more than a rabbit. You know we expect every kitten in
America to play with her tail, and what can she do when slie has no tail
to play with ? I think that must be the reason why the Japanese eats are