Whatever may be thought of the somewhat aristocratic pretensions of the lion, as the dog, after all, has the reputation of being the most intelligent of the inferior animals, I will allow this interesting family the precedence in these stories, and introduce them first to the reader. For the same reason, too-because they exhibit such wonderful marks of intelligence, approaching, sometimes, almost to the boundary of human reason-I shall occupy much more time in relating stories about them than about any other animal. Let me see. Where shall I begin?