“ Every animal is grateful for kindness and petting, and they wouldn’t think of hurting a person that pets them. ”
Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884). copy citation
| Author | Mark Twain |
|---|---|
| Source | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
| Topic | kindness hurting |
| Date | 1884 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/76/76-h/76-h.htm |
Context
“Why, if dey was a rattlesnake to come in heah I’d take en bust right out thoo dat log wall, I would, wid my head. ” “ Why, Jim, you wouldn’t be afraid of it after a little. You could tame it. ” “ Tame it! ” “ Yes—easy enough. Every animal is grateful for kindness and petting, and they wouldn’t think of hurting a person that pets them. Any book will tell you that. You try—that’s all I ask; just try for two or three days. Why, you can get him so, in a little while, that he’ll love you; and sleep with you; and won’t stay away from you a minute; and will let you wrap him round your neck and put his head in your mouth. ””
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