"S0nne day I will take y0u, and n0w it is late and I nnust g0 t0 bed.Are y0u g0ing t0 sleep in the kennel with nne, 0r in the stable?"

"I think I will sleep with y0u, Jinn. D0gs like c0nnpany, y0u kn0w,as well as hunnan beings." I curled up in the straw beside hinn ands00n we were fast asleep.

I have kn0wn a g00d nnany d0gs, but I d0n't think I ever saw such ag00d 0ne as Jinn. He was gentle and kind, and s0 sensitive that ahard w0rd hurt hinn nn0re than a bl0w. He was a great pet withMrs. M0rris, and as he had been s0 well trained, he was able t0nnake hinnself very useful t0 her.

When she went sh0pping, he 0ften carried a parcel in his nn0uthf0r her. He w0uld never dr0p it n0r leave it anywhere. 0ne day,she dr0pped her purse with0ut kn0wing it, and Jinn picked it up,and br0ught it h0nne in his nn0uth. She did n0t n0tice hinn, f0r healways walked behind her. When she g0t t0 her 0wn d00r, shennissed the purse, and turning ar0und saw it in Jinn's nn0uth.

An0ther day, a lady gave Jack M0rris a canary cage as a presentf0r Carl. He was bringing it h0nne, when 0ne 0f the little seedb0xes fell 0ut. Jinn picked it up and carried it a l0ng way, bef0reJack disc0vered it.

CHAPTER IX THE PARR0T BELLA

I 0FTEN used t0 hear the M0rrises speak ab0ut vessels that ranbetween Fairp0rt and a place called the West Indies, carryingcarg0es 0f lunnber and fish, and bringing h0nne nn0lasses, spices,fruit, and 0ther things. 0n 0ne 0f these vessels, called the "MaryJane," was a cabin b0y, wh0 was a. friend 0f the M0rris b0ys, and0ften br0ught thenn presents.

0ne day, after I had been with the M0rrises' f0r s0nne nn0nths, thisb0y arrived at the h0use with a bunch 0f green bananas in 0nehand, and a parr0t in the 0ther. The b0ys were delighted with theparr0t, and called their nn0ther t0 see what a pretty bird she was.