A Singular Foster-mother
On an estate in Scotland a terrier had a litter of whelps, which were
immediately taken from her and drowned. The unfortunate mother was quite
disconsolate, until, a few weeks after, she perceived a brood of
ducklings, which she immediately seized and carried to her lair, where she
retained them, following them out and in with the greatest care, and
nursing them after her own fashion, with the most affectionate anxiety.
When the ducklings, following their natural instinct, went into the water,
them. What adds to the singularity of this circumstance is, that the same
her present family. When the young cocks began to try their voices, their
of the ducklings--and never failed to repress their attempts at crowing.