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My dear children, I am indeed glad that the Lord has put it into my heart to speak to you. I need not tell you that I love you, for you all are my personal friends, and it is only natural that one should love his friends.

I presume you boys and girls love pets, and they are generally selected from the animals, birds, and insects, so I thought I would have some of the lower creatures preach to you for me on this occasion. If you will read your Bible regularly, you will find that it contains all sorts of true stories, and tells of all kinds of animals, birds insects and reptiles. All kinds of people both good and bad, with all kinds of blessings for the good and all kinds of curses for the bad. It will tell you about the pretty flowers and delicious fruits, about the earth, its fields and forests, its