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94 the wolf's fangs; then bring the bent "5" hand in front of Ihe face, drawing it outward from the nose to indicate that shape of the wolf's nose. Fox. — Grasp the end of the nose with the "P" hand and work the rest of the fingers. Squirrel. — Bend the fingers of the "V" hands and place them up before the mouth, so the fingers of one hand point toward those of the other; throw the ends of the opposite fin- gers together several times. XVII, 333. Rabbit. — Cross the "H" hands so the right rests upon the left; the right points toward the left and the left toward the right; work the fingers forward and back, each in the same direction. XVII, 334*. Deer. — Make "horns" of the "5" hands, one on either side of the head, and then extend the hands outward to indicate the size of the horns. XVII, 335. Bear. — Cross the arms so the right hand will be near the left elbow and the left hand near the right elbow, as in hug- ging; draw the arms apart so the fingers of the hands will scratch along the arms as they come apart. XVII, 336. " Monkey. — Strike the hands against the front of the body, near the side, so the ends of the fingers scratch upward, turn- ing them inward as the hands rise against the body; repeat the scratching motion and at the same time put the end of the tongue between the lower front teeth and the lip, pushing it outward to indicate the shape of the monkey's chin. XVIT, 337. Snake. — Holding the right "V" hand down at the side, fingers pointing forward, extend the hand along in a zigzag way to indicate the motion of the snake crawling. Or, indi- cate the same motion with the right "3" hand, with the thumb pointing up. Or, (2) With the right elbow resting in palm of left hand, make a coil sign with the right "G" hand forward. Frog. — Place the right "V" hand against the throat; then Avith the "V" hands held one beyond the other and both pointing toward the left, bend and unbend the two fingers of each hand, representing the motion of a frog's legs in swim- ming. Butterfly. — Lock the thumbs with the hands crossed, backs down, (the hands being on opposite sides) ; or, place together