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Brute Neighbors (Walden) (Animals (Thoreau mentions a mouse with its nest…
Brute Neighbors (Walden)
Wonders
Hermit and Poet discuss the wonders of the world such as the sounds from the horn of a farmer. Poet watches the clouds and asks Hermit to go fishing with him which they go do after Poet collects worms.
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Animals
Thoreau mentions a mouse with its nest under his house, he feeds it cheese and watches it clean itself and walk away.
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Out of instinct the chicks would freeze up when they saw Thoreau so he would pick them up and they would remain frozen.
Thoreau realizes that many animals live hidden in the woods and only hunters can guess where they are.
Thoreau spotted a raccoon, an otter, and even a wood-cock who tried to distract him to save her chicks.
The ant battle
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The ants were having a one on one battle over wood chips, this battle is very violent as there is the tearing of feelers and brutality.
Thoreau believes that the battle between the ants is better than American battle ever fought and unlike the colonists Thoreau believed the ants fought with a principle.
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Cats
Thoreau noticed a house cat in the woods and noted that it fit into the woods despite being a domestic animal.
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Thoreau visited a farm that had a "winged cat" meaning that the cat had large pieces of fur during the winter that was shed during the spring. The owners of the cat told him that it would make a good pet for a poet.
Loons
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Thoreau liked to watch the loons from his boat and tried to get close to them but they would escape and dive in the water.
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Once it started raining and Thoreau believed that the "god" of the loons was angry at him so he left them alone.
Ducks
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Thoreau doesn't understand what ind of safety the pond provides for the ducks but concludes that it must be because they love the pond.