Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag Volume 1 Story 12 - My May-Day Among Curious Birds and Beasts

In which a gentle wanderer, seeking to celebrate May-day in a mild and flowery English spring, visits the London Zoological Gardens and observes a fascinating array of creatures, from the dignified lions to the playful monkeys and the mysterious snakes. Amidst the lively scenes and curious behaviours, she reflects with tender sympathy on the lives and moods of these exotic inhabitants, thus finding a charming communion with the wild and the tame alike.