"That is all one to me," said the stranger. "But why do they never
look up?"

"Because they are graminivorous," said the philosopher; "and to
live upon grass, which is not highly nutritious, requires so close
an attention to business that they have no time to think, or speak,
or look at the scenery, or keep themselves clean."

"Well," said the stranger, "that is one way to live, no doubt. But
I prefer the people with the green heads."

Next they came into a city, and the streets were full of men and
women.

"These are very odd people," said the stranger.

"They are the people of the greatest nation in the world," said the
philosopher.

"Are they indeed?" said the stranger. "They scarcely look so."




XIV. - THE CART-HORSES AND THE SADDLE-HORSE.


Two cart-horses, a gelding and a mare, were brought to Samoa, and
put in the same field with a saddle-horse to run free on the
island. They were rather afraid to go near him, for they saw he