Salten writes as one closer to the creatures of the wilds than any other writer today. In this volume of animal stories, he shows himself equally sympathetic and understanding of dogs and cats, of tame rabbits, even of the ant that laboriously crosses his desk. Brief sketches, with a ring of truth -- and some of full short story length. He has a faculty for seeing inside the minds and feelings of all animals which makes his stories a sure passport to all who share his love for animals, wild and tame.