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Title: Eric's Book of Beasts

Author: David Starr Jordan

Illustrator: Shimada Sekko

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Transcriber's Note:

Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

Aux Animaux

In Holland, at the Hague, you know,

Well-regulated people go

To the Hotel Ozanimo.

(The spelling I've carnegified;

I often do this on the side).

Here all Creation lives in peace,

And therefore Wonders never Cease!

ERIC'S

BOOK OF BEASTS

DONE IN WATER-COLORS

AND ACCOMPANIED WITH APPROPRIATE

JINGLES BY

DAVID STARR JORDAN

INTERPRETED IN BLACK AND

WHITE BY

SHIMADA SEKKO

PAUL ELDER AND COMPANY

PUBLISHERS·SAN FRANCISCO

Copyright, 1912

By Paul Elder & Company

Prefatory Note

hese cartoons were made one by one in moments of leisure to please a small boy. They are now reprinted in the hope of pleasing other small boys and girls. They were originally in color, but for the present purpose they have been made over in black and white by a Japanese artist, who has given them life by occasional quaint touches of his own.

David Starr Jordan

Stanford University, California

January 19, 1912

L'Envoi

write and paint in doggerel

Though all the Muses shriek and yell!

I go serenely on my way

Not caring what such folks may say!

Contents

Page

Aux Animaux

Frontispiece

Prefatory Note

iii

L'Envoi

v

Eric's Planet

2

The Caravan

4

Jack the Rabbit

6

An Elephant

8

The 'Potamus

10

My Crocodile

12

The Giraffe

14

A Goat

16

The 'Possum

18

Old Sea Catch

20

Quail

22

The Ptarmigan

24

The Pelican

26

The Man

28

The Fish

30

The Lion

32

Horned Toad

34

A Hospitable Reptile

36

A Social Lobster

38

Cats and Kings

40

Little Children

42

Six Kings

44

An Aspiring Monkey

46

Old Time Folks

48

The Wunx

50

Totem Poles

52

Organ and Organ Man

54

In Moonlight

56

Hunter and Deer

58

The Gazelle

60

A Bulldog by the River

62

The Squidgecumsquees

64

Road to Mandalay

66

Mitgard Serpent

68

Saint Georgeing the Dragon

70

Flotsam and Jetsam

72

The Atoll

74

Storm Wind

76

Eric in the Dark

78

Mars' Stars and Pa's

80

The Porcupine

82

The Purple Cow

84

I and Gnu

86

Bobo

88

The Lone Salmon

90

Bean Soup

92

A Lost Shadow

94

The Gazibou

96

In Junglest Africa

98

Eric Fishing

100

Eric's Bulldog

102

The Steering Gear

104

Brother Knight

106

My Daddy's Family

108

Christmas Past

110

The Last Act

112

Inca

Tail-piece

ERIC'S BOOK OF BEASTS

ric's Planet

Eric said to Jupiter:

"Here I am. Good

morning, Sir,

What are your small

planets worth?

Give me one. I'll

take the Earth."

he Caravan

Van! Van! Caravan!

Who is the camel and

which is the man?

ack the Rabbit

Jack the Rabbit

Has the habit

When you look him

in the face

He is in some other

place.

n Elephant

I never saw an Elephant

But that's no symptom

that I sha'n't.

he 'Potamus

My little 'Potamus and I

Walk hand in hand when

roads are dry,

But when the clouds

begin to rain,

I creep into his mouth

again.

y Crocodile

My Crocodile is good to me—

He is as nice as he can be;

But when I go out for a ride,

I'd rather not come back

inside.

he Giraffe

If the Giraffe were not so tall

He'd be an Awful Cannibal,

But just before he goes to bed

He sits awhile upon his head.

Goat

This little beast is called

a Goat,

He isn't anything of note,

But give him a tomato can

And he's a match for any

Man.

he 'Possum

The 'Possum sees the

little boy;

It does not seem to

give him joy.

ld Sea Catch

Old Sea Catch comes out

on the shore

To Roar,

And then he thinks it's

time once more

To Roar,

And then he thinks he'll

have to roar

Some more!

uail

I would not like to be a

Quail,

And have Salt sprinkled

on my Tail.

he Ptarmigan

The Ptarmigan lives in

the Snow;

Can Eric see him? I

don't know.

he Pelican

If I were born a Pelican,

I'd try my best to be a Man!

he Man

If I were born a Man, I'd wish

I might associate with Fish.

he Fish

If I were born a fish—

but then,

No use to wish: Men

must be Men.

he Lion

The Lion looks like Santa

Claus,

I think that this should

give him paws.

When he on Lionizing's

bent,

He always looks benevolent.

orned Toad

Phryne is the beast, his name,

Eric loves him just the same;

On his back, see, if you please,

Eric's name in Japanese.

Hospitable Reptile

This Reptile is a hardened

sinner;

But when a friend drops in

for dinner,

He greets him with an

open smile,

And makes him merry

quite a while.

O let us, like this Reptile,

be

Renowned for Hospitality!

Social Lobster

The Lobster's home is in

the Sea;

It is as humble as may be.

But he has wandered far

afield,

And now his presence is

revealed

Within our best Society.

This Lesson to us all is

sent

To lend us due Encouragement.

ats and Kings

A Cat may look at any King,

If he cares for that sort of

thing;

And, if he likes the likes of

that,

Most any King can see a Cat.

ittle Children

Little children at their play,

Happy, scrappy all the day.

ix Kings

There were six Kings of

Yvetôt;

They stood up there all in

a row,

And every time they looked

around

They cast their eyes upon

the ground.

I do not like to look at

Kings—

They do such very awful

things;

For actions such as this

must tend

To make one's hair stand

up on end!

n Aspiring Monkey

Once a Monkey in Japan

Vowed his destiny was Man;

So he climbed up in a tree,

Then I saw him wink at me.

ld Time Folks

These twain our ancestors

must be, (Arboreal, undoubtedly)

But this is true; it seems

to me,

If Adam looked like this

and Eve, (With no intention to

deceive)

Thus in Creation's Rosy

Dawn,

I'm glad that I came later

on.

he Wunx

In their dugout lives the Wunx

With his jolly family;

Tasting happiness in chunks,

Just the same as you and me:

Not much use the world to

roam—

Happiness is found at home.

(After J. W. R.)

otem Poles

O, my Prophetic Soul!

I see a Totem Pole—

The only Ancient Screed

That Hempl cannot read!

rgan and Organ Man

The children sing in far Japan;

The children sing in Spain;

The organ and the organ man

Are singing in the rain!

R. L. S.

n Moonlight

The squally Cat and squeaky

Mouse;

The howly Dog, by the door

of the house;

The Bat that hangs to his bed

till noon,

They all come out by the light

of the moon.

R. L. S.

unter and Deer

"The Hunter still the Deer

pursues,

The Hunter and the Deer

a shade."

he Gazelle

I never loved a fond Gazelle

But it would jump and snort

and yell.

Bulldog by the River

A Bulldog by the river's brim,

A sinful Bulldog was to him.

quidgecumsquees

The Cats catch Mice and the

Goblins chase the Elves,

But the Squidgecumsquees

they swallow themselves.

(After J. W. R.)

oad to Mandalay

On the Road to Mandalay

Where the Flying Fishes play

And the Dawn come up like

thunder

Out of China, 'cross the Bay.

R. K.

itgard Serpent

It was the Mitgard Serpient,

He grabbed the Earth and

away he went; (The Mitgard Serpent was a

Cat

With a dozen legs, or about

like that).

He swallowed his tail with

all his might,

Then spit on his claws and

held on tight;

And so the world went round

all right.

And 'twas sometimes day and

sometimes night,

And 'twas always dark when

it wasn't light.

aint Georgeing the Dragon

There once was a brave

Knight of Pendragon,

Who tried to Saint George

an old Dragon;

But the Dragon had Claws

At the ends of his Paws, (With no adequate Pauses

At the ends of his Clauses).

At last when the scrimmage

was done,

The Dragon had most of

the Fun!

lotsam and Jetsam

There once was a person

in Spatsum

Who et some and gave to

his cat some;

But just what he et

That I cannot tell yet,

But 'twas probably

Flotsam and Jetsam.

he Atoll

I know a magic circle in the

Sea

Etched on the blue with pale

gray coral sand.

A mountain sank there once,

amid the spray,

Its widening eddies stiffened

into land

With lazy surges flapping

on the strand!

torm Wind

One day the Storm Wind

came to town

And the Barometer went

down.

And all the dogs and cats

had wings—

And so had all the other

things.

ric in the Dark

Little Eric in the dark

Saw a Boojum and a Snark

With a bunch of Gobelins;

Also many other things.

Such, a small boy sees in

dreams

When by night he ups and

screams.

ars' Stars and Pa's

The Sun is down,

The lazy Hound;

The Moon is up,

The little Pup.

I see the Stars;

One of 'em's Mars,

I think the others

Must be Pa's.

The Stars shine bright,

I'm sure it's night;

Then go to bed,

You sleepy-head!

he Porcupine

The Porcupine's awake at

Dawn

To see how Eric's coming on.

he Purple Cow

"I never saw a Purple Cow!"

How can I paint one? This

is How!

and Gnu

When we have nothing else

to do

We ride together, I and Gnu;

And if I'm feeling extra smart,

I take him spinning in my

cart!

obo!

Comes the Bobo from his lair,

Cats and squirrels in his hair.

Eric's not a bit afraid;

He knows how such beasts

are made.

he Lone Salmon

Little Eric caught a Salmon

Wandering through the field!

Mother said: "It is alarmon'

What our waters yield."

ean Soup

Bean soup is bad!

It makes me mad

When mother gives such

stuff to me.

But when I pour

It on the floor

I'm just as happy as I can be.

When Mother spanks

I give her thanks,

Because I know 'tis good

for me.

A happy Boy

Am I. O Joy!

What time my Daddy

paints for me!

Lost Shadow

Eric and his little Shadow

Went out walking in the

Meadow.

Little Shadow got away—

Haven't seen him since

that day.

he Gazibou

Here we go, O Gazibou!

Eric's not afraid of you;

You may scratch and

reach and cough

But you cannot throw

him off!

n Junglest Africa[A]

When politicians bungle

'Tis quiet in the Jungle—

For all the Beasts are tired

Because a Man is fired.

And may the parrot teach us

This lesson of the hour—

That going out of Office

Is going into Power.

ric Fishing

Little Eric went a-fishing

With his rod and line and

hook,

And his wishing cap for

wishing

Half the minnows in the

brook.

This is what he caught by

wishing:

Trout and flying-fish and

whale.

This is what he caught by

fishing:

One small tadpole by the

tail!

ric's Bulldog

Bulldog is a fearsome thing—

Eric leads him with a string.

he Steering Gear

Brother Knight pounds away

with his hammer so gay,

While Daddy does stunts

with his pen;

And mother sits clear at the

steering gear

And bosses all three of us

men.

rother Knight

Brother Knight is fond of curls;

Half his ancestors were girls!

So your daddy says; but, then,

Half of mine were gentlemen.

Thus we understand each other

As a sister does a brother.

'Tis a combination fine—

Will you be my Valentine?

y Daddy's Family

Brother Knight, he is all right,

With Harold, Edith and the

rest;

But of all my Daddy's family

I like myself the best.

hristmas Past

Content am I but just to

sign the checks;

Nor wot what mystery is

brewing next!

he Last Act

Eric's grown up with the

men;

He won't need these things

again.

Sweep them out! He'll find

his Joy

With some other sort of Toy!

Little Incas have long ears,

May they sleep a thousand years!

AND SO HERE ENDETH "ERIC'S BOOK OF BEASTS" WHICH DAVID STARR JORDAN DID WITH HIS PEN AND PAINT BOX, BUT THE PICTURES WERE TOO BEE-YOUTIFUL AND 'SPENSIVE; SO HE GOT HIS FRIEND, SHIMADA SEKKO, TO TRANSLATE THEM INTO CALM BLACK AND WHITE. PAUL ELDER AND COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO HAVE MADE THEM INTO A BOOK, WITH GREAT GLEE. AT THEIR TOMOYE PRESS JOHN SWART DESIGNED THE TYPE FACE, AND JEAN OLIVER HELPED WITH THE DECORATIONS—AND IT WAS ALL FINISHED AND SENT OUT INTO THE WORLD FOR GOOD BOYS AND GIRLS IN THE MERRY MONTH OF MAY, 1912

FOOTNOTE

[A] The cartoon is suggested by one in the "Indianapolis News," 1910.

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ERIC'S BOOK OF BEASTS

Prefatory Note

Contents

ERIC'S BOOK OF BEASTS

FOOTNOTE

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