In these selections, an animal plays an important role in the action or plot of the story. The animals in these stories are real or are stand-ins for humans.Contents:Sredni Vashtar by Saki (H. H. Munro)Kholstomer, The Story of a Horse by Leo TolstoyA Dark-Brown Dog by Stephen CraneKashtanka by Anton ChekhovThe Cat That Walked By Himself by Rudyard KiplingThe Black Cat by Edgar Allan PoeThe Fly by Katherine MansfieldThe Boar-Pig by Saki (H. H. Munro)The Tiger Guest by Pu SonglbyingJackals and Arabs by Franz Kafka