diff --git a/datascience/tables.py b/datascience/tables.py
index 3a2486142..2921deaf6 100644
--- a/datascience/tables.py
+++ b/datascience/tables.py
@@ -22,6 +22,91 @@
 import datascience.util as _util
 
 
+
+class _Taker:
+    def __init__(self, table):
+        self._table = table
+
+    def __call__(self, row_numbers_or_slice):
+        """Return a Table of a sequence of rows taken by number.
+
+        Args:
+            ``row_numbers_or_slice`` (slice or integer or list of integers):
+            The list of row numbers or a slice to be selected.
+
+        Returns:
+            A ``Table`` containing only the selected rows.
+
+        >>> grade = ['A+', 'A', 'A-', 'B+', 'B', 'B-']
+        >>> gpa = [4, 4, 3.7, 3.3, 3, 2.7]
+        >>> t = Table([grade, gpa], ['letter grade', 'gpa'])
+
+        >>> t
+        letter grade | gpa
+        A+           | 4
+        A            | 4
+        A-           | 3.7
+        B+           | 3.3
+        B            | 3
+        B-           | 2.7
+        >>> t.take(0)
+        letter grade | gpa
+        A+           | 4
+        >>> t.take(5)
+        letter grade | gpa
+        B-           | 2.7
+        >>> t.take(-1)
+        letter grade | gpa
+        B-           | 2.7
+        >>> t.take([2, 1, 0])
+        letter grade | gpa
+        A-           | 3.7
+        A            | 4
+        A+           | 4
+        >>> print(t.take([1, 5]))
+        letter grade | gpa
+        A            | 4
+        B-           | 2.7
+        >>> t.take(range(3))
+        letter grade | gpa
+        A+           | 4
+        A            | 4
+        A-           | 3.7
+
+        Note that ``take`` also supports NumPy-like indexing and slicing:
+
+        >>> t.take[:3]
+        letter grade | gpa
+        A+           | 4
+        A            | 4
+        A-           | 3.7
+
+        >>> t.take[2, 1, 0]
+        letter grade | gpa
+        A-           | 3.7
+        A            | 4
+        A+           | 4
+
+        """
+        return self[row_numbers_or_slice]
+
+    def __getitem__(self, i):
+        if isinstance(i, collections.Iterable):
+            columns = [np.take(column, i, axis=0)
+                       for column in self._table._columns.values()]
+            return self._table._with_columns(columns)
+        elif isinstance(i, slice):
+            columns = [column[i] for column in self._table._columns.values()]
+            return self._table._with_columns(columns)
+        else:
+            rows = self._table.rows[i]
+            cols = self._table._columns.keys()
+            if not isinstance(rows, list):
+                rows = [rows]
+
+            return Table.from_rows(rows, cols)
+
+
 class Table(collections.abc.MutableMapping):
     """A sequence of labeled columns."""
 
@@ -82,6 +167,12 @@ def __init__(self, columns=None, labels=None,
         for column, label in zip(columns, labels):
             self[label] = column
 
+        self.take = _Taker(self)
+
+    # This, along with a snippet below, is necessary for Sphinx to
+    # correctly load the `take` docstring
+    take = _Taker(None)
+
     @classmethod
     def empty(cls, column_labels=None):
         """Create an empty table. Column labels are optional
@@ -506,55 +597,6 @@ def drop(self, column_label_or_labels):
         """Return a Table with only columns other than selected label or labels."""
         exclude = _as_labels(column_label_or_labels)
         return self.select([c for c in self.column_labels if c not in exclude])
-
-    def take(self, row_numbers):
-        """Return a Table of a sequence of rows taken by number.
-
-        Args:
-            ``row_numbers`` (integer or list of integers): The list of row numbers to
-            be selected.
-
-        Returns:
-            A ``Table`` containing only the selected rows.
-
-        >>> grade = ['A+', 'A', 'A-', 'B+', 'B', 'B-']
-        >>> gpa = [4, 4, 3.7, 3.3, 3, 2.7]
-        >>> t = Table([grade, gpa], ['letter grade', 'gpa'])
-        >>> t
-        letter grade | gpa
-        A+           | 4
-        A            | 4
-        A-           | 3.7
-        B+           | 3.3
-        B            | 3
-        B-           | 2.7
-        >>> t.take(0)
-        letter grade | gpa
-        A+           | 4
-        >>> t.take(5)
-        letter grade | gpa
-        B-           | 2.7
-        >>> t.take(-1)
-        letter grade | gpa
-        B-           | 2.7
-        >>> t.take([2,1,0])
-        letter grade | gpa
-        A-           | 3.7
-        A            | 4
-        A+           | 4
-        >>> t.take([1,5])
-        letter grade | gpa
-        A            | 4
-        B-           | 2.7
-        >>> t.take(range(3))
-        letter grade | gpa
-        A+           | 4
-        A            | 4
-        A-           | 3.7
-        """
-        columns = [np.take(column, row_numbers, axis=0) for column in self.columns]
-        return self._with_columns(columns)
-
     def where(self, column_or_label, value=None):
         """Return a Table of rows for which the column is value or a non-zero value."""
         column = self._get_column(column_or_label)
@@ -1601,6 +1643,10 @@ def __repr__(self):
             return '{0}({1})'.format(type(self).__name__, repr(self._table))
 
 
+# For Sphinx: grab the docstring from `Taker.__call__`
+Table.take.__doc__ = _Taker.__call__.__doc__
+
+
 class Q:
     """Query manager for Tables."""
     array = None
diff --git a/tests/test_tables.py b/tests/test_tables.py
index 650bfb617..c94385992 100644
--- a/tests/test_tables.py
+++ b/tests/test_tables.py
@@ -118,6 +118,32 @@ def test_take(t):
     """)
 
 
+def test_take_slice(t):
+    test = t.take[1:3]
+    assert_equal(test, """
+    letter | count | points
+    b      | 3     | 2
+    c      | 3     | 2
+    """)
+
+
+def test_take_slice_single(t):
+    test = t.take[1]
+    assert_equal(test, """
+    letter | count | points
+    b      | 3     | 2
+    """)
+
+
+def test_take_iterable(t):
+    test = t.take[0, 2]
+    assert_equal(test, """
+    letter | count | points
+    a      | 9     | 1
+    c      | 3     | 2
+    """)
+
+
 def test_stats(t):
     test = t.stats()
     assert_equal(test, """