Minnie's Pet Lamb

Minnie's Pet Lamb

TO MY YOUNG FRIEND, HENRY FOWLE DURANT, JR. These Little Volumes ARE AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, IN THE EARNEST HOPE THAT THEY MAY INCREASE IN HIM THAT LOVE OF NATURE AND OF RURAL LIFE WHICH HAS EVER EXERTED SO SALUTARY AN INFLUENCE IN THE FORMATION OF THE CHARACTERS OF THE WISE AND GOOD. This had all the peculiarities of the South Down, to which breed of sheep it belonged.[10] It had full, bright, black eyes, a small head, and a brownish-gray face and legs. Its back was straight and wide, and covered with fine, short wool, which protected it from the cold. When Mr. Lee first brought the lamb home, it cried, or bleated, continually. It was placed in a pen close by the stall where Star, the Shetland pony, was kept, and, the next day after it came, managed to get over the[11] light railing which separated them, and creep up close to the animal. I dont know what Star thought of the little creature; but I suppose he was pleased to have a companion, for when the hostler went to feed him, he found them on very social terms. After this, the lambs affection for Star grew so strong that it soon forgot all about its mother and its old friends, and gave its whole[12] heart to the new one. The pony returned the love, and was as kind to his little companion as he could possibly be. He never seemed better pleased than when the lamb was standing quietly by his side, eating the hay or turnips with which it was fed, or when, its hunger being appeased, it lay down close under his nose, and chewed its cud by the hour together. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 26619
Author: Leslie, Madeline
Release Date: Sep 14, 2008
Format: eBook
Language: English