The Voyage of the Rattletrap by Hayden Carruth
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to go back after her."
"Perhaps we can get around her," said Jack. "We'll try." We left Ollie to hold the horses, and I went out around among the sunflowers, while Jack stood behind the wagon with his hat half full of oats. I got beyond her at last, and drove her slowly toward the wagon. She snorted and stamped the ground angrily with her forward feet; but at last she ventured to taste of the oats, and finding more in the feed-box on the rear of the wagon, she began eating them and forgot her fright. "I guess we'd better not tie her, but let her follow," said Jack. "As soon as we have gone a little ways she'll come to think the wagon is home, and stick to it." "Yes," I said. "I think she is really as great a tramp as Snoozer, and just the pony for us." "Are we all tramps?" asked Ollie. "Well," said Jack, "I'm afraid Grandpa Oldberry thinks we don't lack much of it. He says varmints will catch us." "Do you think they will?" went on Ollie, just a little bit anxiously. "Oh, I guess not," said Jack. "You see, we've got four guns. Then there's Snoozer." "But will they try to catch us?" |
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