2. After that they went over a stile into a field where many sheep were
feeding. The sheep began to move away when they saw the boy and girl
coming.

3. Then said Harry: 'Let us try mother's plan of keeping quite still and
letting them see that we don't want to hurt them.'

4. So they sat down under a hedge and looked at the sheep for a long
time, and soon one and another began to come near, eating away at the
grass.

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5. 'I like that sound of tearing off the grass, don't you?' said Dora.

'Do you see they swallow it all at once?' said Harry. 'What would
mother say to us if we ate without chewing?'

6. 'There is some chewing going on, though. Look over there!' and she
showed him some sheep that were lying down in the grass.

7. 'Oh, now I know! Don't you remember, Dora, father told us once what
the cow does. It was that day we had tea at the farm.'

8. 'No, I don't remember. We saw the cows milked, and I had some new
milk in a glass. I don't think father told me!'

9. 'Yes, he did. You must have forgotten. He said that the cow sent her
food down into a big bag inside, and then it went into a smaller bag,