The Story of a Lamb on Wheels by Laura Lee Hope
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page 54 of 71 (76%)
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"Oh, look!" cried a big boy. "There's a little white poodle dog over in
the weeds!" and he pointed to the Lamb, whose white coat was easily seen amid the green leaves. "Oh, we can have some fun with it!" said the little boy. "Let's call it." So they whistled and called to the white object they thought was a dog, but the Lamb did not move. Of course she couldn't, while the boys were looking at her. "That's funny!" said the big boy. "What do you think is the matter with that dog? It doesn't come to us." "Let's go up and see," said the smaller lad. Together they tramped through the weeds until they were close to the toy. Then the big boy cried out: "Why, it isn't a dog at all! It's a Lamb on Wheels!" "So it is!" said the little boy. "But I know how we can have some fun with it, just the same!" "How?" asked the big boy. "We can play Noah's Ark over in the brook," explained the small boy. "There are some boards over there. I was making a raft of them the other day. We can make another raft now, and we can get on and sail down the brook. And we can take the Lamb on board with us and make believe we're |
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