NELL AND NED
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toes; Dad spurred and leathered him with a strap, looking straight ahead. The man hung on. "Come 'long," Dad
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said. The pup barked. "Come 'long with yer!" Dad said. The young fellow fell off the log again. Ned's tail cracked. Dad hit him between the ears. The tail cracked again. A piece of it came off; then Ned stumbled and went on his head. "What the devil
!" Dad said, looking round. But only the young fellow was laughing.Nell was different from Ned. She was a bay, with yellow flanks and a lump under her belly; a bright eye, lop ears, and heavy, hairy legs. She was a very wise mare. It was