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
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
