Edith Francis Foster

“ The was shut, but he squeezed through a gap in the , and tore Dollabella's on a . Mary squeezed through the gap, too, and her caught on the , and tore a great big three-cornered . The ran across a field and jumped over a into the and Mary ran after him, laughing. 55 Dollabella's fell off her , and so did Mary's . The of the caught her and tangled them and almost pulled the from the lamb's back. At last they came out into a field and saw Farmer Clover at work with his . "Hello!" said he. "Who's running away—you or your lamb?" "Oh, we aren't running away," said , all out of breath. ”

“ It wasn't deep enough to be over his , but he waded the wrong way and scrambled out on a little in the 49 middle of the . They couldn't coax him to wade ashore;—he didn't like water, and would only shake his and say "Ba-a-a! No-o-o!" "We must build a for him" said . "No," said "we will get the boat. ”

“ She laughed at the poor little with the big bare spots in his pretty white . "If you are in such a hurry for and ," she said, "we will begin them 43at once. First, you must learn to spin." So she brought out the big and some tiny soft of wool and showed her how to spin the rolls into . Mary liked to walk backward and forward, and twirl the great with a ”

“ But there were two big tears in her —she did so want that dear —and the kind old saw them. "Well, yes," he said, "that's my lamb—but it's an extra one, that I haven't any room for. If I knew anybody who would be willing to take it and treat it well—" "Oh, Mr. Clover!" cried , her eyes dancing, now, and her dancing, too. "I'd be willing! I'd treat it well! May I have it?" So Mary and the little went dancing home together. And kind old watched them and laughed till his danced in his , and his danced on his .
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"Mother! ”