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Little Dave
Morgan lived in North Wales. His father kept a great any goats. They
used to climb up and down these high mountains, and leap from crag
to crag, where no other animal would dare to go. On Dave's sixth
birthday, his father brought down from the mountains a pair of twin
kids for his present. One was pure white, with buff ears, and Dave
named her "Snow-drop." The other, a beautiful gray, shaded with
black, he named "Billy." He petted and fed them so they soon grew
fat and saucy. I have no doubt Billy really liked his little sister,
but he delighted in teasing her whenever he could get a chance.
In Wales there are many mountain streams, narrow, but very deep. The
only foot-bridge over some of these streams is a plank, or trees
laid side by side. There was one stream which this little brother
and sister often crossed, Billy going first. One day he was in a
mischievous mood. He trotted over as fast as he could, and then came
back. In this way he met poor snow-drop just in the middle of the
plank. Then what a time! He capered and butted, and threatened to
throw her into the stream. Dave, who stood on the shore watching all
this, felt sure that Billy would drown his beautiful snow-drop; but
he did not. What do you think she did after he had teased her so
long? Why, the sensible little creature lay down on the plank.
Billy, tired of the fun, took the hint and jumped over her. This is
a true story of two welsh goats. I think Dave was right when he
called them "Wise Snow-drop" and "Silly Billy."
Wise Snow-Drop and Silly Billy
A Fictional Short Story by
Agnes Taylor Ketchum & Ida M. Jorgensen
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