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CHAPTERTWOAWAYSIDEADVENTURE
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ITwasnearlynoononthefollowiawaswakenedbysomethingwarmandsoftmovingoverhisface.Heopenedhiseyesandfouaringintothelongfaceofahorse;itsnoseatoughis.Herememberedtheexgeventsofthepreviousnightandsatup.Butashedidsohegroaned.
“Ow,Bree,”
hegasped.“I'msosore.Allover.Ihardlymove.”
“G,smallone,”
saidBree.“Iwasafraidyoumightfeelabitstiff.It'tbethefalls.Youdidn'thavemorethanadozenorso,anditwasalllovely,syturfthatmusthavebeenalmostapleasuretofallon.Andtheomighthavebeennastywasbrokenbythatgorsebush.No:it'stheridieshardatfirst.Whataboutbreakfast?I'vehadmine.”
“Ohbotherbreakfast.B,”
saidShasta.“ItellyouIove.”
Butthehorsehimwithitsnoseandpawedhimgentlywithahooftillhehadtogetup.Andthehimaheywere.Behindthemlayalittlecopse.Beforethemtheturf,dotteders,slopeddowntothebrowofacliff.Farbelowthem,sothatthesoundwaveswasveryfaint,laythesea.Shastahadfromsuchaheightandneverseensomuchofitbefore,nordreamedhowmanycolorsithad.Ohecoaststretchedaway,headlandafterheadland,asyoucouldseethewhitefuptherocksbutmakingnowassofarullsflyiheheatshiveredontheground;itwasablazingday.ButwhatShastaoticedwastheair.He'tthinkwhatwasmissing,untilatlastherealizedthattherewasnosmelloffishinit.Forofeitheriagenthes,hadheeverbeenawayfromthatsmellihisnewairwassodelidallhisoldlifeseemedsofaraway,thathefotforamomentabouthisbruisesandhisagmusdsaid:
“Isay,Bree,didn'tyousaysomethingaboutbreakfast?”
“Yes,Idid,”
answeredBree.“Ithinkyou'llfihinginthesaddle-bags.They'reoverthereonthattreewhereyouhuhism,rather.”
&igatedthesaddle-bagsaswereg—ameatpasty,onlyslightlystale,alumpsandanotherlumpofgreeleflaskofwine,andsomemofortytsinall,whichwasmorethanShastahadeverseen.
&asatdown—painfullyandcautiously—withhisbastatreeahepasty,Breehadafewmoremouthfulsofgrasstokeephimpany.
“Won'titbestealihemoney?”
askedShasta.
“Oh,”
saidtheHorse,lookingupwithitsmouthfullofgrass,“Iofthat.Afreehorseandatalkin'tsteal,ofcourse.ButIthinkit'sallright.We'reprisonersandcaptivesiry.Thatmoy,spoil.Besides,hetanyfoodforyouwithoutit?Isuppose,likeallhumans,youwouralfoodlikegrassandoats.”
“I't.”
&ried?”
“Yes,Ihave.I'tgetitdownatall.You'teitherifyouwereme.”
“You'rerumlittlecreatures,youhumans,”
remarkedBree.
&ahadfinishedhisbreakfast(whichwasbyfarthehehadevereaten),Breesaid,“IthinkI'llhaveanicerollbeforeweputonthatsaddleagain.”
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