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Title: Among the farmyard people
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Pierson, Clara Dillingham
Subjects: Animals
Publisher: New York : E.P. Dutton
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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here wasa soft rubber top to this bottle, throughwhich the Lambs could draw the milkinto their mouths. Of course they allwanted to drink at once, though there was 84 Among the Farmyard People only a chance for one, and the others al-ways became impatient while they werewaiting. The farmers wife was patient,even when the Lambs, in their hurry toget the milk, took her fingers into theirmouths and bit them instead of the top ofthe bottle. Our twin Lamb wanted to have his sis-ter taken into the pen with the other three,and he spoke about it to his mother. Iknow how you can manage, said he. Whenever she comes near you, just walkaway from her, and then the farmer willtake her up to the pen. You selfish fellow! answered hismother. Do you want your dear littletwin sister to leave us ? He hung his head for a minute, butreplied, She d have just as good a time.They have all they can eat up there, andthey have lots of fun. If you think it is so pleasant in thepen, said his mother, suppose I begin
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FEEDING THE LAMBS. Page 84 The Twin Lambs 85 to walk away from you, and let the farmertake you away. I think your sister wouldrather stay with me, Oh, no ! cried her son. I dont wantto leave my own dear woolly mother ! Iwant to cuddle up to you every night andhave you tell me stories about the stars. 11 Do you think you love me very much ? said she. You dont know how to reallylove yet, for you are selfish, and there isnot room in a selfish heart for the bestkind of love. That made the Lamb feel very badly. I do love her dearly, he cried, as hestood alone. I believe I love her everso much more than my sister does. That was where the little fellow wasmistaken, for although his sister did nottalk so much about it, she showed her lovein many other ways. If she had beentaken from her mother for even a few days,they could never again have had suchsweet and happy days together. Sheep 86 Among the Farmyard People look much alike, and they cannot remem-ber each others faces very long. If aLamb

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