Beginner's Luck
“She shuffled towards Blue with the water slopping over the sides and saturating the legs of her pants.
'My poor baby. You must be thirsty. They are so mean.' Blue sniffed at the water for a moment and then resumed munching on the lawn.
Shelby left the bucket and marched into the house.
Angry tears were forming in her eyes. The front door hit the wall with a thud.
Her father was sitting on the floor of the lounge room with Connor and Blake. Her mother peeked around the kitchen wall.
'Hi, honey, ...how was it?' she asked.
Shelby hands were bunched into fists at her sides.
She erupted. 'How long has he been there? There's no shade. He had no water! I can't believe you would be so cruel!' 'Keep your shirt on,' replied her father. 'He had water earlier. We took it away because he kept tipping the bucket up.' Her tears spilled over, and she wiped them away.
'Your rope probably just about strangled him. You don't know anything about horses! What if he caught his leg, or poked his eye on that stick?MoreLess
'My poor baby. You must be thirsty. They are so mean.' Blue sniffed at the water for a moment and then resumed munching on the lawn.
Shelby left the bucket and marched into the house.
Angry tears were forming in her eyes. The front door hit the wall with a thud.
Her father was sitting on the floor of the lounge room with Connor and Blake. Her mother peeked around the kitchen wall.
'Hi, honey, ...how was it?' she asked.
Shelby hands were bunched into fists at her sides.
She erupted. 'How long has he been there? There's no shade. He had no water! I can't believe you would be so cruel!' 'Keep your shirt on,' replied her father. 'He had water earlier. We took it away because he kept tipping the bucket up.' Her tears spilled over, and she wiped them away.
'Your rope probably just about strangled him. You don't know anything about horses! What if he caught his leg, or poked his eye on that stick?MoreLess
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