Bring the Rain
“I move back, so my toes don’t brush against his brown coat. I stand with Dad in front of the calf, dead from dehydration. There’s a desperate plea from the heifer, which Todd’s driven away. Devastation hangs over the calf’s small curled form.
“We need rain,” Dad says solemnly, looking at the sky.
“But it was the milk, Dad.”
Pulling on his work gloves, he bends down to lift the calf’s body. “If there’s not enough water, the mother can’t produce milk.” He carries it like a child. I he...lp hold its legs so they don’t flop around. A painful moo follows us as Dad swings open the gate, bringing the calf with him. He lies the little guy down on the tarp. “Come on, let’s go find out what happened to the water. You drive.”
“I can’t guarantee it'll be a smooth one.”
“I don’t care. Driving, I can fix. But the ranch?” he answers the question in another world.MoreLess
“We need rain,” Dad says solemnly, looking at the sky.
“But it was the milk, Dad.”
Pulling on his work gloves, he bends down to lift the calf’s body. “If there’s not enough water, the mother can’t produce milk.” He carries it like a child. I he...lp hold its legs so they don’t flop around. A painful moo follows us as Dad swings open the gate, bringing the calf with him. He lies the little guy down on the tarp. “Come on, let’s go find out what happened to the water. You drive.”
“I can’t guarantee it'll be a smooth one.”
“I don’t care. Driving, I can fix. But the ranch?” he answers the question in another world.MoreLess
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