Healing Montana Sky
““These ladies are docile enough.” He shook his head. “When I was a boy, we sure had some ornery ones. Kick you. Kick over the pail. We had to tie their hind legs together.”
Henri also carried an empty pail. In his haste to match Pa’s wide strides, he banged the pail against his leg.
A few cows stamped and stared at him, so he held the pail away from his body lest he make noise again.
Pa motioned for Henri to come closer, gesturing toward the first brown cow. “This is Grandma Belle. She’s a gent...le old lady, matriarch of my herd.”
Henri didn’t want to ask what matriarch meant.
“Approach her slowly,” Pa said softly. “Speak in a low voice and pat her side so she knows you’re there. You don’t want to scare her, so keep your movements slow. Then you can rub her head and nose like you would a horse.”
“Hiya.” Henri borrowed a greeting Daniel used each morning when he saw his friends at school. But instead of sounding friendly like the older boy, the word came out more like a mouse squeak.MoreLess
Henri also carried an empty pail. In his haste to match Pa’s wide strides, he banged the pail against his leg.
A few cows stamped and stared at him, so he held the pail away from his body lest he make noise again.
Pa motioned for Henri to come closer, gesturing toward the first brown cow. “This is Grandma Belle. She’s a gent...le old lady, matriarch of my herd.”
Henri didn’t want to ask what matriarch meant.
“Approach her slowly,” Pa said softly. “Speak in a low voice and pat her side so she knows you’re there. You don’t want to scare her, so keep your movements slow. Then you can rub her head and nose like you would a horse.”
“Hiya.” Henri borrowed a greeting Daniel used each morning when he saw his friends at school. But instead of sounding friendly like the older boy, the word came out more like a mouse squeak.MoreLess
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