“When Laura and Mary woke, he was gone and everything was empty and lonely. It was not as though Pa had only gone hunting. He was going to town, and he would not be back for four long days. Bunny had been shut in the stable, so she couldn't follow her mother. The trip was too long for a colt. Bunny whinnied lonesomely. Laura and Mary stayed in the house with Ma. Outdoors was too large and empty to play in when Pa was away. Jack was uneasy, too, and watchful. At noon Laura wen...t with Ma to water Bunny and to move the cow's picket-pin to fresh grass. The cow was quite gentle now. She followed where Ma led, and she would even let Ma milk her. At milking-time Ma was putting on her bonnet, when suddenly all Jack's hair stood up stiff on his neck and back, and he rushed out. of the house. They heard a yell and a scramble and a shout: “Call off your dog!MoreLessRead More Read Less
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