Strange Star (2016)
“By the time we reached it, our feet and skirt hems were soaked again. We were out of breath too. In the cold air, the mud on Crockers Lane had turned thicker, making the walk slow and tiring. On the smaller puddles, ice had already begun to form. And the sky had that strange, swollen look that signalled snow was on its way.
Once inside the gate, Mam cupped her hands to her mouth. Her holler brought twelve hungry longhorn cattle lumbering down the hill towards us. They were expecting hay and... turnips so the sight of us, empty-handed, brought them to a slithering halt about thirty yards away.
Mam called again. They watched us warily. One beast took a step forward, then stopped and blew steam through his nose. The rest simply stood, staring.
‘What do we do now?’ I said.
‘I’ll go round the back of them,’ said Mam. ‘You stay by the gate.’ It wasn’t that simple.
One step towards them and the cattle took off in a whirl of hooves and mud.MoreLess
Once inside the gate, Mam cupped her hands to her mouth. Her holler brought twelve hungry longhorn cattle lumbering down the hill towards us. They were expecting hay and... turnips so the sight of us, empty-handed, brought them to a slithering halt about thirty yards away.
Mam called again. They watched us warily. One beast took a step forward, then stopped and blew steam through his nose. The rest simply stood, staring.
‘What do we do now?’ I said.
‘I’ll go round the back of them,’ said Mam. ‘You stay by the gate.’ It wasn’t that simple.
One step towards them and the cattle took off in a whirl of hooves and mud.MoreLess
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