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Chapter III. Old Diamond

           ForwhenheheardyoungDiamond’scryheknewthattherewasnothingtokickabout;foryoungDiamondwasagoodboy,andoldDiamondwasagoodhorse,andtheonewasallrightonthebackoftheother.

           AssoonasDiamondhadgothimselfcomfortableonthesaddleplace,thehorsebeganpullingatthehay,andtheboybeganthinking.HehadnevermountedDiamondhimselfbefore,andhehadnevergotoffhimwithoutbeinglifteddown.Sohesat,whilethehorseate,wonderinghowhewastoreachtheground.

           Butwhilehemeditated,hismotherwoke,andherfirstthoughtwastoseeherboy.Shehadvisitedhimtwiceduringthenight,andfoundhimsleepingquietly.Nowhisbedwasempty,andshewasfrightened.

           “Diamond!Diamond!Whereareyou,Diamond?”shecalledout.

           Diamondturnedhisheadwherehesatlikeaknightonhissteedinenchantedstall,andcriedaloud,—

           “Here,mother!”

           “Where,Diamond?”shereturned.

           “Here,mother,onDiamond’sback.”

           Shecamerunningtotheladder,andpeepingdown,sawhimaloftonthegreathorse.

           “Comedown,Diamond,”shesaid.

           “Ican’t,”answeredDiamond.

           “Howdidyougetup?”askedhismother.

           “Quiteeasily,”answeredhe;“butwhenIgotup,Diamondwouldgetuptoo,andsohereIam.”

           Hismotherthoughthehadbeenwalkinginhissleepagain,andhurrieddowntheladder.Shedidnotmuchlikegoinguptothehorse,forshehadnotbeenusedtohorses;butshewouldhavegoneintoalion’sden,nottosayahorse’sstall,tohelpherboy.SoshewentandliftedhimoffDiamond’sback,andfeltbraverallherlifeafter.

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