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           Ineverwasinabetterboxthanthat,andthesideswerenotsohighbutthatIcouldseeallthatwentonthroughtheironrailsthatwereatthetop.

           Hegavemesomeveryniceoats,hepattedme,spokekindly,andthenwentaway.

           WhenIhadeatenmycornIlookedround.Inthestallnexttominestoodalittlefatgraypony,withathickmaneandtail,averyprettyhead,andapertlittlenose.

           Iputmyheaduptotheironrailsatthetopofmybox,andsaid,“Howdoyoudo?Whatisyourname?”

           Heturnedroundasfarashishalterwouldallow,helduphishead,andsaid,“MynameisMerrylegs.Iamveryhandsome;Icarrytheyoungladiesonmyback,andsometimesItakeourmistressoutinthelowchair.Theythinkagreatdealofme,andsodoesJames.Areyougoingtolivenextdoortomeinthebox?”

           Isaid,“Yes.”

           “Well,then,”hesaid,“Ihopeyouaregood-tempered;Idonotlikeanyonenextdoorwhobites.”

           Justthenahorse’sheadlookedoverfromthestallbeyond;theearswerelaidback,andtheeyelookedratherill-tempered.Thiswasatallchestnutmare,withalonghandsomeneck.Shelookedacrosstomeandsaid:

           “Soitisyouwhohaveturnedmeoutofmybox;itisaverystrangethingforacoltlikeyoutocomeandturnaladyoutofherownhome.”

           “Ibegyourpardon,”Isaid,“Ihaveturnednooneout;themanwhobroughtmeputmehere,andIhadnothingtodowithit;andastomybeingacolt,Iamturnedfouryearsoldandamagrown-uphorse.Ineverhadwordsyetwithhorseormare,anditismywishtoliveatpeace.”

           “Well,”shesaid,“weshallsee.

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