“Did she see you take Butter?”
Hailey chuckled, “Nah.”
The stable dame was notorious for imbibing at lunch and for the sprawled-in-chair-nap that followed. If you timed it correctly, you could saddle a horse, enjoy a ride, and return before the woman stirred awake.
“What if she found out?” Dora squirmed on Rocky’s back, and the gelding raised his head in admonition. “Sorry, Rocky,” she placed a palm on the equine’s neck.
Hailey shrugged. “Not like Butter will tattle. Right, Butter?”
The horse neighed in return, and the girls giggled.
Rocky snorted.
“Nor you, Rocky. You ain’t a snitch,” Hailey agreed.
The mare trotted languidly. She had to be just as happy for the outing, let alone with Rocky. If it weren’t for Hailey’s family’s recent trouble, and the sale of Butter to Mrs. Jolly’s stable, the horses would still be grazing together, as they had from colt and filly.
For Crispina‘s Crimson’s Creative Challenge
Na'ama Yehuda 
So much told in so few words. I love this. And it would be something my sister and her bestie would do (both have had and now have again, horses)
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🙂 I’m so glad it is relatable! It would totally be something I can see myself doing … if the circumstances were such … 😀
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Of coruse, if the circumstances… 😉
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Aha … 😉 Because …. yep.
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Such a sweet story, Na’ama. I hope that the stable dame is too busy sleeping. Glad that Butter and Rocky still get to spend time with each other!
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🙂 Thank you, Shweta! I hope she gets a good nap and they get a good playdate! 🙂
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I hope so too!
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🙂
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Enjoyed reading this.
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Thank you! I’m glad you did!
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🙏🏾💜
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What a delightful tale. Enjoyed the read
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Yippy yay!!! 🙂 So glad!
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Ha, I like the yippy yay!
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A lovely but also very sad story. Sad for the children and for the horses.
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Indeed, and yet, at least the horse is nearby enough to for them to see … (and, perhaps, just perhaps, the ‘sleeping stable dame’ is not as unaware as the children are led to think … 😉 )
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