There are lots of young
shoots and juicy leaves for us to eat and plenty of water in the
creek to drink.
"Now I must go back and see what has become of her. I expect I
will be caught and pounded by the boys, but I told her I would
take care of her and as I never break my word, I must go and see
what I can do."
He climbed a high hill where he could get a good view of the road
and there he saw Tim leading Nanny into Mike's yard, and a mile
behind he saw Mike walking slowly along.
"Ho, ho!" said Billy, "they have caught Nan, so there is no use
in my trying to get her away now. I will just wait until dark and
then go back and butt the shed down and get her out and then we
can run away together before they can catch us."
Turning and looking in the opposite direction he saw lying in the
valley beneath him a city, and he immediately made up his mind to
visit it for it had been a long while since he had been in a
large town.
Down the hill he started on a run, loosening stones and pebbles
as he went, which rolled after him sending up a cloud of dust.
At the bottom he struck the main road that led to the town, and
keeping up his fast gait he was soon within its suburbs.
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