"How are you, Betty?" For in their short acquaintance Billy had
shortened her name to that. "I did not know you with that pack on
your back. Aren't you tired carrying that heavy load?"
"Yes," answered Betty, "and the girth pinches me. They did not
get it on straight and every time I step it hurts me awfully."
"Here let me see if I can't fix it," said Billy.
"Oh never mind, I can stand it, for it isn't the first time they
have buckled a piece of skin in; beside you could not unbuckle it
with your teeth or feet."
"No, but I can chew the girth in two if you don't mind being
pinched a little more while I am doing it," said Billy.
So Billy commenced to chew the girth which he could get at easily
where it stuck out from Betty's side to pass over the load on her
back; and we know better than Betty that Billy was good at
chewing rope and straps in two. Soon the girth began to give and
Betty swelled herself out and the girth split in two and let the
load on her back slip to the ground.
Then the goat and Burro ran ahead to see what all the scolding
and loud talking were about.
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