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,! ,GRAY ,H>E 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,A GRAY H>E LIV$ DUR+ ! W9T] NE> A VILLAGE4  
,:5 NI<T CAME1 HE W\LD PRICK UP ONE E> & LI/51  
!N HE W\LD PRICK UP ! O!R1 J]K HIS :ISK]S1  
SNUFF1 & SIT UP ON HIS H9D LEGS4  

,!N HE W\LD GIVE ONE LEAP1 TWO LEAPS1 ?R\< !  
DEEP SN[1 & SIT UP AGA91 ON HIS H9D LEGS & LOOK ALL  
>\ND4  

,ON ALL SIDES NO?+ WAS TO BE SE5 EXCEPT SN[4 ,!  
SN[ LAY 9 BILL[S & GLITT]$ :ITE AS SUG>4 ,ABOVE  
! H>E WAS FRO/Y VAPOR1 & ?R\< ?IS VAPOR GLIS-  
T5$ ! BIG BRI<T />S4  

,! H>E WAS OBLIG$ TO MAKE A LONG CIRCUIT ACROSS  
! HI<WAY TO REA* HIS FAVORITE GRAN>Y4 ,ON !  
HI<WAY HE C\LD HE> ! CREAK+ ( SL$GES1 !  
:9NY+ ( HORSES1 ! GROAN+ ( ! SEATS 9  
! SL$GES4  

,ONCE MORE ! H>E PAUS$ NE> ! ROAD4 ,! PEAS-  
ANTS W]E WALK+ ALONGSIDE ( !IR SL$GES1 ) !IR  
CAFTAN COLL>S TURN$ UP4 ,!IR FACES W]E SC>CELY  
VISIBLE4 ,!IR BE>DS1 !IR MU/A*ES1 !IR EYEBR[S1  
W]E :ITE4 ,/EAM CAME FROM !IR M\?S & NOSES4  

,!IR HORSES W]E COV]$ ) SWEAT1 & ! SWEAT  
GREW :ITE ) HO>-FRO/4 ,! HORSES /RA9$ ON !IR  
COLL>S1 PLUNG$ 9TO ! HOLL[S & CAME UP \T ( !M  
AGA94 ,! PEASANTS URG$ !M ALONG & LA%$ !M  
) !IR KN\TS4 ,TWO OLD M5 W]E WALK+ SIDE BY  
SIDE1 & ONE WAS TELL+ ! O!R H[ A HORSE HAD BE5  
/OL5 FROM HIM4  

,AS SOON AS ! TEAMS HAD PASS$1 ! H>E CROSS$ !  
ROAD1 & LEAP$ UNCONC]N$LY T[>D ! ?RE%+-  
FLOOR4 ,A LITTLE DOG BELONG+ TO ! TEAMS CAU<T SI<T  
( ! H>E4 ,HE BEGAN TO B>K1 & D>T$ AFT]  
HIM4  

,! H>E MADE = ! ?RE%+-FLOOR1 ACROSS !  
SN[DRIFTS 2 BUT ! DEP? ( ! SN[ IMP$$ !  
H>E1 & EV5 ! DOG1 AFT] A DOZ5 LEAPS1 SANK DEEP  
9 ! SN[ & GAVE UP ! *ASE4  

,! H>E ALSO /OPP$1 SAT UP ON HIS H9D LEGS1 &  
!N PROCE$$ AT HIS LEISURE T[>D ! ?RE%+-FLOOR4  

,ON ! WAY ACROSS ! FIELD HE FELL 9 ) TWO O!R  
H>ES4 ,!Y W]E NIBBL+ & PLAY+4 ,! GRAY  
H>E JO9$ HIS MATES1 HELP$ !M CLE> AWAY ! ICY  
SN[1 ATE A FEW SE$S ( W9T] :EAT1 & !N W5T ON  
HIS WAY4  

,9 ! VILLAGE IT WAS ALL QUIET 2 ! FIRES W]E \T 2 !  
ONLY S\ND ON ! /REET WAS AN 9FANT CRY+ 9 A COTTAGE1  
& ! FRAMEWORK ( ! H\SES CREAK+ UND] !  
FRO/4  

,! H>E HA/5$ TO ! ?RE%+-FLOOR1 & !RE HE  
F\ND SOME ( HIS MATES4 ,HE PLAY$ ) !M ON !  
WELL-SWEPT FLOOR1 ATE SOME OATS FROM ! TUB ON :I*  
!Y HAD ALREADY BEGUN1 M\NT$ ! SN[-COV]$ RO(  
9TO ! GRAN>Y1 & !N W5T ?R\< ! H$GE BACK  
TO HIS HOLE4  

,9 ! EA/ ! DAWN WAS ALREADY BEG9N+ TO R$D51  
! />S DW9DL$1 & ! FRO/Y VAPOR GREW ?ICK]  
OV] ! FACE ( ! E>?4 ,9 ! NEI<BOR+ VILLAGE  
! WOM5 WOKE UP & W5T \T AFT] WAT] 2 ! PEAS-  
ANTS BEGAN C>RY+ FODD] FROM ! GRAN>IES 2 *ILDR5  
W]E %\T+ & CRY+ 2 ALONG ! HI<WAY MORE &  
MORE TEAMS PASS$ BY1 & ! PEASANTS TALK$ 9 L\D]  
TONES4  

,! H>E LEAP$ ACROSS ! ROAD1 W5T TO HIS OLD HOLE1  
SELECT$ A PLACE A LITTLE HI<] UP1 DUG AWAY ! SN[1  
CURL$ UP 9 ! DEP?S ( HIS NEW HOLE1 /RET*$ HIS  
E>S ALONG HIS BACK1 & W5T TO SLEEP ) EYES WIDE  
OP54  

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