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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,! SUN WAS N[ RIS5 ABOVE ! =E/1 & %ONE BRI<TLY ON ! GRASS 
& ! W9D+ RIV]4 ,! DEW DRI$ AWAY & FELL (F 9 DROPS4 ,LIKE 
SMOKE ! LA/ ( ! MORN+ MI/ ROLL$ UP4 ,CURLY CL\DS MADE !IR 
APPE>ANCE1 BUT AS YET !RE WAS NO W9D4 ,ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! 
GLEAM+ RIV] /OOD ! RYE1 B5D+ ON ITS /ALKS1 & ! AIR WAS 
FRAGRANT ) BRI<T V]DURE & ! FL[]S4 ,! CUCKOO COO$ FROM 
! =E/ ) E*O+ VOICE2 & ,NE/]1 LY+ FLAT ON HIS BACK1 WAS 
RECKON+ UP H[ MANY YE>S ( LIFE LAY BE=E HIM4 ,! L>KS >OSE 
FROM ! RYE & ! FIELD4 ,! BELAT$ H>E /OOD UP AMONG ! HORSES 
& LEAP$ )\T RE/RA9T1 & SAT D[N BY ! COPSE & PRICK$ UP 
HIS E>S TO LI/54 

,VASKA W5T TO SLEEP1 BURY+ HIS HEAD 9 ! GRASS2 ! M>ES1 MAK+ 
WIDE CIRCUITS >\ND HIM1 SCATT]$ !MSELVES ON ! FIELD BEL[4 
,! OLD] ONES1 NEI<+1 PICK$ \T A %9+ TRACK ACROSS ! DEWY 
GRASS1 & CON/ANTLY TRI$ TO F9D SOME PLACE :]E !Y MI<T BE 
UNDI/URB$4 ,!Y NO LONG] GRAZ$1 BUT ONLY NIBBL$ ON ! SWEET 
GRASS-BLADES4 ,! :OLE H]D WAS IMP]CEPTIBLY MOV+ 9 ONE DIRECTION4 

,& AGA9 ! OLD ,ZHULDIBA1 /ATELY /EPP+ BE=E ! O!RS1 %[$ 
H[ F> IT WAS POSSIBLE TO GO4 ,! Y\NG ,MU%KA1 :O HAD CA/ H] 
FIR/ FOAL1 CON/ANTLY H9NY+1 & LIFT+ H] TAIL1 WAS SCOLD+ 
H] VIOLET-COLOR$ COLT4 ,! Y\NG ,ATLASNAYA"9 1 ) SMOO? & %9+ 
SK91 DROPP+ H] HEAD SO ?AT H] BLACK & SILK5 =ELOCK HID H] 
=EHEAD & EYES1 WAS GAMBOL+ 9 ! GRASS1 NIPP+ & TOSS+ 
& /AMP+ H] LEG1 ) ITS HAIRY FETLOCK4 ,ONE ( ! OLD] LITTLE 
COLTS1--HE MU/ HAVE BE5 IMAG9+1 SOME K9D ( GAME1--LIFT+1 = 
! TW5TY-SIX? TIME1 HIS RA!R %ORT & TANGL$ TAIL1 LIKE A PLUME1 
GAMBOL$ >\ND HIS DAM1 :O CALMLY PICK$ AT ! H]BAGE1 HAV+ 
EVID5TLY HAD TIME TO SUM UP H] SON'S *>ACT]1 & ONLY OCCASIONALLY 
/OPP+ TO LOOK ASKANCE AT HIM \T ( H] BIG BLACK EYE4 

,ONE ( !SE SAME Y\NG COLTS1--BLACK AS A COAL1 ) A L>GE HEAD 
) A M>VEL\S TOP-KNOT RIS+ ABOVE HIS E>S1 & HIS TAIL 
/ILL 9CL9+ TO ! SIDE ON :I* HE HAD LAID 9 HIS MO!R'S 
BELLY--PRICK+ UP HIS E>S1 & OP5+ HIS /UPID EYES1 AS HE 
/OOD MOTIONLESS 9 HIS PLACE1 LOOK$ /EADILY AT ! COLT JUMP+ 
& DANC+1 NOT AT ALL UND]/&+ :Y HE DID IT1 :E!R \T ( 
JEAL\SY OR 9DIGNATION4 

,SOME SUCKLE1 BUTT+ ) !IR NOSES2 O!RS1 = SOME UNKN[N REASON1 
NOT)/&+ !IR MO!RS' 9VITATION1 MOVE ALONG 9 A %ORT1 
AWKW>D TROT1 9 A DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE DIRECTION1 AS ?\< SEEK+ 
SOME?+1 & !N1 NO ONE KN[S :Y1 /OP %ORT & H9NY 9 A 
DESP]ATELY P5ETRAT+ VOICE4 ,SOME LIE ON !IR SIDES 9 A R[2 SOME 
TAKE LESSONS 9 GRAZ+2 SOME TRY TO SCRAT* !MSELVES ) !IR H9D 
LEGS BEH9D ! E>4 

,TWO M>ES1 /ILL ) Y\NG1 GO (F BY !MSELVES1 & SL[LY MOV+ 
!IR LEGS CONT9UE TO GRAZE4 ,EVID5TLY !IR CONDITION IS RESPECT$ BY 
! O!RS1 & NONE ( ! Y\NG COLTS V5TURES TO GO NE> OR DI/URB 
!M4 ,IF ANY SAUCY Y\NG /E$ TAKES IT 9TO HIS HEAD TO APPROA* TOO 
NE> TO !M1 !N M]ELY A MOTION ("9  AN E> OR TAIL IS SUFFICI5T TO 
%[ HIM ALL ! IMPROPRIETY ( HIS BEHAVIOR4 

,! YE>L+S & ! Y\NG FILLIES PRET5D TO BE FULL-GR[N & 
DIGNIFI$1 & R>ELY 9DULGE 9 PRANKS1 OR JO9 !IR GAY COMPANIONS4 
,!Y C]EMONI\SLY NIBBLE AT ! BLADES ( GRASS1 B5D+ !IR 
SWAN-LIKE1 %ORT-%ORN NECKS1 &1 AS ?\< !Y ALSO W]E BLESS$ 
) TAILS1 SWIT* !IR LITTLE BRU%ES4 ,JU/ LIKE ! BIG HORSES1 SOME 
( !M LIE D[N1 ROLL OV]1 & SCRAT* EA* O!RS' BACKS4 

,A V]Y JOLLY B& CONSI/S ( ! TWO-YE>-OLD & ! ?REE-YE>-OLD 
M>ES :O HAVE NEV] FOAL$4 ,!Y ALMO/ ALL W&] (F BY !MSELVES1 
& MAKE A SPECIALLY JOLLY VIRG9 ?RONG4 ,AMONG !M IS HE>D A 
GREAT TRAMP+ & /AMP+1 H9NY+ & :9NY+4 ,!Y GA!R 
TOGE!R1 LAY !IR HEADS OV] EA* O!RS' %\LD]S1 SNUFF ! AIR1 
LEAP2 & SOMETIMES1 LIFT+ ! TAIL LIKE AN ORIFLAMME1 PR\DLY & 
COQUETTI%LY1 9 A HALF-TROT1 HALF-GALLOP1 C>ACOLE 9 FRONT ( !IR 
COMPANIONS4 

,CONSPICU\S = BEAUTY & SPRI<TLY DA%+ WAYS1 AMONG ALL ?IS Y\NG 
?RONG1 WAS ! WANTON BAY M>E4 ,:ATEV] %E SET ON FOOT1 ! O!RS 
ALSO DID2 :]EV] %E W5T1 !RE 9 H] TRACK FOLL[$ ALSO ! :OLE 
?RONG ( BEAUTIES4 

,! WANTON WAS 9 A SPECIALLY PLAYFUL FRAME ( M9D ?IS MORN+4 ,! 
SPIRIT ( MIS*IEF WAS 9 H]1 JU/ AS IT SOMETIMES COMES UPON M54 
,EV5 AT ! RIV]-SIDE1 PLAY+ H] PRANKS UPON ! OLD GELD+1 %E 
HAD GALLOP$ ALONG 9 ! WAT]1 PRET5D+ ?AT SOME?+ HAD SC>$ 
H]1 SNORT+1 & !N DA%$ (F AT FULL SPE$ ACROSS ! FIELD2 
SO ?AT ,VASKA WAS CON/RA9$ TO GALLOP AFT] H]1 & AFT] ! 
O!RS :O W]E AT H] HEELS4 ,!N1 AFT] GRAZ+ A LITTLE :ILE1 %E 
BEGAN T"9 O ROLL1 !N TO TEASE ! OLD M>ES1 BY DA%+ 9 FRONT ( 
!M4 ,!N %E SEP>AT$ A SUCKL+ COLT FROM ITS DAM1 & BEGAN TO 
*ASE AFT] IT1 PRET5D+ ?AT %E WANT$ TO BITE IT4 ,! MO!R WAS 
FRI<T5$1 & CEAS$ TO GRAZE2 ! LITTLE COLT SQUEAL$ 9 PITE\S 
TONES4 ,BUT ! WANTON Y\NG M>E DID NOT T\* IT1 BUT ONLY SC>$ IT1 
& MADE A SPECTACLE = H] COMRADES1 :O LOOK$ ) SYMPA?Y ON H] 
ANTICS4 

,!N %E SET \T TO TURN ! HEAD ( ! ROAN HORSE1 :I* A MUZHIK1 
F> AWAY ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! RIV]1 WAS DRIV+ ) A PL[ 9 
! RYE-FIELD4 ,%E /OOD PR\DLY1 SOME:AT ON ONE SIDE1 LIFT+ H] 
HEAD HI<1 %OOK H]SELF1 & NEI<$ 9 A SWEET1 SIGNIFICANT1 & 
ALLUR+ VOICE4 

',TIS ! TIME :5 ! RAIL-BIRD1 RUNN+ FROM PLACE TO PLACE AMONG ! 
?ICK RE$S1 PASSIONATELY CALLS HIS MATE2 :5 ALSO ! CUCKOO & ! 
QUAIL S+ ( LOVE2 & ! FL[]S S5D TO EA* O!R1 ON ! BREEZE1 
!IR >OMATIC DU/4 

0,& ,I AM Y\NG & K9D & /RONG10 SAID ! JOLLY WANTON'S NEI<+1 
0& TILL N[ IT HAS NOT BE5 GIV5 TO ME TO EXP]I5CE ! SWEETNESS 
( ?IS FEEL+1 NEV] YET TO FEEL IT2 & NO LOV]1 NO1 NOT ONE1 HAS 
YET COME TO WOO ME40 

,& ! SIGNIFICANT NEI<+ RANG ) Y\?FUL MELAN*OLY OV] L[L& 
& FIELD1 & IT CAME TO ! E>S ( ! ROAN HORSE F> AWAY4 ,HE 
PRICK$ UP HIS E>S1 & /OPP$4 ,! MUZHIK KICK$ HIM ) HIS WOOD5 
%OE2 BUT ! ROAN WAS BEWIT*$ BY ! SILV] S\ND ( ! DI/ANT 
NEI<+1 & :9NI$ 9 REPLY4 ,! MUZHIK GREW ANGRY1 TWIT*$ HIM 
) ! RE9S1 & AGA9 KICK$ HIM 9 ! BELLY ) HIS BA/ %OE1 
SO ?AT HE DID NOT HAVE A *ANCE TO COMPLETE ALL ?AT HE HAD TO SAY 
9 HIS NEI<+1 BUT WAS =C$ TO GO O"9 N HIS WAY4 ,& ! ROAN HORSE 
FELT A SWEET SADNESS 9 HIS HE>T2 & ! S\NDS FROM ! F>-(F 
RYE-FIELD1 ( ?AT UNF9I%$ & PASSIONATE NEI<1 & ! ANGRY VOICE 
( ! MUZHIK1 LONG E*O$ 9 ! E>S ( ! H]D4 

,IF ?R\< ONE S\ND ( H] VOICE ! ROAN HORSE C\LD BECOME SO 
CAPTIVAT$ AS TO =GET HIS DUTY1 :AT W\LD HAVE BECOME ( HIM IF HE 
HAD HAD FULL VIEW ( ! BEAUTIFUL WANTON1 AS %E /OOD PRICK+ UP H] 
E>S1 9FLAT+ H] NO/RILS1 BREA?+ 9 ! AIR1 & FILL$ ) 
LONG+1 :ILE H] Y\NG & BEAUTE\S BODY TREMBL$ AS %E CALL$ TO 
HIM8 

,BUT ! WANTON DID NOT LONG POND] OV] H] NOVEL S5SATIONS4 ,:5 ! 
VOICE ( ! ROAN WAS /ILL1 %E :9NI$ SCORNFULLY1 &1 S9K+ H] 
HEAD1 BEGAN TO PAW ! GR\ND2 & !N %E TROTT$ (F TO WAKE UP & 
TEASE ! PIEBALD GELD+4 ,! PIEBALD GELD+ WAS A LONG-SUFF]+ 
BUTT = ! AMUSEM5T ( ?IS HAPPY Y\NG WANTON4 ,%E MADE HIM SUFF] 
MORE ?AN M5 DID4 ,BUT 9 NEI!R CASE DID HE GIVE WAY TO WRA?4 ,HE WAS 
9DISP5SABLE TO M51 BUT :Y %\LD !SE Y\NG HORSES TORM5T HIM8 

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