got up and shook themselves and decided that was fun. They saw Tammy down in the pasture standing under the apple tree eating apples off the tree.
“Come on, Tim,” Brad said. “If we climb up the tree, we can jump on her back.”
The boys ran for a ways and then cautiously approached the tree hoping not to spook Tammy. They carefully climbed the tree edging out on a limb close to the horse. When they were almost to her, she moved. They picked an apple and sat down to eat. Finally Tammy moved into position and they managed to get on her back. This time Brad held on really tight to the mane and Tim held on to Brad. The halter lead was hanging to the ground so they waited for Tammy to move. When Tammy finished the apple that she was chewing, she walked under another limb and slid them off her back again.
“That really hurt,” Tim said rubbing his behind.
Brad was twisting around trying to stretch his back. “I’m through riding Tammy today,” Brad firmly stated. He grabbed Tammy’s lead rope and began walking her to the barn.
As they approached the big sliding doors of the barn, the dogs ran around the end of the barn barking and chasing a squirrel that ran up the same tree where the boys fell first.
The noise spooked Tammy and she broke her lead rope loose from Brad’s hand and ran into the barn to her stall, which in turn spooked the baby kittens that Sarah, Janie, and Tommy were holding. The children all got scratch marks on their arms and Tommy cried rubbing his arms. The girls found their kittens and got them calmed down, but Tommy’s kitten climbed a tall oak tree in the backyard.
Three year old Tommy stood crying under the old oak pointing to the kitten high up in the tree. The frightened kitten cried back to him. The five children all stood under the tree now trying to figure how to get the kitten to come down.
“Here, kitty, kitty,” Sarah called.
“Down here, boy,” Tim called then whistled.
Brad thumped him on the arm and said, “You don’t whistle to a kitten, Silly.”
Tim replied reasonably, “You would have thought it was okay if he had come down.”
“Here, kitty, kitty,” Tommy called motioning with his hands.
The dogs s at panting at the bottom of the tree by this time and also looked up into the tree with their tongues hanging out of their mouths to the side which didn’t encourage the little kitten to come down at all.
The tree was at least twenty-five inches in diameter and the first limb was more than twelve feet from the ground. There was no way they could climb up there. “I think I’ll go find a ladder,” Brad decided.
By this time Danny and Greg had climbed down from on top of the greenhouse and came to see what the commotion was about. After explanations Danny and Greg went back to get the ladder that they used to climb up on the greenhouse. Brad and Tim went in the house to get themselves a drink. Sarah and Janie went back to the barn to play with their kittens.
Tommy stood alone under the tree with tears in his eyes. He squeezed them very tightly and said a prayer.
When the men returned with the ladder, Tommy was sitting under the tree holding his kitten in his arms and rubbing his damp cheeks in the soft fur. Danny and Greg put the ladder down and Greg asked gently, “How did you get the kitten down, Tommy?”
Tommy answered, “I closed my eyes and said a prayer. When I opened them, Kitty had come down. All I had to do was reach over and get him off the tree.”
Greg looked over at Danny and said, “Out of the mouth of babes.” He pulled his sleeve up to look at his watch. “Angela will be home in a little while. Let’s you and me go back up there and finish putting that last rafter in place. By then it will be time to knock off for supper.”
“I shouldn’t stay for supper, I should be getting back home,” Danny said not wanting to be trouble for them. He was lonely and wanted human companionship when he came over.
“No problem. Raised nine
“Come on, Tim,” Brad said. “If we climb up the tree, we can jump on her back.”
The boys ran for a ways and then cautiously approached the tree hoping not to spook Tammy. They carefully climbed the tree edging out on a limb close to the horse. When they were almost to her, she moved. They picked an apple and sat down to eat. Finally Tammy moved into position and they managed to get on her back. This time Brad held on really tight to the mane and Tim held on to Brad. The halter lead was hanging to the ground so they waited for Tammy to move. When Tammy finished the apple that she was chewing, she walked under another limb and slid them off her back again.
“That really hurt,” Tim said rubbing his behind.
Brad was twisting around trying to stretch his back. “I’m through riding Tammy today,” Brad firmly stated. He grabbed Tammy’s lead rope and began walking her to the barn.
As they approached the big sliding doors of the barn, the dogs ran around the end of the barn barking and chasing a squirrel that ran up the same tree where the boys fell first.
The noise spooked Tammy and she broke her lead rope loose from Brad’s hand and ran into the barn to her stall, which in turn spooked the baby kittens that Sarah, Janie, and Tommy were holding. The children all got scratch marks on their arms and Tommy cried rubbing his arms. The girls found their kittens and got them calmed down, but Tommy’s kitten climbed a tall oak tree in the backyard.
Three year old Tommy stood crying under the old oak pointing to the kitten high up in the tree. The frightened kitten cried back to him. The five children all stood under the tree now trying to figure how to get the kitten to come down.
“Here, kitty, kitty,” Sarah called.
“Down here, boy,” Tim called then whistled.
Brad thumped him on the arm and said, “You don’t whistle to a kitten, Silly.”
Tim replied reasonably, “You would have thought it was okay if he had come down.”
“Here, kitty, kitty,” Tommy called motioning with his hands.
The dogs s at panting at the bottom of the tree by this time and also looked up into the tree with their tongues hanging out of their mouths to the side which didn’t encourage the little kitten to come down at all.
The tree was at least twenty-five inches in diameter and the first limb was more than twelve feet from the ground. There was no way they could climb up there. “I think I’ll go find a ladder,” Brad decided.
By this time Danny and Greg had climbed down from on top of the greenhouse and came to see what the commotion was about. After explanations Danny and Greg went back to get the ladder that they used to climb up on the greenhouse. Brad and Tim went in the house to get themselves a drink. Sarah and Janie went back to the barn to play with their kittens.
Tommy stood alone under the tree with tears in his eyes. He squeezed them very tightly and said a prayer.
When the men returned with the ladder, Tommy was sitting under the tree holding his kitten in his arms and rubbing his damp cheeks in the soft fur. Danny and Greg put the ladder down and Greg asked gently, “How did you get the kitten down, Tommy?”
Tommy answered, “I closed my eyes and said a prayer. When I opened them, Kitty had come down. All I had to do was reach over and get him off the tree.”
Greg looked over at Danny and said, “Out of the mouth of babes.” He pulled his sleeve up to look at his watch. “Angela will be home in a little while. Let’s you and me go back up there and finish putting that last rafter in place. By then it will be time to knock off for supper.”
“I shouldn’t stay for supper, I should be getting back home,” Danny said not wanting to be trouble for them. He was lonely and wanted human companionship when he came over.
“No problem. Raised nine
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