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MOO COW TALES.

He was dreadfully frightened and ran away, but we chased him and chased him, and wherever he turned he found a cow ready to try and toss him. Of course, we never really touched him, but he was just as frightened as if we had tossed him all to bits. At last, he began to beg us to stop, and I said, 'We will stop, if you will promise us something.'

"'Oh—anything,' he said, and sank down on the grass. We all lay down around him and laughed and laughed. 'Oh dear, oh dear!' said our Sussex Brown, beginning to laugh at the thought of it.