"Did you take these ponies away from the Indians?" asked Teddy, as
he saw the little animals turned into the corral and the gate shut on
them.
"No, these are some that have been running wild in a field away over
at the far end of my ranch," explained Uncle Frank. "I had them
brought in, as I'm going to ship some away to be sold."
"Come on, we'll go and look at the ponies," called Ted to his
sister. "Are they very wild?" he asked Jim Mason, who had helped the
cowboys bring them to the ranch corral.
"Yes, some of 'em are pretty wild," was the answer. "We had hard
work making them come along. They want to get loose and do as they
please."
Ted and Janet climbed up on the corral fence to look at the ponies.
A few were somewhat tame, and allowed the Curlytops to pat them. But
others were very wild, and ran about as though looking for a place to
jump the fence or get out through a hole. But the fence was good and
strong. It was high and had no holes in it.
"Lots of ponies!" murmured Trouble, as he toddled after his brother
and sister to the corral.
"Yes, lots of 'em," agreed Janet. "You'll soon be a big boy and you
can have a pony to ride like brother and sister."
"Trouble want pony now!" he exclaimed.
"Oh, no, not now," Janet said as she helped him get up on the lowest
board of the fence, part of which was wooden, so he could look in
better.
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