"I wish _we_ could eat grass," said Janet, after a bit.
"Why?"
"Then we could eat it like the ponies do and not be hungry."
"It would be a good thing," Teddy agreed. "But we can't. I chewed
some sour grass once, but I didn't swallow it."
"I ate some watercress once at home," said Janet. "But I didn't like
it. Anyhow I don't guess watercress grows around here."
"No," agreed Teddy.
Then they sat and watched the ponies eating in the darkness.
Clipclap was wandering farther off than Teddy liked and he jumped up
and hurried after his animal. As he caught him Teddy saw something on
the ground a little way off. It was something round and black, and,
now that the moon had come up, he could see more plainly.
"What's the matter, Teddy?" Janet called to him, as she saw him
standing motionless, after he had taken hold of Clipclap's bridle.
"What are you looking at?"
"I don't know what it is," Teddy answered. "Maybe it's a prairie
dog, but he's keepin' awful still. Come and look, Janet."
"Oh, I don't want to!" she exclaimed.
"Oh, come on!" urged Teddy. "It isn't moving. Maybe you can tell
what it is."
Janet, making sure that Star Face was all right, walked over to her
brother. She, too, saw the dark object lying on a bare spot in the
prairie. It did not move. The moonlight became stronger and Janet,
becoming brave all of a sudden, went closer.
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