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Instinctively, I took off running after

him, but I quickly fell behind, and I

knew catching him was impossible.

But he couldn’t run very fast

carrying a hammer in his mouth, so

he soon dropped it and made a run

around the pasture. I retrieved the

hammer and walked back to my fence

while Cashmere finished his lap. He

joined me and nudged me for an

apple.

“Hey, I’m not giving you an

apple. You were a naughty horse,

stealing my hammer.”

He backed up and leaned his head

to one side and slightly down.

“Oh, don’t give me the puppy

horse eyes,” I said. “You aren’t even

sorry you took it.” But he continued

to look at me like he couldn’t believe

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