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to see the calf slide out into the straw.
And what was more exciting, even
though his nose and tongue were so
swollen he could hardly breathe, he
was still alive.
We put the mother and her baby
into a nice, clean pen and went to
check on the other heifers. We found
three more of them in desperate need
of help. To our amazement, all of the
calves lived, and soon each cow had a
baby nursing at her side. By then it
was evening, and we had neither
eaten lunch nor prepared anything for
the reception.
After we had finished, washed,
and sat down to dinner, I told my dad
