Tales of the Animals on a Borrowed Farm: Prince and Princess

Prince and Princess

Bear bought many sheep over the two years at the farm. Most of them looked the same, and although the children named them and tried to play with them, a lot of them did not become very friendly. They were simply familiar with the children. Most of the sheep did not stand being patted, hugged, or pushed around, and when the children tried anything of that sort, they always managed to struggle and get away.

There was one sheep that the children loved, and he was quite a handsome one too. But no, he would not have anything to do with the children. He was white all over and he had a lofty forehead. He looked magnificent to the children, so they named him Prince. When the children bothered Prince too much, he bleated loudly in their faces, often making them run away.

The children would eventually get tired of trying to make Prince join their fun and games and would look around for Billy or Brownie. Prince liked it that way.

Bear had bought some other sheep at the same time that he bought Prince. One of them was huge and woolly. Her wool was long and hung all the way down her legs, almost down to her hooves, and some of it covered her eyes. Although she looked big and forbidding, she was very graceful and humble. The children named her Princess because she was just like one.

Princess was shy and she never let anyone lay a finger on her. When grazing, she often went far and out of the way of the children. And when Bear gave them all a treat of grain, she never pushed her way to the front. For a sheep, she was very well-mannered.

One summer day, Bear and his family went on a trip for a few days. When they came back, they were met with a surprise. Two beautiful little lambs were sleeping by Princess’s side! The children were very excited, but it was a few weeks before they could hold the little lambs in their arms.

In appearance, the twins had taken after their father, Prince, but in character, they took after their mother. They were playful, but at the same time, they were very shy. They often stayed close, usually by their mother’s side, when grazing in the fields.

Bear had to sell Prince, Princess, and the twins when he left the farm, and till today, I don’t know what has become of them. I expect that the twins grew up prim and proper and had some nice gentle-sheep as beaus.

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Until next time,

Ellen Hamilton 💖

P.S. Sorry for the extreme delay...