Ellen's Farm Life

All’s Well That Ends Well N ow, you must be wondering why Bear had to leave that farm. The main reason was because he and his family were going to be moving away, across the world. Bear had had a wonderful time and he had learned many things. Those two years had been very pleasurable, but still, it was not marked without sadness. Many sheep had died while living on that farm and for various reasons. Some suffered terribly during the winter seasons and others contracted diseases. But as one farmer friend said, “If you want to have livestock, you had better expect deadstock!” And so Bear and his family moved on.   The wonderful events on the borrowed farm were many. Behind the farm, there was an automobile factory that once caught on fire. And once when Bear let a friend keep a tall goat on the farm, it ran away and caused a lot of trouble. Everyone thought that the goat was possessed by the devil, but I say that he possessed intelligence. I cannot tell you all the det

Diana P rincess had one good friend, and her name was Diana. She was a well-bred Katahdin sheep, and she was very good-natured. Diana did not mind Bear’s children, and they would have taken rides on her back if their father had not forbidden them. She was gentle and calm, facing every day with confidence. Diana loved Pickle best. She was about four years old at that time, and Diana came up to her ears when she stood next to her. I can still see them, Pickle with a bucket of grain on her head, and Diana leading all the sheep in procession behind her. Diana and Princess were close friends, and you could often see them, lying near each other on the grassy field, contentedly chewing their cud as the sun slowly set and spread a dream-like warmth all over the place. Life was good in those days, as Bear and his family recalled. They were very happy. Diana had a baby lamb around the same time that Princess had her twins. He was a cute little chap and he loved to play in