Krag, the Kootenay Ram 



a whack! then, as they pushed, the Spikerdoe 

 twisted so that one of her sharp points rested 

 on the other Ewe's ear. The pressure became 

 very unpleasant. The enemy felt she was get- 

 ting the worst of it, so she sniffed, turned, and, 

 shaking her head, rejoined her friends. The 

 Spikerdoe walked after her, while little Nubbins, 

 utterly puzzled, stuck close to her side. The 

 flock wheeled and ran, but circled back, and as j, 



the Spiker stood her ground, they crowded ' ^ 



around her, and she was admitted one of their - ^ 



number. This was the ceremony, so far as she „- ^ ^ 



was concerned. But Nubbins had to establish 

 his own footing. There were some seven or 

 eight Lambs in the flock. Most of them were 

 older and bigger than he, and, in common with 

 some other animals, they were ready to perse- 

 cute the stranger simply because he was strange. 

 The first taste of this that Nubbins had was 

 an unexpected "bang! " behind. It had always 

 seemed very funny to him when he used to give 

 Whitenose a surprise of this kind, but now there 

 seemed nothing funny about it ; it was simply 

 annoying. And when he turned to face the 

 enemy, another one charged from another direc- 



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