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"Sheep are like cows in another way. You do 

 not see any horns on my head, but a great many 

 sheep do have them, especially those that are wild. 

 Some have very small horns, and some very large 

 ones, like my cousin, 'the big horned sheep/ Some 

 have horns that branch out, and some have horns 

 that curl until they nearly form a ring, but they are 

 all hollow. I like many things to eat that a cow does, 

 such as grass, clover, meal and salt, and my teeth 

 are much like hers. Our coats are not alike, we do 

 not make the same noise, and I never give you milk 

 to drink. I haven't much of a tail, either, but some 

 members of my family have much longer ones. I 

 have some far-away cousins who have such fat tails 

 they can hardly carry them. The people in that 

 country use this fat for butter, and what do you think! 

 They sometimes make little carts with four wheels 

 to them, and fasten them to the sheep, so that they 

 draw their own tails! Perhaps that was where Bo- 

 Peep lived, for don't you remember the story ? 



"Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep, 



And can't tell where to find 'em. 

 Let 'em alone, and they'll come home, 

 Dragging their tails behind them" 



