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he took off the cover, and Billy jumped out very 

 quickly and ran away. When he looked in another 

 hole, however, he found three little kids, a Billy 

 and two Nannies. They were easily managed, so 

 he tied their legs together and brought them all 

 home. 



"They were quite wild at first and would not eat, 

 but by throwing them some corn, they soon found 

 out he was their friend. He fastened them to some 

 stakes, and every day he took them some food, a 

 little barley or rice, some green leaves and fresh water, 

 and by and by they would eat from his hand. Then 

 he fenced in a piece of land and let them loose, and 

 they would follow him all around inside the fence 

 begging for corn. 



"Later he captured some more goats in the same 

 way, until he had quite a flock. He milked them 

 every day*, and oh, how good the milk did taste! 

 He made butter and cheese, too. 



"As his clothes began to wear -out, I don't know 

 what he would have done for new ones if it had not 

 been for the skin of the goats. 



"He made a hat first, and it had a flap hanging 

 down behind to keep the hot sun off his neck. He 



