THE BLACK SHEEP. 143 



Peggy was not afraid of their white coats, and she wanted to be 

 friendly, so she kept running after them, while they persisted in 

 running away. Sometimes Old Lady Southdown, who was very 

 courageous, would stop and face Peggy. She stamped her foot 

 and shook her head at her, and then she would turn and run 

 again. 



At last Sammy called Peggy out of the pasture and put her into 

 the barn. His father told him to wait till night, and let her go into 



the yard with them, and then they would get acquainted with her. 

 So when it was dark Sammy let Peggy into the yard with the flock. 

 They could not see that she was black, therefore they were not at 

 all disturbed. 



In the moring Sammy looked into the yard and saw Peggy i-ight 

 in the midst of them, lying close to Lady Southdown. They knew 

 now that she was a sheep, like themselves, though her wool was of 

 another color. They were always friendly with her afterwards. 



