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cows, sheep and horses. Their 
flesh is as good as mutton at all 
seasons of the year. In sum- 
mer they give plenty of milk, 
which their owners make into 
cheese for winter use, and when 
the ground is covered with 
snow, the Laplanders harness 
them to sledges — which are 
carriages without wheels — and 
travel as swiftly as horses in 
England draw a coach. But 
what do you think the reindeer 
do for food in the long, cold 
winter ? Their masters have 
neither hay nor corn to give 
them, but God takes care of 
them. He has covered the 
