A Pet Reader

Chapter 75: My Pony

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About This Book

Aimed at beginning readers, this collection presents short poems and simple prose about household and farm animals, including dogs, cats, birds, poultry, horses, rabbits, and small pets. Brief anecdotes, descriptive pieces, and rhymes portray everyday pet behavior, care tasks, and gentle moral lessons about kindness and responsibility toward animals. Sections group similar creatures and alternate playful vignettes with practical tips for feeding, housing, and helping wildlife. Illustrative scenes and accessible language support early reading and introduce empathy for animals.

My Pony

My pony has four curving hoofs so tiny and so trim,

You’d be surprised to see how fast they trot along with him.

He has a flowing mane and tail, a shining coat of hair,

And when I get upon his back, he takes me everywhere.

He loves to eat the sugar that I bring him in my hand,

He loves to trot and gallop down the street at my command.

He loves to rub his nose against my shoulder, for you see,

I love my pony dearly and I know that he loves me.

Alice C. D. Riley from Lilts and Lyrics
Used by permission of Clayton F. Summy Co.