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A Pet Reader

Chapter 76: My Cousin’s Pony
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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 Cousin’s Pony

My cousin has a pet pony.
He is a Shetland pony.
His name is Teddy.
My cousin lives near Camp Grant and goes to a country school.
He lives a long way from the school.
So, instead of walking, he hitches his pony to a cart that his father made for him.
This cart looks like a racing cart.
My cousin rides to school every day.
One Saturday, he drove over to our home.
We gave the pony some oats in a sack.
We laughed when the pony spilled the oats.
My cousin likes his pony very much.
He will not sell him.
He always tries to give Teddy the best of care.