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A Pet Reader

Chapter 77: Jean’s Riding Horse
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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.

Jean’s Riding Horse

Jean is eighteen years old and lives on a large farm.
She is my cousin, and she owns a fine riding horse.
She calls her horse Beauty.
Beauty has white legs, a white spot on his head and another white spot near his tail.
One August day Jean dressed in a pretty riding suit and went for a ride.
When she came home, I was standing near the gate.
I saw Jean ride toward the barn.

When she stopped a moment, the horse helped himself to some grass from the lawn.
But he had time for just a mouthful.
For as soon as he started to eat Jean got off the horse and led him to the barn.
I think Beauty is like some children.
He gets so hungry that he can’t wait for his dinner.