Little Horse on His Own by Betsy Byars

Author:Betsy Byars
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781250105332
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

8

The Cliff

Little Horse ran as fast as he could. For a while he found his way by following the other animals.

But, one by one, the animals passed him. Little Horse ran alone.

The smoke was thick. He could no longer see the stream. He could barely see the trees in front of him.

Little Horse struggled on. He was going uphill now, and the way was hard.

A bird hopped ahead of him. It was a young bird. It could fly only a short way at a time.

The way grew steeper. The bird grew stronger. Little Horse had a hard time keeping it in sight.

The bird rested for a moment on a bush. Little Horse wanted to rest too, but he knew he had to keep going.

Then he saw the bird lift its wings, and, gaining his own strength, Little Horse disappeared into the smoke.

Little Horse stopped. He looked down. The next step would have taken him over the edge of a cliff.

The smoke cleared for a moment. There was nothing below but trees and, beyond, the stream. He had to get back to the stream.

Little Horse took one more step and began his long slide to the stream. He turned over and over. He rolled past rocks and bumped into trees.

At last he was at the stream.

There was no smoke here, only cool water, and Little Horse, gratefully, had a drink.

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