Bub Moose by Carol Wallace

Author:Carol Wallace
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

Chapter 7

Wide-eyed I watched the people move closer. All at once a big person stepped in front of the others. She raised her front hoof. She held a little silver thing in it. It was as sparkly as a dew drop, but larger. She held the silvery dew drop to her lips and took a deep breath. A loud shrill tweet came from her mouth. I guess she was like Mother. The little ones knew her special hronk or tweet. Instantly the small people looked at her and got very quiet. They backed away just a bit. My legs were so wobbly I could barely stand. My knees were scratched and sore. Everything inside told me to run, but I was too weak. I just couldn’t do it.

The big person’s front legs reached out. She inched, ever so slowly, toward me. Something about her look—her tender smile—quieted the scared feeling inside of me.

Her small blue eyes were soft. Her back legs took short steps toward me. Looking again at her face, I felt that she was friendly. I don’t know why, but her lips were stretched upward. The little people were making quiet noises, but they didn’t move any closer. I tried to think of Mother’s lessons. The only one that I could remember was Stay away from people.

Except this people didn’t look dangerous. The two front feet were in the air, but she wasn’t pawing or trying to hit me. Just short legs reaching out slow and gentle.

A warm feeling went over me as something touched my head, then rubbed my neck.

“Grrrrrr . . . Get away from my friend!” Snow threatened from behind me.

I glanced back at him. “Why are you making that racket?”

“The people are hurting you,” Snow growled. “I’m warning them to stay away.”

“It really doesn’t hurt,” I told him. “In fact, this feels pretty good. How can it hurt me?” The person gently scratched behind my ears and neck. “I like this. It feels friendly, not scary at all. Be quiet, they aren’t even near you.”

When I looked back, two small people were coming close to my face. I twitched my ears. Small hooves reached out and rubbed my cheek and chin. It was very nice to have gentle rubs. I thought about Mother’s sweet kisses. A feeling of sadness swept over me when I remembered that she wasn’t anywhere near. I couldn’t get away from the small people, so I just stood there. A few of the little ones came closer, then they stepped back, and some more filed up to touch me. Nobody tried to get close to Snow. He hid behind me, crouching low. Occasionally I could hear a soft “Grrrr . . .”

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