photograph by Sue Weaver
Ursula says , “ do n’t mess up with me . ”
Remember Ursula the sheep ’s New Year ’s resolution : to trot around the pasture every twenty-four hour period , eat up less and lose 10 pounds ? She ’s go to have to do a mass of trotting now ‘ stimulate she and Rumbler the ram are make dear .
Mom want Ursula and Rumbler to get together last month when Rumbler was breeding another ewe call Baatiste . But it did n’t crop the way that Mom wanted . Ursula had other programme .
When Mom put Ursula with Baatiste and Rumbler , Ursula tell Rumbler he was an unworthy , fat trolling . Then she backed up and cram and wallop him in the sides and butt until Mom dumbfound apprehensive and hold Ursula away .
Next Mom decide to breed her to Oran . He ’s Ursula ’s boyfriend from the last two eld . But when she went to get Oran , Oran stood back and would n’t come in through the ram pasture gate and when Mom tried to extract him , Oran got mad and jampack into Mom ’s bad human knee ( we could hear her hollering at him from direction across the yard in our playpen ) .
Dad with the random access memory .
Then Maxx the spotted ram courageously step up and volunteer to do the accolade and at long last the wedding start .
Except , Ursula did n’t like Maxx either . She started baffle him up but then she changed her mind . She get him fly the coop with her in the breeding penitentiary but she did n’t come in heat . After a week , Mom gave up and put Maxx back with the other four read/write memory .
Yesterday Ursula was interested in the Ram again , so Mom decide to examine one more clock time . She lead Ursula to the breeding playpen and gave her some provender , then went to get Oran again . But out come Rumbler alternatively . Mom told him Ursula would ache him but Rumbler said he wanted to give it a try .
And you do it what ? Now Ursula loves him ! She ’s wagging her tail and piece his spike and even lets him eat from her pan . And , they ’re give lambies !
Tonight when Uzzi and I were out in the yard , we marched up to ask Ursula what give ?
“ He said my butt is fat than Baatiste ’s , ” Ursula told us . “ So I showed him how a fat ewe treats an uppity Aries . Now he ’s polite . He should ’ve been nice to me from the start . ”
Uzzi and I look at each other . We ’re glad we ’re goats ! Especially me . I ’d detest to have to breed a doe that behave like Ursula . Ewes are tough !
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