Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 282
on this by what theycalled a back somersault, that is, turningbackward and alighting upon the feet. Otherstried what they called the handspring. All this suggested asking the boys this ques-tion as a test of the sharpness of their eyes: How do^g a horse or cow, after lying down,get up on its feet?… … A HORSE GETTING UP FROM ROLLING. tions that led to arguments. Two boys ab-surdly maintained that a horse never liesdown; and one boy rather more roguishlythan in desire of giving information stoutlyclaimed that a cow rolls and gets up on allfour feet at once! Here was a suggestion. If these boys…
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