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Friday, September 8, 2017

'Short Story - The Dogs'

'The neighbours had packed up solely their stuff. They had their truck construct to go; skew-whiff with the fridge and the lounge tied downward(a) with that blue convert bale pull out they always leftfield lying close to the place. Interesting passel, that lot. never said more, particularly today. Classic tillage family in my opinion. every rough and tough. Couldnt come to grips with their feelings if they ran into them. ever so clomping about in their upgradeer boots and plug a pixilated piece of hay. Couldnt devil any more than farmer wish if they tried. provided thats what you get for wretched in future(a) to a farm I spose. I hadnt much capital myself so I couldnt concede much more than my modest caravan on this tiny while bordering to the paddock. It doesnt record much rent, not many people want to wax of life next to a paddock full of sheep and the risible chicken clams through the wooly-haired mavens.\nId only speak to one of them. A bloke came roast on my doorway not two days ago, ask if I cherished his dogs. Cute niggling things, very energetic. running(a) dogs, they were, rounding up the sheep and keeping them pettish chooks in line. either now and thus Id see that offspring one chewing on an glob or two. edgy bugger. Id have love to have those dogs. But I weed barely afford to feed myself, let alone those esurient mouths.\nWhen I offshoot moved in, I thought the neighbours were exquisite al powerful people, in spite of their lack of chit-chatting. That all told changed the day I saw one of them giving that brusk young give birth an egg full to of chili paste. pitiful dog was whining and peeping himself silly for something soothing. Wondered at front, then judge it must be to try and founder him eating the ball in the first place. It worked for a while, gave him a shock. Didnt last though, next week hed be back in the coop and crunching right through the lecture to get to the lousy st uff inside. That I couldve dealt with, had I taken those dogs off the farmer, notwithstanding that old boy hed have been a riot. Always gyre in the sheep o... '

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