Here at S&K Farm we generally deal with fairly large animals, primarily of the bovine and equine variety - fairly large creatures. Here lately, however, Farmer K has had several run-ins with creatures of the smaller variety.
Chapter One:
Farmer K was climbing on top of a trailer loaded with round bales to fasten a haul strap when something hit her in the shoulder. She noticed what looked like a clump of mud fall to the ground. A brief flash entered her head...why would a clump of dirt fall to her shoulder when there's nothing above her but the clear blue sky? About that time, the "clump" hit the ground where it ran off. Yup that's right. It was a mouse. It had jumped from one of the hay bales and bounced off Farmer K. The good note is that Farmer K was too busy fastening straps to react.
Chapter Two:
Howie and Catra are great mousers. They regularly bring little presents to the barn door for Farmer S and Farmer K. Last weekend Catra was playing with a mouse as Farmer K walked up. Catra became slightly distracted from her game and the mole ran into a clump of grass. Of course, Farmer K felt guilty for distracting Catra, so she nudged at the grass trying to entice the mole to make an appearance. Well, it did. Right up Farmer K's boot and down the back of her leg and off through the grass. On the upside, Farmer K saved the mole's life that day. And she didn't even screech!
The morale of the story...there are plenty of creatures left for Howie and Catra to hunt at S&K Farm!
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