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But as soon as she could turn around she rode back to him and asked anxiously: "Are you hurt, Ted?" "No no. I I guess not," he answered slowly. "Is Clipclap?" asked Janet. The pony answered for himself by getting up, giving himself a shake and then beginning to eat some grass. "What happened?" Janet questioned further. "Why didn't you come on and race with me? I won!"
But I guess his feet would make that sound, so I'm going to call him Clipclap." "It's a nice name," agreed Janet. "But I guess we better give him a drink now. He must be awful thirsty." "He is," said Teddy. "Hear him groan?" The pony was again making a noise that did sound like a groan. He must be in pain the children thought. "Go on give him your drink, Janet," urged Teddy.
"Oh, I hope it comes true!" sighed Janet. "Here, you hold Clipclap he's starting to walk away" went on Teddy, "and I'll go see what that is." Janet took the pony's reins, and her brother walked toward the bundle.
"It's water a little river!" he exclaimed. "The ponies have led us to water!" And so the animals had. Teddy and Janet slipped from their ponies' backs at the edge of the stream and then Star Face and Clipclap took long drinks. Ted emptied the canteen, filled it with the cooler water, and he and Janet drank again. Then they felt much better. The ponies again began to crop the grass.
At first they had been a little afraid to lie down all alone out in the night, but their ponies were with them, and Janet said it felt as though Clipclap and Star Face were like good watch dogs. Then, being very tired and having had something to eat and drink, they fell asleep. All night long, though, the cowboys rode over the prairie looking for the lost ones.
But you could let me ride on him." "Oh, I'll do that!" exclaimed Teddy quickly. He was thinking it would be a hard matter to divide a live pony in half. "Course I'll let you ride on him!" he went on. "We'll get Uncle Frank to let us have a saddle and some of the cowboys can teach us to ride. And I'll let you feed and water him as much as you like. I'm going to call him Clipclap."
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