The curly-haired hen . • •«: MOTHER ETIENNE S FARM 3 aries, stables and outhouses were sheltered by old thatchingupon which grew moss and lichen. Let me tell you now, dear children, who were the chief occu-pants of the farm. First there was big Coco—a fineNormandy horse—bay-coloured and very fat, whose silky coathad a purple sheen; he had a star on his forehead and a pinkmark between his eyes. He was very gentle and answered to. the voice of his mistress. If Mother Etienne passed by hisstable he never failed to scent her and whinnied at once. Thatwas his way of showing his friendliness and say
The curly-haired hen . • •«: MOTHER ETIENNE S FARM 3 aries, stables and outhouses were sheltered by old thatchingupon which grew moss and lichen. Let me tell you now, dear children, who were the chief occu-pants of the farm. First there was big Coco—a fineNormandy horse—bay-coloured and very fat, whose silky coathad a purple sheen; he had a star on his forehead and a pinkmark between his eyes. He was very gentle and answered to. the voice of his mistress. If Mother Etienne passed by hisstable he never failed to scent her and whinnied at once. Thatwas his way of showing his friendliness and saying. 4 THECURL Y-H AIRED HEN Good morning. His good mistress spoiled him with all sorts of a crust of bread, sometimes a handful of carrots,
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