3871. The
punishment was the result of Emily’s untoward love of horses. She had been
riding horses as long as she could remember, but had recently fallen in love
with a very unmanageable but beautiful horse and she would not listen to anyone’s
advice about the danger of riding him.
3872. She not
only wanted to ride the dangerous horse, but positively wanted to buy it for
herself so she could have complete control of the animal. Unfortunately she was
forbidden to ride the animal under any circumstances, so she had to contend
herself with grooming, feeding, and tending to the animal which she did with the
typical slavish devotion of a 13 year old.
3873. Emily was
an entirely obedient child, but as she entered her 13th year she began to evidence
a certain restlessness and anxiety. Her distress was not apparent to anyone,
not even to Frida, her closest friend, so the entire family was astounded when
she slipped out of the house in the middle of the night, went to the stables,
saddled up the dangerous horse and rode off into the woods.
3874. She
managed to get some considerable distance away from the house because she was
an excellent rider, but finally the angry animal managed to throw her off.
Perhaps the brute felt some guilt at what he had done, seeing as he completely
understood that the little girl loved him to detraction.
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