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A New Baby Calf



Little Guy is pleased to announce the birth of a new baby calf. Her mama is Big Deer, a very large cow with very big horns. She doesn't like Little Guy at all. Little Guy makes sure to go the long way around her most of the time.

Gran had thought Big Deer might be about to have a baby. Granddaddy said no. Mama thought a baby was coming soon too. Granddaddy said no. Big Deer doesn't listen to Granddaddy at all. She had a baby calf anyway.

Mama found the new calf. It was lying next to Big Deer. She asked Granddaddy about it. He thought Mama was crazy. He thinks that alot. He figured Mama just thought she saw a baby calf and it was really an older calf. Nope. It was a baby. So while Granddaddy was still trying to figure it all out, Mama went and got Big Deer some sweet feed. New mamas -- even the ones who have been new mamas lots of times -- get sweet feed after they have a baby.

The little girl doesn't have a name yet. Mama usually does that sort of thing. She just hasn't done it yet. Little Guy wishes she would hurry up. He'd like the baby to have a name when he finally gets to meet her.

Little Guy thought he and Sunshine were finally going to meet the baby calf this afternoon. They went outside with Granddaddy. Big Deer was nowhere to be seen. Granddaddy said they'd go see if the calf was with his mama or had stayed in the big pasture.

They'd barely got through the gate before Mama came outside. She was not pleased. Neither was Big Deer. She'd gone to get water and rushed back when she spotted Little Guy, Sunshine and Granddaddy. Little Guy smiled sweetly at her. Big Deer bellowed at him.

Mama opened the gate and Little Guy and Sunshine hurried back into the yard. Then Mama fussed at Granddaddy. He was still looking for the calf -- who was where she'd been last time Granddaddy looked. Mama strongly suggested that everyone just leave Big Deer and her calf alone. Even Granddaddy got the hint and headed back to the house. Little Guy and Sunshine would have to meet the new baby another day.

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