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He walked slowly out 19 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: of the pasture until he reached a fence and then 20 00:01:56,160 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 1: jumped over Tinko makes trouble Dapple Gray had just finished 21 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: telling the story of his being caught under the trolley 22 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:17,519 Speaker 1: car the time he was drawing the fire engine, and 23 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 1: so went on. The old horse men came and pushed 24 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: the car off my legs. The firemen loosened my harness, 25 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 1: and then I could get up. Weren't you hurt? Asked 26 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: missus Chesnut, who was called that because she was colored brown. Well, 27 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: my legs were a bit scratched, and I had some 28 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: bruises on my side, but I could still run and 29 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: pull the engine. You see, we horses couldn't stop whenever 30 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: we wanted to. We had to pull the funny chimney 31 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 1: wagon to where the fire was blazing so the men 32 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 1: could squirt water on it. Men are strange, went on 33 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 1: Dapple Gray. They'll build a big fire in a house 34 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:16,079 Speaker 1: so the house almost burns up, and then they'll make 35 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: us horses run like mad to draw water to put 36 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: it out. I never could understand it. Of course, Dapple 37 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: Gray did not know that the house caught fire by accident, 38 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: and that it had to be put out for fear 39 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 1: other houses near it might burn. And so you ran 40 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: on even if your legs were cut, asked Tinkle's father. Oh, yes, 41 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: of course, replied Dapple Gray. The cuts hurt me, but 42 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: when I got back to the stable, the fireman put 43 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: some cooling salve on the wounds and bound my legs 44 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: up with white rags so they felt better. Well, I 45 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: don't believe I would like that, said Tinkle's mother. Life 46 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: is too exciting in the city. I like it best 47 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: in this quiet country meadow, where you can eat grass 48 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: whenever you like, or rest in the shade when you 49 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: are tired. Look at those ponies having fun down there, 50 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:35,360 Speaker 1: said another horse, pointing with his nose toward the group 51 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: that was playing tag I remember when I was young, 52 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: I like to play that way. Is Tinkle there, asked 53 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: the pony's father. He is one of the best taggers 54 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: I've ever seen. When he grows up a little bigger, 55 00:04:55,200 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: he'll be a fine racer, I think. Tinkle's mother looked 56 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:05,280 Speaker 1: toward where the ponies were running about, touching one another 57 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:08,839 Speaker 1: with their hoofs or noses, or switching at one another 58 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: with their frisky tails. I don't see Tinkle, she said. Oh, 59 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: he must be there, said Tinkle's father. I'll go and 60 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: look off. He trotted to where the other colts were playing. 61 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: He looked at them for a little while, but he 62 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: did not see Tinkle among them. That's strange, thought the 63 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: pony's father. Tinkle likes tag so much. I wonder why 64 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: he isn't here. He stood still, looking more closely to 65 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: make sure he had not missed the little pony. But no, 66 00:05:55,120 --> 00:06:01,720 Speaker 1: Tinkle was not there. I'll ask some of them, said 67 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: the father pony to himself, so giving a loud whinnie 68 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: to make himself heard above the noise of the tag 69 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: playing ponies were making. The father pony asked, have any 70 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:22,279 Speaker 1: of you seen our Tinkle? No, I haven't, said a 71 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: little brown pony, nor I added one who was speckled 72 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: brown and white. I saw him a while ago eating grass, 73 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: answered a third. He hasn't been playing tag with us 74 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: this morning, added a fourth pony, who had a very 75 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:50,480 Speaker 1: long tail. I wonder where Tinkle can be, murmured his father. 76 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: Then up spoke a little pony with a white spot 77 00:06:55,360 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: on his back. I saw Tinkle going over that way, 78 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: he said, and he raised his hoof and pointed toward 79 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: a fence on the far side of the field. Did 80 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: you really see him going that way, asked the father. 81 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: I really did, answered the little pony. Oh my, that's 82 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: too bad, thought Tinkle's father to himself, But he did 83 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: not say this to the ponies, for he did not 84 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: want to frighten them. Well, did the older pony know 85 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: of the dangerous swamp that was on the other side 86 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 1: of the fence. If he is in the sticky bog mud, 87 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: we'll have trouble getting him out, said the father to himself. 88 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: I must go back and tell some of the others, 89 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: but I don't want Tinkle's mother to know. What shall 90 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 1: I do? The father trotted back to where Dapple Gray 91 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: and the other stood. Well, was he there, asked Tinkle's mother. 92 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 1: Tinkle's father shook his head. Where is he? Then? Oh, 93 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: he probably went off for a little walk by himself. 94 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 1: I'll go and find him. And he tried to speak easily. 95 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 1: But I don't see him anywhere, said the mother pony, 96 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 1: looking anxiously about the big green meadow. She could see 97 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: every corner of it, and Tinkle was not in sight. Now, 98 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 1: you just stay here and I'll bring him back, said 99 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: Tinkle's father quietly. At the same time, he nodded his 100 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 1: head at Dapple Gray and one or two of the 101 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: other men horses and two or three of his closest 102 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:09,199 Speaker 1: friends among the men ponies. They moved away together. Tinkle's 103 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 1: mother looked at them as if to say, I wonder 104 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 1: if anything could have happened. What's the matter, asked Dapple 105 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: Gray in a low voice of Tinkle's father speaking in 106 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 1: horse talk. Of course, I'm not sure, but I'm afraid 107 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 1: Tinkle has jumped the fence and has gone over to 108 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 1: the big swampy bog, was the answer. If he has, 109 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: and if he's stuck, we'll have to go and get 110 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: him out. But I don't want his mother to know. 111 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: The men animals walked over toward the fence. Tinkle's father 112 00:09:54,040 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 1: looked down at the ground. He saw little hoof marks. Yes, 113 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 1: Tinkle has been here, he said. I can see where 114 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: he ran to get a good start so he could 115 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 1: jump over the fence. He is a good jumper to 116 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 1: do that, remarked one of the horses. Yes, Tinkle is 117 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: a good jumper for a colt, said his father. I 118 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 1: think he will be very smart when he grows up, 119 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: but he should not jump fences into the swamp. That 120 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:34,560 Speaker 1: is not right. How are we going to get over 121 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:37,600 Speaker 1: the fence to help him? If he is stuck, asked 122 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: Dapple Gray, can't we jump? Another horse? Inquired, Maybe you can, 123 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: but I can't, returned Dapple Gray. One of my legs 124 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: is stiff where I was hurt by the trolley car. Once. 125 00:10:56,600 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 1: I could easily have jumped over that fence, but I'm 126 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 1: afraid I can't do it now. I don't know whether 127 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:11,440 Speaker 1: I can either, observed Tinkle's father. I'm not as young 128 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: as I once was, but if we all pushed together, 129 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 1: I think we can knock the fence down. Then we 130 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:24,679 Speaker 1: can get through to see what has happened to my pony. Boy. 131 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: We want you to come along, Dapple because you have 132 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 1: been in the big city where all sorts of things 133 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: happened to horses. You'll know what is best to do. 134 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: Thank you, winnied Dapple Gray. I'll do my best. Together, 135 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 1: the big horses and the ponies pushed at the fence. 136 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 1: Tinkle's mother watched them, and when she saw what was 137 00:11:56,880 --> 00:12:04,319 Speaker 1: being done, she became frightened. Something must have happened to Tinkle. 138 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:08,319 Speaker 1: She said, I can't stay here. I'm going to see 139 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: what it is. So she began to run toward the 140 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: men animals. By this time they were giving a second 141 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: push to the fence, and as they were very strong, 142 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:28,079 Speaker 1: they knocked off some boards so they could get through. 143 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 1: Now we'll see what has happened to Tinkle, said his father, Tinkle, Tinkle, 144 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: where are you? He called? But Tinkle did not answer, 145 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:49,320 Speaker 1: for he was far away in the swamp, and just 146 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 1: then he was splashing around in the mud and water, 147 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 1: trying to pull loose his feet from the sticky place. 148 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 1: We'll have to go farther on into the swamp, said 149 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 1: Dapple Gray, when they had waited a minute to see 150 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 1: if Tinkle would answer. But we must be careful, said 151 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: one horse, slowly picking his steps. This is soft ground here. 152 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 1: See how deep my hoofs sink. Indeed, it is a 153 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 1: bad place, agreed Tinkle's father. I hope nothing happens to us. 154 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:36,679 Speaker 1: Be careful, every one. Slowly, the horses and the ponies 155 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: walked along, picking out the hardest and firmest ground they 156 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:46,319 Speaker 1: could find on which to step, especially the horses, for 157 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 1: they were, of course heavier than the most grown up pony. 158 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:56,839 Speaker 1: Now and then all stopped to listen, and Tinkle's father 159 00:13:56,920 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: would call his name. At last one of the horses said, 160 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 1: what I think I heard something. They all listened through 161 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 1: the trees of the swamp. Came a call, help me, 162 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: help me. That's Tinkle, cried his father. We're coming, Tinkle. 163 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: Where are you, he asked. I'm over here and I'm 164 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 1: stuck in the swamp. I can't get my feet out 165 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 1: of the mud. I thought, so, exclaimed Dapple Gray, Just 166 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 1: like a silly little pony. Now we must get him out. 167 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 1: So anxious was he to help his little pony that 168 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 1: Tinkle's father galloped on ahead. Some of the others did 169 00:14:55,000 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 1: the same. They did not listen to Dapple calling, Wait, 170 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: be careful, look out, or you'll be caught in the 171 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: swamp yourselves. On and on ran Tinkle's father and the others. 172 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: They could tell which way to go by hearing Tinkle's 173 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 1: voice calling to them, just as your dog can tell 174 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: where you are, even though he cannot see you, when 175 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: he hears you whistling to him. There he is, I 176 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:33,120 Speaker 1: see him, cried Tinkle's father, as he came in sight 177 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 1: of the pool of water on the edge of which 178 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 1: the pony was stuck in the mud. We're coming, We're coming, Tinkle, 179 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: he cried. Then something happened. Tinkle's father and four or 180 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 1: five of his friends became stuck in the swamp mud. Also, 181 00:15:57,040 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 1: their feet sank away down, for they were heavier than Tinkle, 182 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 1: and try as they did, they could not lift themselves out. Oh, 183 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: cried Tinkle's father, We are caught too. Only dapple Gray 184 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 1: had not been caught. He had run slowly, fearing something 185 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:30,400 Speaker 1: like this might happen. Just see what trouble Tinkle made 186 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 1: by running away. Tinkle had not meant to do anything wrong. 187 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 1: He had not thought, But often not thinking makes as 188 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: much trouble as doing something on purpose. Help, help, cried 189 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: Tinkle's father. We are caught in the mud too. Oh, dear, 190 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: winnied Tinkle. Dapple Gray saw what the matter was. Keep quiet, 191 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: all of you, he said. The more you flop about, 192 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:12,640 Speaker 1: the deeper you will sink in the mud. I will 193 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 1: go and get the man to come with ropes and 194 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:19,119 Speaker 1: pull you out. He and his helpers are the only 195 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 1: ones who can save you. Now this is no work 196 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 1: for us horses alone. I'll go for help, and, leaving 197 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 1: Tinkle and the other stuck in the swamp, back to 198 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 1: the green meadow, ran dapple Gray. You ready. I hope 199 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 1: you enjoyed this episode, where we continued on Tinkle's adventure. 200 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:55,199 Speaker 1: I'm going to continue his adventure in another episode, and 201 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:58,920 Speaker 1: I hope you'll tune in and listen watching you Gloe, 202 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:07,719 Speaker 1: good Night, sleep tight beside me. It's one of the 203 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:14,960 Speaker 1: few things I can come on, one of the few 204 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 1: things I can trust. It's one of the few things 205 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:29,119 Speaker 1: I can come on, one of the few things I 206 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 1: can trust.