sacrifice what you are for what you can become
The goat came to an abrupt halt at the sound of the oats running from Belril's hand back into the bucket. She trotted towards him with her tiny tail sticking up into the air, moving as if she were going to eat some of the oats out of the bucket. But then, at the last second, likely when Belril's guard would be the most down, she snatched it by the rim and galloped about. Oats went flying everywhere.
Henry, meanwhile, had been trying not to spook her upon seeing her going for the oats. Now that she was back to her mischief, he gave chase. "Come on, get on the other side," he motioned to the far side of where she was flaunting about, tossing the bucket around and picking it up again, "We can corral her back into the barn," he commanded Belril, hoping the boy could at least use his presence for pressure - if nothing else.
Henry circled around her on the near side and she began to trot back towards the opening of the barn. He started to relax at the surprising victory. But then, she looked back at him, dropping the bucket. A knowing gleam in her eye made Henry's brows raise. "Don't you dare," he said sternly, pointing at her. She let out a bleat of indignance and charged right into him, bowling him off of his feet.
"Ooph!"
Henry, meanwhile, had been trying not to spook her upon seeing her going for the oats. Now that she was back to her mischief, he gave chase. "Come on, get on the other side," he motioned to the far side of where she was flaunting about, tossing the bucket around and picking it up again, "We can corral her back into the barn," he commanded Belril, hoping the boy could at least use his presence for pressure - if nothing else.
Henry circled around her on the near side and she began to trot back towards the opening of the barn. He started to relax at the surprising victory. But then, she looked back at him, dropping the bucket. A knowing gleam in her eye made Henry's brows raise. "Don't you dare," he said sternly, pointing at her. She let out a bleat of indignance and charged right into him, bowling him off of his feet.
"Ooph!"
HENRY
