THE BLUE FEATHER
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An hour later, Viviana radioed, “Okay, I have been gently
pushing the leader towards the grove of trees. But, he doesn’t
want to go into the grove of trees; he’s just standing next to the
edge of the trees. Do you think he smells the campsite?”
“It’s possible, keep him calm...”
“He’s turning away from the cave facing me, I’ll try to block
him from leaving, but all of a sudden he seems spooked. He’s
starting to rear up. He’s hitting the invisible wall that I set up to
stop him. What more can I do? The other horses have stopped
and are just milling around in circles, now more horses are piling
up. Soon, it will be too many for just me to handle. I need some
help!”
“Viviana, take a deep breath. Keep calm, and keep him
hemmed in. As long as he is on the south side of the fence, we
are able to keep the herd intact. Bardala, lope your horse ahead,
and see if you can give Viviana some help. Everyone else hold
the horses even if you need to use your special powers.”
“Tital, Moka took a piece of rope and ran ahead to the grove
of trees...he’s scurrying between the legs of the horses. They
don’t seem to notice him. There he goes...into the trees, I can
see he’s headed for the leader. Eegh says Moka is going to r