For the first time since he had come to the farm to live Snowball lowered his head at the black ram. And he didn't even wait for the black ram to make the first move. Instead, Snowball charged him.
A moment later they met, head to head, with a shock that knocked Snowball off his feet.
"My goodness!" Snowball exclaimed as he picked himself up. "You're bigger than you look."
"Do you want any more?" the black ram demanded fiercely. "I've done you the honor to knock you down. Is once enough?"
Snowball thought once was even too much. He left the black ram hurriedly and ran down toward the bars.
Some very odd looking creatures were entering the pasture.
XXIII
A MYSTERY
As Snowball drew near the pasture bars he forgot about the blow on the head that the black ram had given him. The strange sights that greeted his eyes drove all unpleasant things out of his mind.