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Pierre and Louis screa was on top of him Father and John lifted it, and Alet up on his feet

“Hurt, son?” Father asked him

Al to be sick at his stoed to say, “No, Father”

Father felt his shoulders and arms

“Well, well, no bones broken!” Father said cheerfully

“Lucky the snow’s deep,” said John “Or he ht have been hurt bad”

“Accidents will happen, son,” Father said “Take more care next time Men must look out for themselves in the timber”

Almanzo wanted to lie down His head hurt and his stoht foot hurt dreadfully But he helped Pierre and Louis straighten the log, and he did not try to hurry this tiht, but not before Father was gone with his load

Als now He climbed onto the load and cracked his whip and shouted:

“Giddap!”

Star and Bright pulled, but the sled did not ht tried, and gave up just as Star tried again They both stopped, discouraged

“Giddap! Giddap!” Al his whip

Star tried again, then Bright, then Star The sled did notout the breath fro He shouted: “Giddap! Giddap!”

John and Joe stopped sawing, and Joe came over to the sled

“You’re too heavy loaded,” he said “You boys get down and walk And Al You’ll make them steers balky if you don’t be careful”