‘Ole Rock’ the Mule

[367 words] Rock was one mean mule. He would chase the rest of the stock around the barn yard biting them. He especially liked to bite cows on the top of their rumps because it hurt and they would bellow. He had the best pasture in which to graze but chose the road ditch instead. He would jump over the fence and graze on weeds and grass. My Dad decided to put a stop to that, so he put a leather band around his front ankle and tied a length of chain to it to prevent him from jumping the fence. That didn’t stop him, so the chain was lengthened. Still he jumped the fence. So the chain was lengthened even more and tied to his back ankle. Now he couldn’t rare up and jump the fence. “Rock” learned to rear up, draw his front foot underneath his body and…