
"Jasper, Mules father, liked Badger too, but he was more stand-offish. He didn't want Badger to touch him let alone love on him. Now Mule, he was just a baby and he liked it when Badger loved on him. That was interesting because Badger never loved on any of his other mules...

"The four children crowded around the shabby picture hanging on their grandparents' wall. The painting was an old one. There were spots and scratches on the face of the animal and even places where the paint was peeling off the canvas." Mule was born in the Flint Hills...

"Jasper, Mules father, liked Badger too, but he was more stand-offish. He didn't want Badger to touch him let alone love on him. Now Mule, he was just a baby and he liked it when Badger loved on him. That was interesting because Badger never loved on any of his other mules...