At last the tramp and beat
of hooves struck our ears.
Crossing the open ground
before us at a sharp trot.
The morning was so
cool and fresh
the top of a grassy hill
from whose summit
we saw herds of animals
antelopes, goats, or gazelles
grazing by the side
of the stream.
pg 200 - 201
Swiss Family Robinson
by Johann Wyss
Altered by Sasheena Kurfman 2010
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