Shoes For Horses?
Grandma was just finishing breakfast dishes when she heard a familiar sound.
Giggles! Grandchildren Susan and Scottie were returning from the barn. Grandpa was not very far behind. They had been feeding Bo the horse.
“Have you two been eating feather soup?” asked Grandma.
“Oh, Grandma. There’s no such thing as feather soup.”
“Well, something is tickling you,” Grandma replied.
Thru giggles, Susan said “Grandpa said that Bo is getting new shoes today. Horses
Don’t wear shoes.”
“Oh, but they do,” Grandpa replied. “Just not the kind you’re thinking of.”
Then Grandma started to giggle as she imagines horses wearing people shoes.
She pictured a circus horse wearing clown shoes. She was certain a work horse would wear work boots just like Grandpa’s. What kind of shoes would a spotted Indian pony wear? Moccasins! Oh, and a horse lying down, loafing perhaps, that horse would be wearing loafers. A …show more content…
Does it hurt when you get your fingernails cut?
Susan said “Nope.”
Grandma started to giggle again. This time Scottie asked, “What’s so funny?”
Grandma answered, “Oh, I just remembered, Bo has a frog in his foot”.
“What?” The kids were waiting for a little green frog to jump out.
Ken said “Don’t let her fool you. There is a frog, but not the kind you’re thinking of. “Look here”, and Ken showed them that a frog is the triangle shaped part of the bottom of the foot, and it acts as a cushion when the foot hits the ground. “See?”
“Doesn’t look like a frog to me.” Scottie was disappointed.
“Scottie, would you hand me that shoe, please? Let’s see if it fits.”
Ken lifts Bo’s foot, tries on the shoe and says, “It fits. Let’s nail it on.”
“Nail it on?!,” both kids asked. Susan exclaimed “Oh, my gosh! I can’t watch.”
Ken assured them, “Don’t worry, this won’t hurt either. See, the shoe already has holes for the nails. And, and look at the nails. They’re special horse shoe
Grandma was just finishing breakfast dishes when she heard a familiar sound.
Giggles! Grandchildren Susan and Scottie were returning from the barn. Grandpa was not very far behind. They had been feeding Bo the horse.
“Have you two been eating feather soup?” asked Grandma.
“Oh, Grandma. There’s no such thing as feather soup.”
“Well, something is tickling you,” Grandma replied.
Thru giggles, Susan said “Grandpa said that Bo is getting new shoes today. Horses
Don’t wear shoes.”
“Oh, but they do,” Grandpa replied. “Just not the kind you’re thinking of.”
Then Grandma started to giggle as she imagines horses wearing people shoes.
She pictured a circus horse wearing clown shoes. She was certain a work horse would wear work boots just like Grandpa’s. What kind of shoes would a spotted Indian pony wear? Moccasins! Oh, and a horse lying down, loafing perhaps, that horse would be wearing loafers. A …show more content…
Does it hurt when you get your fingernails cut?
Susan said “Nope.”
Grandma started to giggle again. This time Scottie asked, “What’s so funny?”
Grandma answered, “Oh, I just remembered, Bo has a frog in his foot”.
“What?” The kids were waiting for a little green frog to jump out.
Ken said “Don’t let her fool you. There is a frog, but not the kind you’re thinking of. “Look here”, and Ken showed them that a frog is the triangle shaped part of the bottom of the foot, and it acts as a cushion when the foot hits the ground. “See?”
“Doesn’t look like a frog to me.” Scottie was disappointed.
“Scottie, would you hand me that shoe, please? Let’s see if it fits.”
Ken lifts Bo’s foot, tries on the shoe and says, “It fits. Let’s nail it on.”
“Nail it on?!,” both kids asked. Susan exclaimed “Oh, my gosh! I can’t watch.”
Ken assured them, “Don’t worry, this won’t hurt either. See, the shoe already has holes for the nails. And, and look at the nails. They’re special horse shoe