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Silver 7<br />

Lambing<br />

season<br />

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Last weekend, I went to<br />

visit my Uncle Tom and<br />

Aunt Rosa on their farm.<br />

I had no idea I was in<br />

for such a wonderful<br />

treat … it was lambing season! I<br />

had always wanted to see lambs<br />

being born.<br />

All the ewes looked skinny because they had been sheared a few<br />

weeks ago. Uncle Tom says it makes it easier for the lambs to drink milk<br />

if their mothers’ fleece isn’t in the way.<br />

<strong>The</strong> first lamb I saw being born just fell out of its mother. I wondered if it<br />

had hurt itself. <strong>The</strong> ewe licked it clean and nuzzled it gently. Aunt Rosa<br />

then cut the cord and dipped the end in iodine to make sure it wouldn’t<br />

get infected. <strong>The</strong> lamb was ready now for its first meal!<br />

Before it could drink, Aunt Rosa had to check that the milk was coming<br />

out of the teats properly. <strong>The</strong> lamb was trying to push her out of the way.<br />

It must have been very hungry! I thought the ewe was going to fall over!<br />

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One mother just walked away from her lamb after it had been born.<br />

Uncle Tom had to run over to her and cut the cord. She let him check<br />

that her milk was flowing but she wasn’t interested in the lamb. <strong>The</strong> poor<br />

little thing just bleated. I don’t mind telling you, I almost cried!<br />

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Uncle Tom put the lamb up to the ewe’s nose and then next to her<br />

udder but it didn’t know what to do. I pushed its back to move it closer.<br />

<strong>The</strong>n Uncle Tom did the funniest thing. He tickled the lamb’s bottom with<br />

some straw and that made it start sucking!<br />

It was a fantastic weekend. I worked really hard and got hardly any<br />

sleep but it was worth it. I want to do it again next lambing season!<br />

R.I.C. Publications ® <strong>Comprehension</strong> box 1 (137)<br />

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