The Lamb

Imagine Papa coming home one day with the most beautiful little lamb your family has ever seen. Its little wool coat is perfect. Its little legs are shaped just the way they ought to be. Its little hooves don't toe in or toe out. Its eyes are bright and full of life. Its little back is straight – it doesn't bow up or sag down. Its little ears are alert and flicker back and forth. Its little face and nose are exquisitely shaped. When it bleats, everyone rushes to see what it might need. Papa says that it will be staying with the family for a few days and that it must be taken care of because it...