“Hey! Welcome home!” Tony yelled as I pulled into the yard.
“Hi! How’s it been around here?” I’d been paying Tony to watch my place and make sure the livestock ate while I was away.
“Everything’s fine here,” he answered.
“No complaints?”
“You know Wol always has a complaint, but he’s been doing well. Gudi thought she had a cold, but I think she’s allergic to that new wheat you planted out back. As long as she doesn’t go back there, she’s okay.”
Gudi was the leader of the three donkeys.
“Were Maileen and Phlaux allergic, too?”
“No, they didn’t seem affected, just Gudi, but I don’t think they ate as much from back there.”
“I told Gudi to lay off the fatty stuff, but no, she has to try everything.”
“Well, they’re all right now. I put a red ribbon along the edge of that field so they’
