THE BRONZE HORSEMAN
Mashka Cow Leg had a goat that always grazed in the field behind the kitchen, and besides grass, leaves and nettles, other things occasionally came its way as well. We also often hung around there, and competed with the slingshot. Additionally, we had a wonderful form of entertainment called “riding the goat”. Don’t think that it’s easy – it’s not easy at all, it’s very difficult. I, for example, never once managed it. But I don’t count – I was too skinny and light. The others – the normal boys – also tried it, but few of them succeeded. The goat bucked, and so powerfully and suddenly that many boys flew into the air and fell into the grass, and the ones who were especially clumsy received marks from her horns. But still, this was a very enticing game for us. Pete seni
