Though Loyal And Able And Brave, Pea Had Never Displayed The Slightest Ability To Learn From His Experience, Though His Experience Was Considerable. Time And Again He Would Walk Up On The Wrong Side Of A Horse That Was Known To Kick, And Then Look Surprised When He Got Kicked.

-Larry McMurtry

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Though Loyal And Able And Brave, Pea

Larry McMurtry

Though Loyal And Able And Brave, Pea Had Never Displayed The Slightest Ability To Learn From His Experience, Though His Experience Was Considerable. Time And Again He Would Walk Up On The Wrong Side Of A Horse That Was Known To Kick, And Then Look Surprised When He Got Kicked.

Topic

Horse

Brave

Looks

When Augustus Came Out On The Porch The Blue Pigs Were Eating A Rattlesnake—not A Very Big One. It Had Probably Just Been Crawling Around Looking For Shade When It Ran Into The Pigs. They Were Having A Fine Tug-of-war With It, And Its Rattling Days Were Over.

War

Blue

Pigs