They took them on little picnics and excursions, and
two small ponies were trained so Bert and Nan could ride them. As for
Flossie and Freddie, they had to ride in the cart. Freddie wanted to
be a cowboy, and straddle a pony as Bert did, but his mother thought
him too small. But Freddie and Flossie had good times in the cart, so
they did not miss saddle rides.
Bert and Nan were very fond of their ponies. The little horses soon
grew very tame and gentle, though Bert and his sister did not go very
far away from the main buildings unless some of the cowboys were with
them.
One afternoon, when they had been on the ranch about a month, and were
liking it more and more every day, Bert and Nan asked their mother if
they could ride on their ponies across the fields to gather a new kind
of wild flower a cowboy had told them about.
"Yes, you may go," Mrs. Bobbsey said. "But be careful, and do not ride
too far. Be home in time for supper."
"We will," promised Bert.
He and Nan set off. It was pleasant riding over the green prairie.
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