And there he stayed,
while all the time old Ebenezer kept plodding along toward the
grist-mill.
Johnnie Green and his grandmother, talking so near him, only alarmed
Sandy all the more. And he thought he could not be more scared than he
was. But all at once the wagon lurched forward and Grandmother Green
screamed. And Johnnie began to cry "Whoa! whoa!" in a loud voice.
Then Sandy Chipmunk began to shake harder than ever. He had no idea what
was happening.
XIV
A LUCKY ACCIDENT
It was really no wonder that Johnnie Green's grandmother screamed, when
she and Johnnie and Sandy Chipmunk were on their way to the miller's to
get the wheat ground into flour.
This was what made the good old lady scream: The ancient horse, Ebenezer,
was picking his way slowly down a steep hill, placing one foot carefully
in front of another, and taking pains not to step on the stones in the
road, so he wouldn't fall.
What happened was not Ebenezer's fault at all. You see, he was wearing an
old harness. And just as he was on the steepest part of the hill a strap
broke and the wagon rolled right upon his heels.
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