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February 2008 Issue
Stories are often told about how stubborn and
lazy mules are but not so often about a mule’s sense of humor. The
mules I’ve known have shown a definite “mulish” sense of humor. My folks and I ran a hunting and guiding
outfit in the Red River Ranger district. Our base camp was across the
creek from Bargamin Creek campgrounds just west of One very warm day we heard the back of our
pole corral being pushed down. Our string of seventeen horses and pack
mules had gotten bored and had escaped to check out the campgrounds. My dad told me to go around to the front of
the campground to head the runaways back to our camp while he followed
them and tried to keep them out of trouble. I left my German Shepherd
pup with my mom to keep him in camp. I sure didn’t want his first up
close meeting with mules to be with the whole herd at once. Just as I got the herd turned back, Queenie,
a black molly mule, spotted my pup, Rex, looking for me. Queenie charged
after Rex, braying and snapping her teeth just short of his tail. Rex
was yelping in terror as his hind feet out-reached his nose. I was
yelling at Queenie, trying to distract her attention from Rex while the
herd followed along to watch the fun. I was sure that Queenie would be the end of
Rex, when he dived into the tent to hide under the camp cot. Queenie
stuck her head right into the tent, still braying at Rex and almost
scaring mom out of her boots. When I shooed Queenie away from the tent, her eyes were sparkling and she was very pleased with herself. Queenie could have caught Rex easily. I guess she just wanted to have some fun and teach him about mules! Copyright 2008 Rocky Mountain Rider. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Reproduction of any editorial material, artwork and photos is strictly forbidden without express written permission of the publisher. For information about reprint rights, please contact the editor; editor@rockymountainrider.com.
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