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THE GREAT HORSE RELAY
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THE COWBOY AND THE PARSON
The medicine they needed was a hundred miles away
But the doctor who had it agreed to send it half-way
All they do is kneel and urgently pray
as Scallion raced towards the meeting place.
Compassionately, he agreed to let the horce race
to save a child's life. The boy's own brother insisted
that he was a fine rider and since he wieghed much less
that a grown man, the horse could run faster with him.
Having an answer for every concern, his folks' listed
he convinced them to let him be the one to go.
Scallion's owner tried not to let the stress
of worrying about his prized horse get to him.
The boy's only chance, he did know
was the medicine Scallion would bring in tow.
A hundred miles away, a pretty young lass
mounted a horse that was also known to be fast.
In her saddle bags, was the medicine she must quickly pass
to the young man she was to meet. She knew not
the boy or his family, but when Doc had brought
the situation to her attention, she quickly offered assistance.
The trek would be cross-country and not be easy
but she knew it was needed for a boy named Jim.
She hurriedly rode the miles, the distance
For this was a matter of life and death.
Her horse, simply named Sneezy,
was like a cup of energy filled to the brim.
A race was Sneezy's favorite activity
for running seemed to make him feel free.
