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A colt is a young male horse under four years old.
Colt Quotes in Little Britches
The Little Britches quotes below are all either spoken by Colt or refer to Colt. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 16
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While we were building it I got thinking how lonesome our little house had looked to me, sitting out there on the prairie, when I had first seen it from the hill by Fort Logan. When the last nail was driven and the hasp was put on the gate, I got Father to let me put Nig and the new colt and our two cows in the corral. Then he let me take Fanny and ride up to that hill again, so I could look at our place and see how much it looked like a real ranch now.
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Chapter 26
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“Yep, they’re easier ways, and it would be easier for him to forget. The lessons you remember longest are the ones that hurt you the most when you learn ‘em. Do you follow what I’m tryin’ to tell you?”
I couldn’t help thinking about what Father had said—that night out on the chopping block—and I said, “I guess I know what you mean.”
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Colt Term Timeline in Little Britches
The timeline below shows where the term Colt appears in Little Britches. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 16
...his father go to pick up poles from the canyon, breaking in the stubborn new colt in the process. After three day of hauling poles, they begin digging a hole for...
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Chapter 22
...Ralph’s family gets a new brood mare named Lady, who soon gives birth to a colt, which Grace names Babe. Ralph’s father explains that they bought Lady with the receipts they...
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Chapter 25
...dinner, and Ralph greets him. Hi and Fred talk, and Ralph goes to watch his colt in the corral. The name “Sky High” comes to him as he watches the horse’s...
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