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A corral is a pen for livestock, such as cattle or horses.
Corral Quotes in Little Britches
The Little Britches quotes below are all either spoken by Corral or refer to Corral. 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 2
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While I was busy, he went over and talked to the man who had been leading the horses out to the ring. They were looking at the cows when I got back, and I saw Fred slip a silver dollar into the man’s hand when he turned away from the corral.
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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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Corral Term Timeline in Little Britches
The timeline below shows where the term Corral appears in Little Britches. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 12
...Thompson emerges and, inviting Ralph into the house, goes to put up Fanny in the corral.
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Two Dog fetches the horses from the corral, braiding rawhide into Fanny’s mane to make it easier for Ralph to mount her. Two...
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Chapter 16
...soften the dirt. They finish building the cellar, and then they begin work on a corral using the poles from the canyon. When they finish, Ralph rides up the hill to...
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Chapter 17
...their father also works, making plans for something on wrapping paper. After they finish the corral, Ralph and his father go to a blacksmith shop and hardwood store in Englewood. Ralph’s...
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Chapter 25
...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 coat shimmer in...
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