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"This is Simba." The bearded uncle patted the neck of the horse protruding through the railing of the stable.It was a pinto horse with white and brown patches, with thick hair all over the body, long and soft fringe on the four hooves, and the mane on the neck was so fluffy that it seemed to be blown up.

The bearded uncle led Simba out of the stable. Josh was stunned by his tall body for a moment, and he took a step back with a "wow".

The bearded uncle patted the horse's neck twice, while putting Simba's rein in Josh's hand: "Hold it and wait here for a while, I'll go lead another horse."

Josh was a little hesitant to take the rein in his hand.

"Don't be afraid, Simba is very docile, even though he called him by the name of a lion." The bearded uncle didn't wait for Josh to refuse, he put the rein directly in Josh's palm, and raised his chin at the other end to Rigoletto , "Hey, young man, give this gentler horse to your brother, and you and I will lead your horse."

Rigoletto nodded very reservedly, and walked over.

On the contrary, it was Josh, who would react and said excitedly: "In other words, is Simba my horse?!"

"You can say that in this month." The bearded uncle's voice gradually faded away.

The stables are very spacious and have a large capacity. You can’t see the other from one end. On both sides of each row of aisles are independent single rooms for each horse, which are piled with clean hay that is changed daily. There are two places facing the aisle. Separate troughs, one for drinking water and the other for eating.

Simba was a tall, warm-blooded horse with glistening black eyes. It looked at Josh curiously.Josh also looked at it. After a while, he cautiously reached out and touched its forehead. Simba's sudden shaking of his head startled Josh, and he quickly retracted his hand.Josh withdrew his hand, but Simba put his head on Josh's hand and rubbed it.

Josh felt warm and itchy, and giggled.

"Get along well?" The bearded uncle brought back another black horse with Rigoletto. The black horse's hair looked much shorter, and even the mane was shaved into a neat "scratch" Inch", the high head makes it look taller than Simba.

"Rig!" Josh saw Rigoletto coming, and immediately went to share with his brother, "I think Simba likes me very much... what's your horse's name?"

"Ace." Rigoletto pulled the black horse forward so that Josh could see it more clearly, but for some reason, Ace seemed a little shy?Its ears were pressed back tightly, and it pawed the ground uneasily, and its tense muscle lines seemed ready to react at any time.

Could it be that nervousness in one horse will lead to nervousness in the other horses?Josh felt the rein tighten in his hand.

The red beard didn't pay much attention to it. In his opinion, the emotions of horses and humans affect each other, which is why a qualified rider should keep calm in any situation on horseback to prevent his horse from being affected And make the scene more uncontrollable.

"Did you two know how to ride a horse before?" The bearded uncle took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, but did not light it.Well, although he was considered a prodigal son when he was young, but now he is still a good coach who abides by the teaching rules.

Josh and Rigoletto shook their heads together.

"It's easy to handle. We'll teach you from the beginning, and try to make you perform well at the end of the performance." He licked the smell of tobacco in his mouth, "The boys I teach have always been good, and you too..." Don't let me down, a few words are interrupted by children.

"There's still a performance?!" Josh was astonished.

"We don't perform!" Rigoletto said with a cold face.

"Of course." The bearded uncle explained, "Every summer camp has a report performance at the end, and your parents will come to see it, so show your best, lads."

Rigoletto didn't speak anymore, but it was unclear what was going on in his mind.

"Rig, can we not go to the show?" Josh asked in a low voice.

"Who said we were going to perform."

The de Winter brothers agreed again.

This kind of report performance, facing so many people, not to mention the issue of stage fright, is already like an animal to be watched, monkey?Anyway, Rigoletto expressed disdain for this.

Learning to ride a horse from scratch, Big Beard doesn't intend to let the two brothers ride a horse by themselves as soon as they come up, it's too unsafe for them.So the first day of learning adopted the method of teaching in turn. In the morning, Josh and Rigg took turns to practice surfing.

Speaking of surfing, this movement of sitting up and following the horse's movements on the horse's back looks simple, but it actually requires the strength of the calf to clamp the horse's belly to maintain balance.Even if everyone didn't really ride for a long time, Josh would tremble when he walked in the morning.

"How do you feel today?" The bearded uncle thought it was interesting to see Josh grinning, and deliberately teased, "Do you think you can ride a little longer?"

"No..." Josh glared at the bearded uncle.

The bearded uncle laughed loudly: "Boy, next time you have to sink your heels down, don't step on the stirrups so hard, just get used to it."

Josh reluctantly touched Simba's neck, and watched the bearded uncle lead Simba back to the stable.

"Wait." Rigoletto stopped the bearded uncle.

"Huh?" The bearded uncle was a little surprised. He had long discovered that this older kid didn't like to talk, and he always liked to keep a cold face. He thought that he would relax when he encountered small animals, but it didn't seem to be the case. , when he looked at Ace, he didn't spend as much time on his younger brother.

Riglito glanced at Josh and asked, "Can we come to the stable when it's not class time?"

The bearded uncle knew now that this kid was here to intercede for his younger brother. He looked at Rigoletto amusedly, and praised: "You really look like a brother."

"..." Rigoletto seemed a little indifferent to this compliment. Hmph, of course he wouldn't admit that he was actually a little bit happy, so he just asked again, "Is that okay? We won't make trouble."

"Hmm..." The bearded uncle pretended to hesitate for a while, and before Rigoletto's expression loosened, he finally agreed, "Of course, you are welcome to come. But you can't enter the stables by yourself. When you come, go to the first one next to it." Find me in a small room, and I'll take you in."

"Yeah!" Josh was so happy that he threw himself on Rigoletto.

Rigoletto was shaken by him, stabilized his body, and taught: "Josh, you are not allowed to go alone, if you want to go, call me together."

"Okay!" Josh agreed very quickly.

Along the way, until the end of lunch, Josh was still talking about Simba.This is the first time he has been so close to an animal. In his eyes, Simba has long been his pet.On the contrary, Arman still seemed to be sulking in the morning, and Rigoletto was always quiet, listening to Josh and occasionally responding.