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"And get him a drink," added Janet. "When anybody's sick--a pony or anybody--they want a drink. Let's find some water, Teddy. We can bring it to him in our hats!" Then, leaving the sick pony in the cave, the Curlytops ran out to look for water. CHAPTER X A SURPRISED DOCTOR Water is not very plentiful on the prairies. In fact, it is so scarce that often men and horses get very thirsty. But the Curlytops were lucky in finding a spring among the rocks on Ring Rosy Ranch. It was not a very large spring, and it was well hidden among the big stones, which is, perhaps, why it was not visited by many of the ponies and cattle. They come in large numbers to every water-hole they can find. Jan and Ted, having come out of the dark cave-like hole, where the poor, sick pony lay, began their search for water, and, as I have said, they were lucky in finding some. It was Jan who discovered it. As the Curlytops were running about among the rocks the little girl stopped suddenly and called: "Hark, Teddy!" "What is it?" he asked. "I hear water dripping," she answered. "It's over this way." She went straight to the spring, following the sound of the dripping water, and found where it bubbled up in a split in the rock. The water fell into a little hollow, rocky basin and there was enough for Ted and his sister to fill their hats. First they each took a drink themselves, though, for the day was warm. Their hats were of felt, and would hold water quite well. And as the hats were old ones, which had been worn in the rain more than once, dipping them into the spring would not hurt them. "I guess the pony'll be awful glad to get a drink," said Jan to her brother. "I guess he will," he answered, as he walked along looking carefully where he put down his feet, for he did not want to stumble and spill the water in his hat. "Look out!" exclaimed Janet, as her brother came too close to her. "If you bump against me and make my arm jiggle you'll spill my hatful." "I'll be careful," said Teddy. They spilled some of the water, for their hats were not as good as pails in which to carry the pony's drink. But they managed to get to the cave with most of it. "You can give him the first drink," said Teddy to his sister. "I found him, and he's my pony, but you can give him the first drink." Janet felt that this was kind on Teddy's part, but still she did not quite like what he said about the pony. "Is he go
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