One
there was a little Indian girl named Small Bird. She lived in the mountains with her tribe.
But one day, her tribe could find no more bears or deer so the went
searching for them. They put their
belongings on their dogs and went down the mountain.
But as they we coming down, there was a rockslide and half the tribe was
trapped. The tribe prayed for the
Great Spirit to help them but he couldn't find them so he couldn't help them.
Small
Bird was a very good climber, so the tribe told her to climb to the top of the
mountain and pray for the Great Spirit to help them. Small Bird did as she was told.
The
Great Spirit came out of the clouds holding a creature Small Bird had never seen
before. It had small horns on the
top of its head, long deep brown fur, eyes as blue as the sky, hoofs made for
climbing, and ears that stuck straight up.
Small Bird gasped in amazement.
Suddenly,
hundreds of these climbing deer came out of the sky. The brown one picked up Small Bird as they raced down the
mountain. They leapt over crevices
and ditches. They climbed down inch
wide ledges with amazing speed. Finally,
they made it to the tribe.
When
they got there, the climbing deer started bashing the rocks that trapped the
Indians with their horns. Soon, the
rocks had turned to dust and the Indians were free. They thanked the climbing deer and asked them if they could
come with them. The dark brown
climbing deer shook her head and told them that they belonged to the mountain
and the Great Spirit.
Today
we know climbing deer as goats. Some
still live in the mountains, but most are used as pets or livestock.
But all of them are descended from the climbing deer that rescued the
Indians.
Danika Kritter
(age 9)
We get by with a little help from our friends!
Amanda
proudly shows off her first doe bearing her own herd name - Clover Springs!
Bringing Home the BLUE from the No Name Show! The 4H Dairy Goat project states that the youth should start with a "doe to be proud of"!
Loading up the trailer after the Washington Post
Home and Garden show. We ended up being the #1 attraction at this huge
show. We focused on how Nigerians could add to the home garden - think -
nanny berries! We brought lots of babies and the crowds adored
them. This was included in our 4H project under "Promote the
Goat" and community service.
Kacy Chester, as ring steward, gently
guides Danika as she wins Reserve!
Elena
takes a moment to love up Razzamatazz during a loooooong Junior Doe class and goes on to win her Junior Leg!
Stephanie's
great smile! Stephanie does a great job
showing goats and has been in
the front of the line
collecting blues and purples many times. Best of
all
this smile and positive attitude don't fade away when
she's at the back of
the line either. A true good sport -
Stephanie sets an example for us
all!
In the show
ring at Harrisonburg - Daisy was
1st in her class! Good Job Elena!
Our Virginia State Fair 4H display. We
stay at the fair for 3 days. During this time we have our show, do
community service in the children's barn, promote the Nigerian Dwarf, look
after our goats and have
loads of fun.
Josie loves up one of her babies!
Elena and her Jersey "Honey" - Champions! Fall 2005
Our barn door mural.
Josie's goat walk.
Heifer Honey..
Baby Honey, Baby Elena!
Treasure and Mia
Babies!
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