Living in Harmony
“But when he listened and heard nothing, he assumed it was the wind whistling through missing chinks in the barn silo. It was still very early, so he saw nothing in the inky darkness. After he scrubbed out and refilled water troughs with the hose, he heard the cries again, distinct and undeniable, emanating from the eastern pasture behind the barn. He went in search of Thomas and found him on a stool bathing a cow’s underbelly with soapy water.
“You must come and bring the lantern. I believe a heifer’s been injured. Maybe she fell into a hole and broke her leg.” John’s tone conveyed alarm.
His brother, however, continued to wash the cow’s udder, unruffled by the news. “Jah, I heard the bellowing and investigated earlier. A heifer wandered into the high pasture to give birth. She’s in labor and things don’t seem to be going well for her.” Thomas glanced up with compassionate eyes, yet he resumed his ministrations from the stool.
“Are you just going to sit there? Why don’t we help her?
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