guessthenitwassorryitevertookpeople’sham,andtheirgreens,andtheirblankets;anditcouldseeandhearthatithadnochance——tosaveitsskin。
“OhLord!DearLord!Helpme!“Iprayed。
Ithadtobeme,therewasnooneelse。Ineverhadopenedthebigdoors;Ithoughtittookaman,butwhenIpushedwithallmymight——andmaybeifthehairsofourheadswerenumbered,andthesparrowscounted,therewouldbealittlemercyforthefoxes——I
askedforhelp;maybeIgotit。Thedoorswentback,andI
climbeduptheladdertothehaymowafewstepsandclungthere,prayingwithallmymight:“Makethemcomein!DearLord,makethemcomein!Givethemachance!Helpthemtosavetheirskins,OLord!“