The girls played with the kittens. Shana declared that was one of her chores assigned by Abigail. She had to keep the kittens tame so Abigail could play with them when she came home without the kittens hissing at her. May Jean grumbled that she would like fun chores like this one at her house. One afternoon, Shana asked May Jean if she wanted to see the remains of the soddy where Gracie lived when her parents homesteaded Three Oaks farm. As they walked down the lane, Spot followed but only for a few minutes. He stopped, sniffed the air and took off through the brush. Barking and yipping, he jumped under a bush and flushed out a rabbit. After that, he chased the rabbit through the trees until the rabbit hid. Shana tried to call Spot back, but the dog kept going. He thrashed through the undergrowth and yipped as he trailed that rabbit or some other animal. By the time the girls walked back home, Spot was there to meet them. The girls tried to pat him, but the dog was covered in cockle burrs.
