Then, while Johnson expostulated with Dad for laming his brindle slut, the kangaroo dived through a hole in the tent and rushed into the house and into the bedroom, and sprang on the bed among a lot of babies and women's hats.
When the commotion subsided Paddy Maloney rang the cow-bell again, and Dave and "Podgy," the pet sheep, rode out on Nugget.

Podgy sat with hind-legs astride the horse and his head leaning back against Dave's chest.

Dave (standing up) bent over him with a pair of shears in his hand.

He was to shear Podgy as the horse cantered round.
Paddy Maloney touched Nugget with the whip, and off he went--"rump-ti-dee, dump-ti-dee." Dave rolled about a lot the first time round, but soon got his equilibrium.

He brandished the shears and plunged the points of them into Podgy's belly-wool--also into Podgy's skin.