A herd of several hundred Hereford bore the Clutter brand, though one would not have suspected it from the scant contents of the livestock corral, which was reserved for ailing steers, a few milking cows, Nancy's cats, and Babe, the family favorite-an old fat workhorse who never objected to lumbering about with three and four children astride her broad back.
Ehundaka buruz osatutako Hereford behi sailak Cluterren burdin seinalea zeraman, batek aziendaren itxiturako edukin kaxkarrari erreparatuz horrelako susmorik izango ez zukeen arren. Leku hura gordetzen zen idi gaixotu eta esne-behi banaka batzuentzat, Nancyren katuentzat eta Baberentzat, hura baitzen familiaren kutuna, lanerako behor zaharra, bere bizkar zabalaren gainean hiruzpalau haur zituela paseatzeari sekula muzin egiten ez ziona.