`` The man who walks at your head -- Or sits on your back -- Or holds the nose rope -- Or twists your tail , '' said Billy and the troop-horse and the camel and the bullocks one after the other . `` But who gives them the orders ? '' `` Now you want to know too much , young un , '' said Billy , `` and that is one way of getting kicked . All you have to do is to obey the man at your head and ask no questions . '' `` He 's quite right , '' said Two Tails . `` I ca n't always obey , because I 'm betwixt and between . But Billy 's right . Obey the man next to you who gives the order , or you 'll stop all the battery , besides getting a thrashing . '' The gun-bullocks got up to go . `` Morning is coming , '' they said . `` We will go back to our lines . It is true that we only see out of our eyes , and we are not very clever . But still , we are the only people to-night who have not been afraid . Good-night , you brave people . '' Nobody answered , and the troop-horse said , to change the conversation , `` Where 's that little dog ? A dog means a man somewhere about . '' `` Here I am , '' yapped Vixen , `` under the gun tail with my man . You big , blundering beast of a camel you , you upset our tent . My man 's very angry . '' `` Phew ! ''
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