But -- the other things -- no ! '' said Billy , with a stamp of his foot . `` Of course , '' said the troop horse , `` everyone is not made in the same way , and I can quite see that your family , on your father 's side , would fail to understand a great many things . '' `` Never you mind my family on my father 's side , '' said Billy angrily , for every mule hates to be reminded that his father was a donkey . `` My father was a Southern gentleman , and he could pull down and bite and kick into rags every horse he came across . Remember that , you big brown Brumby ! '' Brumby means wild horse without any breeding . Imagine the feelings of Sunol if a car-horse called her a `` skate , '' and you can imagine how the Australian horse felt . I saw the white of his eye glitter in the dark . `` See here , you son of an imported Malaga jackass , '' he said between his teeth , `` I 'd have you know that I 'm related on my mother 's side to Carbine , winner of the Melbourne Cup , and where I come from we are n't accustomed to being ridden over roughshod by any parrot-mouthed , pig-headed mule in a pop-gun pea-shooter battery . Are you ready ? '' `` On your hind legs ! '' squealed Billy . They both reared up facing each other , and I was expecting a furious fight , when a gurgly , rumbly voice , called out of the darkness to the right -- `` Children , what are you fighting about there ? Be quiet . '' Both beasts dropped down with a snort of disgust , for neither horse nor mule can bear to listen to an elephant 's voice . `` It 's Two Tails ! '' said the troop-horse . `` I ca n't stand him . A tail at each end is n't fair ! ''
`` My feelings exactly , '' said Billy , crowding into the XXXXX for company .
Australian Billy Brumby Cup Southern Sunol gurgly pea-shooter right troop-horse