The Italian saw that this pony would be a good one to train for the stage, so he offered the farmer a large price for him, and took him away.
"Oh, Joe, I forgot to say, that by this time all the animals had been sent off the stage except the pony and the gander, and they stood looking at the Italian while he talked.

I never saw anything as human in dumb animals as that pony's face.

He looked as if he understood every word that his master was saying.

After this story was over, the Italian made another bow, and then told the pony to bow.

He nodded his head at the people, and they all laughed.