A good mother

Dear Editor,

Making points with an area farmer for free, I was filling in holes in an old prairie dog town so rattlers would have less of a place to live.

It saves hundreds of dollars in livestock snake bites to drive out rattlers.

As a shovel of dirt hit a hole, the dirt blew out of the hole, making my heart pump blood very quickly until I realized it was a rabbit.

The rabbit ran maybe 15 feet, stopped and acted like it was hurt; this to get me to chase it and leave the hole alone.

I did not fill that hole, and the rabbit, never over 20 feet away, went right back into the hole.

She or he did come out once in a while just to make sure I was not going to throw dirt in the hole again, but seemed quite tame once I showed no interest in the hole or chasing her.

I do wish all human mothers would be as protectiv of their children as some animals!

Bill Donze,

McCook