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1. What did Mr. Ripley call Herriot away from dinner to do at the beginning of the book?

Mr. Ripley called Herriot away from a Sunday dinner to see to one of his cows that he thought had a broken leg. When Herriot arrived he found it was just a hobnail that had become embedded in the cow's foot.

2. What did Herriot laugh about when he went to help Mr. Ripley and why?

After helping with Mr. Ripley's cow with the hobnail, Mr. Ripley asked him to castrate a full-grown bull. Herriot laughs about this because of all the many promises Mr. Ripley had made about not waiting until calves matured to be castrated.

3. What did the man in Chapter 2 think was wrong with his dog?

The man in Chapter 2 said that his dog was suffering from a horrible disease each time he left it and went to watch the races.

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