
RUTH HAS BEEN MY BEST FRIEND FOR 5 YEARS !! IT MADE ME SAD BECAUSE SHE HAD TO MOVE TO A BETTER PLACE. 


I DREW HER PICTURE IN PEN AND INK, I DREW HER IN PENCIL, PAINTED HER PORTRAIT AND PAINTED HER ON MY CLOTHES AND SHIRT SLEEVES. I THINK MULES ARE WONDERFUL FRIENDS AND SHE HAS BEEN MY ANIMAL SPIRIT GUIDE. I MUST ADMIT THAT SOME DAYS SHE WAS MORE AGREEABLE THAN OTHERS. SOME DAYS SHE DID NOT EVEN WANT TO TALK TO ME BUT OTHER DAYS YOU COULD SCRATCH HER BELLY AND SHE WOULD LET YOU PULL HER TAIL OR DO ANYTHING YOU WANTED. I LIKED TO DRESS HER UP AND EVERYBODY CAME OUT TO SEE THE MULE AND BRING HER PRESENTS. ................ SHE WAS SO FUNNY WHEN SHE WOULD GET MAD. SHE DOES NOT LIKE DOGS AND WOULD THROW A FIT WHEN ONE CAME NEAR HER FIELD. SHE LIKED ONE DOG AND I THINK IT WAS BECAUSE I TOOK THE DOG TO HER WHEN IT WAS A PUPPY AND TOLD HER NOT TO HURT IT. THE MULE IS SO SMART THAT YOU HAVE TO THINK THAT THEY CAN UNDERSTAND YOU. BECOME THEIR FRIEND AND THEY WILL TRY TO PLEASE YOU...KIND OF LIKE PEOPLE. .......................................................................................... DO THE BEST YOU CAN WITH WHAT YOU GOT - THAT IS ALL A MULE CAN DO !