If I had let him stay three or four days without food, and then have carried him some water to drink and then a little corn, he would have been as tame as one of the kids; for they are mighty sagacious, tractable creatures, where they are well used.
Si lo hubiese dejado en la trampa tres o cuatro días sin alimento y le hubiese llevado un poco de agua, primeramente, y, luego, un poco de grano, se habría vuelto tan manso como los pequeños, ya que las cabras son animales muy sagaces y dóciles, si se tratan adecuadamente.