`` brought down '' was a more elegant phrase than what had actually happened : she half froze to death as she waited for some goats to pass on their treacherous climb , and then , when she 'd finally ambushed one , she 'd not only rolled in its dung as she 'd grappled with it but it had also dumped a fresh load on her , right before it went tumbling out of her arms and broke its skull on the rocks below .