Johnnie Green thought he had done something quite clever. He had coaxed Twinkleheels up to him in the pasture with an empty grain measure. Twinkleheels, however, had his own ideas about the matter. "This boy," he said to old dog Spot, "has cheated me." Spot lay on the barn floor, looking on while Johnnie Green harnessed Twinkleheels. "This boy," Twinkleheels explained, "made me think he had some oats for me.