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I thought we were attacked by a hippopotamus , at least . '' `` I thought it was a man without any legs , '' said Jimmy . `` I thought it was a real burglar , '' said I. `` I du n no what I thought it was , '' said Ed Mason , `` and that was the worst of it . '' And if any of you who read this think we were a silly lot to be frightened by an old cow , it is because you have never met one at night , in a thick fog . You try it some time , and see . We went down a little slope , and came up behind the house and barn . We crossed a vegetable patch , and then a flower-garden .