A lamb with a white coat and dark patches stands outdoors on a grassy area, with an adult male wearing a brown fleece-like sweatshirt or jacket nearby. 0:52
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The lamb who picked petting over playtime

On a bright, quiet field, one small lamb decides that playtime can wait. He has found a person, and he would like to be petted. more

The lamb is white with a few dark patches, standing in the grass beside a man in a brown fleece. The sun is out and the birds are singing.

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The sun is out and the birds are singing as the lamb stands close to the man.

Lee Walters, who shared the moment, says the lambs there normally run around and play. This one stopped. He wanted to be petted for a while, so Lee did exactly that.

It starts with a hand to the nose. The lamb stays right where he is.

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A hand reaches for the lamb's nose, and he stays right where he is.

Then the real petting begins. The lamb stays put for it, in no hurry to go anywhere. Neither, it turns out, is the man.

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The petting goes on, and the lamb shows no sign of wanting it to end.

The lamb is not shy about asking for more. He paws at the man with a small hoof until he gets it. Anyone who has raised a puppy or a toddler knows the move.

A lamb with a white coat and dark patches stands outdoors on a grassy area, with an adult male wearing a brown fleece-like sweatshirt or jacket nearby. The headline runs in white letters across the lower third.Save
On a bright, quiet field, one small lamb decides that playtime can wait.

The most common reaction is plain envy. To a lot of people, a sunny field and a lamb who wants nothing but attention looks like a page out of a children's storybook.

The lamb is all grown up now, Lee says, and grazing in the hills. Somewhere out there is a full-sized sheep who once got a grown man to stop everything and keep petting.