Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-09-26
DADDYJ'f
FAIRY TALE IA
W t1ary 6taham Bonner
THE RoosrER's IDEAS.

such good friends, and they were bet.
ter friends than Ever before after the
visit, which made everything very
nice 10 tell 10 Daddy. Some Of the
animals from the %barnyard belonging
TO the house where the cousins lived.
had been taken over by Daddy, for the
cousins were going to move TO the
city, and they wanted their animals
10 be among friends. They had only
taken their dog with them.
Sir Benjamin Bacon and Sir Per
civil Pork. now two Of the leading
pigs OF the pig pen were having a
fight over some food, but Mr.. Red
Grown Rooster was paying no atten-
ton to them. Nick aud Nancy had
been feeding all the animals and now
they were listening to Mr.. Rooster.
who was talking at the top OF his
voice, or Growing, as his talk Is usual
ly called.
I'm the good old days" said Mr..
Rooster, folks paid attention to me.
They may think Il lot OF Miss Fidgety
Fashionable Hen now that her eggs
have become so scarce, but they don't
pay half enough attention TO a good
natured, kindly old rooster.
Nov, last summer ! had n narrow
escape. I was crossing the road when
one OF these horrible dust throwers
came along. by n dust thrower |
mean n motor cur or nm automobile, or
whatever It Is they are called.
"Thls one had the usual horrld horn
attached TO II and how that horn did
foot. / hurried out OF the way and
| was almost nenrly run over. Dear
me. but 1t was a narrow escape. I
might have lost my life. True, they
did warn me they were coming.
"But what upplsh creatures motors
are. The very idea OF telling n fellow
to get out OF the way In such n rude
manner And think Of the service |
have always done people.
III have awakened them In the morn
Ing. True, they have Frumbled. They
have said that just because I was an
early riser II was no reaso should
try to wake people up, But l knew
what WIS good for them.
II knew they shouldn't be staying
In he'd 50 long, I knew they should he
getting up and enjoying the sunlight
and working and not wasting time.
~ feel n friendly feeling for that
alarm clock Nick and Nancy talk
about. That alarm clock gets abused
too. II seems to my rooster ndnd
that alarm clocks lead very sad lives.
They see that children aren't late to
school and that men aren't late to
business and that ladies' see that the
breakfast Is on time but do they get
thanked for ~
"Not Il bit Of Il. I've heard people
say,
"'Oh, I could have killed that old
alarm clock this morning. | was hav-
Ing II nice sleep aud II didn't care, IN
the least
Nov, the alarm clock was doing It's
duty. II was seeing that whoever was
In the room With II wasn't late. That
was most Important. So | feel a
friendly feeling for the alarm clock
for | have been abused, too.
"But | could stand all that II only
1 'NNlN sun W lif hllk W llt uhil-
yard. Now that motor have come
along the motor horn is treating us
NIL as slaves. making us rush this
way and that, from one side Of the
rond 20 the other. | i'm against all
things modern. I'm for the good old
days when Il Growing rooster was
thought 10 be a creature worth while.
1T may be all right for Miss Fidgety
Fashionable Hen to live IN these mod
ern days. but they are sad days Tor the
rooster"
"What ARE YOU Growing about, old
Red Crowu?" asked Nick,
yes, you have a lot to say for your
self said Nancy.
I'm dreadipg the summer and the
automobiles" said Red Grown.
"But the summer has Just past"
said Nancy, you shouldn't be so up
set, and you do seem upset about
something. I guess I'll give you IN
extra handful Of grain"
I'm drending next summer" said
Red Crown. "but I feel n little better
now. I've two good friends In q good
old %barnyard, after all. Maybe the
automobile viii 20 ont OF date and
the motor birds ~ the air, the air.
planes will take their places. Then
they'll toot their horns for creatures
Ia get on the clouds aud the good old
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