The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-08-30
DADDY,) [YE>NING
E]FAlQY TALE e
6y1ARY GI}Al1AM BONNER
o. lie AUTHOR
THE TWO HORSES.

Listen horses" said Jenny Horse
"Jerry and have been quite famous
The horses were in stable and they
were neighing and chatting
Eyes" said Jerry Horse, eve have,
but it was very, very foolish"
Dear me-" said another horse. "you
two horses are great addition to the
stable. To think that you have both
been famous and that you consider
| fame a foolish thing.
"One would think that to be famous
would be everything in the world, like
being in history for example, like being
George Washington or some great
creature"
There. there" said one of the
horses, that is going rather far You
begin TO imagine things and then you
Imagine more and more One day You
were making-believe so hard that you
almost believed yourself YOU had been
the horse who had been ridden by Paul
Revere"
That's So" said the horse who had
been speaking. "Wen, fame always
seems very wonderful to me-"
you have been famous for having
been always in the one stable. That is
quite unusual in these days of selling
horses and buying motor cars" said
another horse.
True" said the horse who though
fame was so fine.
There were many horses in the stable
for the master loved horses and SO did
the mistress, and so did the children.
They wouldn't have given I'D their
horses for anything, as they enjoyed
riding and driving,
what were you going to tell u.s."
one of the horses asked Jenny Horse.
She was the new white horse who had
just arrived.
"Oh yes, was going to tell you how
famous Jerry and have been"
I'm Jerry" neighed the other new
white horse,
Tell us" neighed the horses.
TEL u.s." they urged.
You tell the story" said Jerry, nod,
ding his head at Jenny.
mo, you would tell 1t far better"
said Jenny.
"Ah no, that is modest of you but II !
Is not So you would tell it better"
pray tell it. the other horses urged. |
We'll" said Jenny, Gerry and I |
were two horses who were once in an |
opera. Now an opera is great must
cal play. There is a huge orchestra
or big band or whatever you want to
call it. Then there are singers and
before them are lots and lots of people
who clap their hands and who seem to
enjoy it very much"
"They say" said Jerry, "that it
costs lots of money to go to operas"
Now Jerry" said Jenny, "don't be
Wei, | wasn't snobhish, I was only
telling that as matter of interest"
1--WE were in the opera" continued
Jenny. "There have been horses who
nave appeared in other operas and also
IT. plays from time to time, but we
are two horses you actually see and
know who have been in great, great
Italian opera called Aida"
Did you sing?" asked the other
horses.
"oh, gracious no." said Jerry 1--WE
asked TO sing, and our voices
weren't even tried"
We were dressed up with bells and
handsome harness." said Jenny, "and
We brought in a fine wooden cart. Oh,
he stage had every color on it imagin:>
lble! 1t was glorious scene.
"And I nudged Jerry, and shook my
head at him and said:
Aren't we pair of pretty smart
horses to be in great opera like thisg
why yes,' Jerry answered, but we
ion't understand the beduties of music
Ike the joy of eating hay
Hush, I said to Jerry, let no one
lear you say such thing at the opera
Sn't that fine story?"