The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1919-10-09
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II can lay ms many as one hundred
and eighty eggs. and so I shall boast"
said the White Leghorn Of the barn.
yard.
II keep roosters away from eating
up all the food" said the dog. 81 am
going to boast"
II can make believe this stick Is a
bear" said the small boy, land when
! want to pretend my bear Is angry,
throw my stick about. It's make
believe bear. can boast, because II
time with such poor sort Of make
believe bear as stick"
81 can boast" said Mr.. Rooster, "for
! call the Mrs. Hens to eat very, very
often; that Is generous OF me-"
81 can bonst," said Red Top, the
Rooster, because I often give the 9th.
er creatures part Of worm l dig
from the ground"
II can boast" said a bantam hen,
because stole five chickens and had
them as my own"
THAT Is nothing to boast about"
OF some chickens whose mother had
left them. That Is something to real.
IT, boast Of"
still you enjoyed taking care OF us,
didn't you. Mother Bantum?" asked
thu chickens.
"Cluck, cluck, I did" said Mother
Bantam.
"And we can boast. for we were
good children" said the chickens.
"Mrs. Bantam must want to sit on
some eggs" said Mrs. Duck, "and that
Is why she Is clucking. At other times
she would cackle. shall boast of be.
Inc so smart as to know that"
1--WE have been hitched up and drlv.
en-" said two OF the pigs from the pig
pen. THAT shows we're smart"
"And have seen that the whole
family got up" said the rooster. sit
ting on the fence.
"Without me they couldn't get tho
good well water" said the pump. ~
also can do my boasting."
Were handsome pair; we're Miss
and Master Calf. good-looklng and
gentle. We are both Of those things"
they said.
"We help the farm and are very
healthy" said the toads.
"The same can be said OF u.s."
agreed the frogs.
"Well, we are really healthy" said
the toads.
"And we're really healthy, too" said
the frogs.
81 suppose that Is So" said one Of
the toads.
"Of course It Is true. goog-a.rum.
goog.a-rum. OF course. II Is true" said
the frogs.
1--WE grow up quickly" said the Pig
Weed; that shows we're generous"
"And we're nice enough to thorough
ly enjoy you" said the pigs, Sruntlng
and squealing cxcitedly.
"We do the same" said the Silver
Weed. "We grow so quickly"
"Ah. but you do harm to the farm.
er's plants, just as the pig weed does"
snld the rooster.
"No matter" said the pigs: at IL
far more important that they do good
to u.s."
"well, II you think so." said the
rooster.
"Of course we think so, and our
thoughts are right and correct, to our
selves at any rate" said the pigs.
"Well, you are fed by both those
plants. that's true" said the White
Leghorn. who had been trying to
speak for some time. But still. those
two weeds most certainly do harm TO
| the farmers plants. There is no mis-
take about that"
Were helping the tins OF milk to
cool" said the buckets OF water.
Were going to cool of the farmers
children after the heat OF the day"
Couldn't have done It II you hadn't
us TO cool" said the tins Of milk
THAT Is. you couldn't have done the
| same good. kind act for the children.
We, the milk tins. and the milk inside
the tins are doing the best part"
mot n bit of IT," said Mrs. Cow
"When you're speaking of milk, never
forget Mrs. Cow"
81 hatChed in the summer, ns I al.
ways do" said Mrs. Hen. ~ wouldn't
make my little ones have to stand the
cold Of the winter The spring or the
summer Is the time ! choose"
"Oh, quiet, quiet" shouted the
White LeghOrn. "Ilcre I started In TO
boast, and all Of you had to do the
same thing, and such absurd boast
ings. too, But, anyway, II has shown
me one thlng-to hear all the boast
ings-that none Of you come up to me
and my one hundred and eighty eggs"
Temporary Espedient.