The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-18
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THE WHITE LEeAoRN.

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II keep ROSTERS away from eating
UP al the food" said the dog. 81 am
going to boast"
Il can make believe this stick Is
bear said the small boy. and when
/ want to pretend my bear is angry. l.
throw my stick about. It's make
believe bear. I can boast, because II
is very nice of me TO have q good
time with such a poor sort of make
believe bear as q stick"
Il can boast" said Mr.. Rooster. "for
call the Mrs, Hens TO eat very. very
often; that is generous of me-
Il can boast" said Red Top, tire
Rooster, because often give the 9th.
er creatures part of worm ! Jig
from the ground"
Il can boast" said n bantam hen.
because | stole five chickens ard had
them as my own"
THAT is nothing to boast about
said another bantam, for ! took care
OF some chickens whose mother had
left them. That is something to real.
l. boast Of"
Still you enjoyed taking care Of US,
didn't you, Mother Eartam?" asked
the chickens.
Chuck, chuck. did" said Mother
! Bantam.
And we can boast. for we were
good children" said the chickens.
Mrs. Bantam must want to sit or
some eggs said Mrs Dnck, 'nnd tina
is why she is clucklng. At other times
she would cackle ] shall boast of he
Inc so smart as to know that"
eve have been hitehed up and driv
en- said two of the pigs from the pii
pen. THAT shows were smart
And ! have seen that the Who'll
family got up" said the rooster. SIT
ting on the fence.
"lvithout me they couldn't get tn
good we'll water" said the pump. .
also ran do my Boosting"
"We're q handsome pair; we're Ils
and Master Calf, good-lookins an
| gentle We are both OF those things,
they said
I'VE help the farm and arc yer
: healthy" said the toads.
The same can be said of US
! agreed the frogs
| well we are really healthy" sal
the toads
E "And we're really healthy. toe" sal
the frogs.
! Il suppose that Is so" said one {
the toads.
"Of course 1t IS true, goog- a-rur
. googa-ru,n, of course, it is true" sal
the frogs.
!. eve grow up quickly" said the P
/ Weed; that shows we're generous"
: "And we're nice enough to thoroug
/ " enjoy you" said the pigs. SruntIr
: and squealins excitedIy.
we do the samc," said the Silv
Weed. we grow SO quickly"
"Ah. but YOU do harm to the farr
er's plants, just rs The pig weed does
; sale the rooster.
\ "No matter" said the pigs; SIT
far more important That they do go'
TO us"
well, II .you think So" said t
d rooster.
"Cf course ne thin,l So. and o
thoughts are right and correct, to OF
+ selves. at any rate. said the pigs.
: well, you are fed by both tho
plants, that's true" said the VIII
> Leghorn, who had been trying
r speak for some time. But still, tho
two weeds most certainly do harm
IT the farmers plants. There is no n
, take about that"
!, We're helping the tins of milk
= cool" said the buckets of wat
n Were going to cool off the farme
q children after the heat Of the da,
Couldn't have doan It II you had
IS rs to cool said the tins of mi
IS THAT Is. YOU couldn't have done t
same good. Kind act for The chlldr,
n We, The milk tins. end the milk insi
the tins. arc doing the best part"
Not 81 hit of IT." said Mrs Co
When you're speaking of milk. ne'
forget Mrs. Cow.
: 81 patched in tho summer. as I
ways do" said Mrs. Hen. u would
&C mike nay l;'tle ones have 10 stand I
cold Of The winter. Tho spring or t
summer is the time | choose,
"0h. quiet. quiet" shouted I
n, White Lcghorn. Here started In
y, boast, and all of you had TO do I
same thing, and such absurd boa
ings, too. But. anyway, It has sho
- me one thiug--to hear al the boa
h. irgs-that none of you come mp to
r. and my one hundred and eighty egg