The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-19
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YnARY @AI ] 4 !. BONNER
THE CROWS.
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"Caw, cav, cav. cav" said the first
crow.
Cav. cav. cav. cav" said the sec
ond crow.
'Pray, tell me, what do you think
of the haying season?" asked the first
crow.
pray. tell me, what do you think of
the haying season." asked the second
crow.
I'll tell you if you tell me-" said
the first crow.
And I'll tell you If you will tell me"
said the second crow.
"All right" said the first crow, lets
shake on it. in other words let's
agree" so they both said.
Cav. caw,' and tapped their
wings.
Il think it is fine haying season."
said the first crow.
$50 do l." said the second crow. al
think it has been a fine season, too,"
he added.
The two crows were sitting on two
piles of hay in the field. Some of
their friends were perched an other
piles of hay and some were up in the
trees.
Are you coming to my dinnerT
asked the first crow.
when is it to be?" asked the Sec
ond crow.
This evening-as soon as l become
hungry" said the first crow.
I'm come with great pleasure" said
the second crow. with a broad smile.
where is the dinner to be?' he
asked after moment.
in yonder cornfeld," said the first
crow
''Oh. how wonderful" said the sec
ond crow. what magnificent ban
quet halls you engage for your guests"
II try to do my best" said the first
crow proudly.
Its fun to see them work. isn't itT'
asked the second crow. Il like to see
the haying going on and all the sum-
mer farm work. 1 enjoy watching it.
"Not that l am lazy. oh, very far
from ii, but 1t is fun to see them
work-the people-for they should
work. l wouldn't mind If they Wee
lazy for then the work wouldn't get
done and we wouldn't get all the good
les from it.
1--WE like to see the people work,
don't WEI" the second crow ended.
"Ah, yes" said the first crow. But
do you know people have been i'm
proving of late, do you know that, or
did you know that?"
NO. do tell me about it," said the
second crow.
You see," said the first crow, 'peo-
pie have been getting more saving of
late. They've taken to saving for 9TH
er people and for themselves, and
they've been growing things to eat
wherever they could. for they say it
is very wicked to waste.
''They are planting and growing all
the time. They began to do it several
years ago, l believe, but it has been
a thing of only a few years. It's a
splendid idea, isn't it? More food all
the time, and no wasting"
splendid idea," said the second
crow.
~ thought you would agree with
me-" said the first croev.
Il most certainly do" said the sec
ond crow.
well. We'll have a good dinner to-
night after our talk of food, won't
wen
Indeed, We'll enjoy it."
Some children driving along by the
field said,
''Oh, see those two crows, sitting
side by side on those two hay stacks,
what do you suppose they are think
ing Off"
Perhaps they're thinking of worms
to eat" said the first child.
'Or perhaps they're thinking OF
their Children" said the SECOND child. |
And little did the children know that |
the crows We're thinking of their corn |
party, nor that they were both so de- |
lighted that people We're planting |
things and not wasting, which gave |
the crows a little extra food. They /
felt too they deserved 1T for they did |
their work In destroying really harm
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