The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-07-11
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MY nest alas. was stolen. hut !
took another family instead" said the
yellow bantam.
us that how you happened to get
us. Mother Bantam!' asked the little
chickens
Eyes. my love-" said Mother Ban
tam, the beautiful and affectionate
yellow bantam, the favorite of the
farmers wife.
'"Tell us a story, Mother Bants.n."
said the chicks.
"Ah, It does my old hen heart good
to hear you talk like this" said Moth
err Bantam.
"Why?" asked the little chicks. in
their funny little voices.
"Ah. to be asked for a story, makes
me feel like your own mother
Aren't you our own mOther?" one
Of the chicks asked.
II am now. but l wasn't at one
time" said Mother Bantam. but
when you ask me for story II makes
me happy for then | feel like your
own mother. OF course l am your
own mother now, for ! love you and
mother YOU and you love me and want
to be mOthered.
But l will tell you the story Of how
you became my children. have never
told it to you before"
The little chicks kept nice and
warm under Mother Rantam'S good
wing and she told them this story:
"Ah. little chicks. wa> sad Oh 30
sad
The little chicks began to cry.
"Oh, Is it 10 be sad >tory?" they
said.
NO. d-arip>." said Mother Bantam.
ut begins sadly hut 1t is not u sad
story. 1t goes on in u very. very
happy way. But it has sad begin
ming.
but what do we care if things have
sad beginnings if only they end ok
happily and we can feel they're going
To he happy for ever and ever. or at
least for very. very long time
"Then we don't mind" said the lit.
tie chicks.
'And sometimes II makes us very
happy. very much happier should
say. to have known what it was t" be
sad for then we know how glorious
n thing II is to be happy"
"Were we ever sad. Mother Ban
iam:' asked one little chick. per-
haps that is why we're so happy now.
because once we were SHl!"
1T doesn't always mean that" said
J Mother Bantam. But sometimes l
) think. when creatures seem not to
. know how happy they are and when
they don't appreciate their happiness.
that It's because they don't know
what it means to be sad. Ii they had
known they wouldn't make things
wretched by being unhappy over moth.
ing at all"
One little chick was crying now.
II think this sounds like very
sad story" he said.
''.Ah no, 1t isn't To be sad story,
and know there are loads and loads
of creatures who have never been sad
who do appreciate their ioyfulneSs
and then ! think it is quite perfect.
They know enough to appreciate what
they have.
well. my nest WAS stolen. My nest
and its eggs. All. ! was wretched. !
was very miserable"
Mother Bantam saw that another
chick had tears In it's eyes. only tears
such as a mother bantam could see.
But soon ! was quite. quite happy"
she continued Il found a hen, a most
unnatural mother who didn't care to
be bothered by her young. She let
ne take them. She didn't mind in the
least .a's,.i !, Il; 81 AZ. s:s
"We're the ones,' the little chicks
shouted.
"ies. you were the ones. and
brought you up as my own. And
you've been my own darlings ever
!. since. I've taught you what and how
, to eat. and everything Il little chick
should know and I've kept you warm
and watched over YOU. and you've
loved me in return"
I'VE do love YOU. Mother Bantam
II know you do my loves
$50 You didn't lose a fine brood af-
ter all. did your asked one OF the
chicks. AT least you had another
, Just as nice. rh? Mother Bantam, do
you agree:'
q ~ do. l most certainly do Moth.
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