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Zebediah was in the fertilized egg business. He had several
hundred young layers, called pullets, and eight or ten roosters, whose jobs
were to fertilize the eggs. Zeb kept records, and any rooster or pullet that
didn't perform well went into the pot, and was replaced. That took an awful
lot of time, so Zeb got a set of tiny bells and attached them to his
roosters. Now he could sit on the porch and fill out an efficiency report
simply by listening to the bells.
Zeb's favorite rooster was old Brewster. A very fine specimen he was too,
only his bell had not rung all morning! Zeb went to investigate. Several
roosters were chasing pullets, bells a-ringing! BUT, Brewster had his bell
in his beak so it couldn't ring. He'd sneak up on a pullet, do his job and
walk on to the next one.
Zeb was so proud of Brewster that he entered him in the county fair.
Brewster was an overnight sensation!! The judges not only awarded him the
"No Bell Piece" Prize; he was also given the - - "Pulletsurprise!!!!!!!!" |
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