Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-02-17 | Page 3 | Sleepy-Time Tales

S E EPY TALES II I II THE TALE OF I I I II THE iTHE I r I I WORKING FOR A PRIZE Of course Johnnie Green was very sl slow the first time he milked the Cow For a few minutes his father stood beside him and told him a few things that he needed to know And then Farmer Green went away and left lert Johnnie Johnnie John John- nie to do his best all alone alom your our chance the little JOhn JOhn-I red cow said to the ruley Cow Upset the boy before Farmer Green comes back But the Cow didn't even stop chewing her cud long enough to answer I She looked so mild mUd and contented that no one would have guessed she was wishIng wishing wish- wish Ing more than ever that she had Jumped I the fence and lost herself in the back I pasture It seemed to her that Johnnie Johnnie Johnnie John John- nie never would finish milking her I hope he will be done with me by dark clark she said to herself I shouldn't like to lose any of my nights night's rest Yet she never let anybody know that she sho was Impatient She h stood as still as she could only lifting a F foot fda and stampIng stamping stamp stamp- n I Ing now and then when some fly was was was' I too bothersome And she never switched her tail taU except when a fly gave her an I unusually hard bite To Tobe J e sure once I she brou brought ht the end of her tall tail smack across Jo Johnnie Greens Green's cheek But that was a mistake Though it stung sharply all Johnnie Green said was So Boss So Boss She was glad when Farmer Green came back at last peeped Into the pail pall that Johnnie was clutching between his knees and said Well VeU you haven't done badly But you'd better let me finish for you ou So Johnnie slipped of off the three legged stool and watched while his father sat I down and got the rest of the Cows Cow's milk in no timeS time Farmer Green milked eight cows I while that lazy boy lOy w was s puttering with you ou the little red cow aid said to the Cow Well VeIl well I r suppose Farmer Green had to learn to milk when he was a aboy aboy ahOY boy hOY the Cow replied as she flicked nicked a big fly of ot back And this boy bey of ot his she added hes going to tobe tobe tobo be bo a a. good once once he gets the knack of it Just then ihen Johnnie Green came trotting trotting trotting trot trot- ting down the lon long passageway in front of the cows He lIe stopped in fronO fronD of the Cow and offered her a piece of an early One apple one apple one of the first ripe ones onE'S of the summer She accepted the gift girt with much pleasure pleas plea ure nrc while her neighbors on either side stirred restlessly as she sho munched her apple They said nothing Just then But Dut anybody could see that they wished Johnnie Green would let them have a ab b taste too She earned It the big white whito cow told the little red cow later She had to stand still at least three three-q three quarters arters of ot otan an hour while that boy was trying to milk her The little e red cow ow gave a sll slight ht sniff No doubt the tho apple was sour an anyhow how the she h The muttered Ui r Cow couldn't help hearing what her two neighbors were saying And although she was a well mannered nerson and anti had a kindly disposition she he resist telling them that the lippIe ap apple lip ftp plo pIe was sweet and Juicy I If It you had had a taste of ot it it you would agree with me said sad the Mule Cow f Copyright 1922 by Metropolitan Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Service I Tom Tomorrow Tomorrow The Tho Tho Cow Cows Cow's s Vew rew Owner and How She Treated II z 1 7 L I I I