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Show TOTS EVENING jfPJLIf MUSICAL COWS. "I um going to tell you a story this evening," said Daddy, "of some musical mu-sical cows." "Muslcul cows I" exclnjmed Nancy. "Did they sing, 'Moo, moo, moo?' " "I never heard of musical cows before," be-fore," snld Nick. "This sounds llko something qulto new In tho way of a story." "Let's have It quickly, Daddy," said Nancy. "Well," snld Daddy, "thcro Is n farm which I have heard of whero they do somo rather Interesting things and I asked the Fnlry Queen to send ono of her messengers out to tho farm to have a talk with theKe musical cows. This Is tho tnlk which took place which I will now (ell you." "Musical cows," said Nancy nguln; "It does sound funny." "You mean they sound funny," corrected cor-rected Nick. "'What Is this I hear about you?' asked the fairy of ono of tho cows on this farm. "The cow turned her head nnd looked nt the fairy out of her big eyes. " 'Whnt Ih It you hnvo heard about mo?' sho asked. " Tvo heard that all of tho cows on this fnrm hnvo music played to them whllo they arc being milked. Is this n true story?' "'Quite true,' said the cow. 'Quito true. The horses llko the marching IK W I, ' I ' l-lftlss-lsj "Wiw "What Is Thls7" songs best, nnd tho pigs qulto enjoy tho concerts, but It Is for us thut they nro given.' "'Well,' snld tho fnlry, 'I novor henrd of anything llko that before.' "'You're- glad to hear something new und something different, aren't you?' nsked tho cow. '"Of course, I nm,' snld tho fairy, 'And I would llko to hear Just how you cows llko the music nnd Just whnl sort of music you hnvo nnd why you linvo It and everything else you enr think of telling mo about your con corts and yourselves. Will you dc thnt for mo?' "'Certainly, said the cow, 'If yoi wll grant mo ono favor.' '"What Is that?' nsked tho fairy. "'if you will let me chow my cud all tho tlmo.' "The fulry laughed to henolf, foi she didn't think cud chewing and con certs sounded much nllko, but they ov Idently had tho samo results I " 'You see,' said tho cow, 'our farm-i;r farm-i;r thought It might be n good scheme, I don't know whero ho got the Idcu first. Hut, at nny rate, ho thought It would bo n fine Idea to soo If wn would give moro milk If wo were soothed while wo wore being milked or If wo hnd something nlco to listen to. So ho tried It. '"At llrst we were n little nervous nt hearing the strange sounds hut only for n while. You see tho farmer usos ono of tho-io talking ninchluos which plays songs und dunces.' "'You never dance, do you?' asked tho fnlry. She couldn't qulto Imagine a cow danclngl "'No,' snld tho enw, 'wo weren't strong for dancing. Hut wo do like to hear tho dnnce music. Well, nfter it llttlo whllo. we saw thnt tho music came from those queer machines nnd tlll- ft la nllitntid ...!.. .... .. nw ii in iiitwijn llu.-llIK us SO WO Cllll look at the Ihleg which makes music for us. "Sometimes our Inrmer has had other burt of music for us, too, people linvo ployed the vinims and banjos und wo lia-o greatly enjoyed thnt, "Ah I told you boforo tho horses llko tho mnrchlng songs und tho pigs llko tho funny songs, but we. the mil-slcnl mil-slcnl cows, love tho swoet music, tho sweet nnd soft music which mnkes us glvo more milk limn ever before. '"Ah, yes,' ended the cow, 'you cun go back nud say that It Is true about us and our milk und our music, but plcabe be suro to say that we like to listen, but would never want to perform per-form ourselves."' |