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Show IIP Daddy's Fairy Tale GKArLfy'n BQNATR, JENNY AND JERRY "Jerry and 1 were two horses who were once in an opera," said Jenny. 'Now an opera is a great musical play. There is a huge orchestra or big band or whatever you want to cull it. "Tlien there are singers and before them are lots and lots of people who clap their bands and who seem to enjoy en-joy it very much." "They say," said Jerry, "it is very fine to go to the opera." "You mustn't be snobbifh," said Jenny. "I don't mean to be snobbish," said Jerry, "Im only saying this as a matter mat-ter of Interest." "Well, we were in the opera," continued con-tinued Jenny. "There have been horses who have appeared in other operas, and also from time to time In ploys. "But we are two horses you actually actual-ly see here before you and you know us, and we have been in a great, great Italian opera called Aida." "Did you ping?" asked the other horses. "Oil, gracious no," said Jerry, "we weren't asked to sing, and our voices weren't even tried." "We were dressed up with bells and a handsome harness, a very handsome ''We're Glad to Be Here." harness," said Jenny, "and we brought in a fine wooden cart. "Oh, the stage had every color on it imaginable! "It was a glorious scene. "And I nudged Jerry, aud shook my head at him and'Said: " 'Aren't we a pair of pretty smart horses to be in a great opera like this?" "And Jerry answered : " 'Yes, 'but we don't understand the beauties of music as we do the Joys of eating hay.' " 'Hush,' I said to Jerry, Met no one hear you say such a thing at the opera.' "But we're glad to be here on the farm. We won't mis? the opera. "After all, in spite of all we've done, our tastes are very simple, and we still love hay !" "Yes," said Jerry, "it is nicer than anything to be back on the farm. "Eut it is fun to think of the time we appeared in public, on a stage. "Oh, the people love opera. They love the singing and the orchestra. "They enjoy the acting and all the color and the lights, but if you want our real opinion there is nothing like the open country and a farm and the smell of. the out-of-doors. "Oh yes, we're simple in our tastes, but our simple tastes make us the happiest of all. "And it is so nice to be happy and to know how to enjoy simple things." |