One morning in the midst of the summer holidays Mogey and Smush went barrelling through the front door, excited for a day of tomfoolery, mischief, and philosophical contemplation.
"Now, now, boys," Aunt Jennifer called, causing Mogey and Smush to screech to a halt. "Have you finished your chores?"
"Yes, Aunt Jennifer," Mogey and Smush chorused.
"You milked the goats?" she insisted.
"Yes, Aunt Jennifer."
"You mucked the horse stalls?"
"Yes, Aunt Jennifer."
"You polished the good silver?"
"Yes, Aunt Jennifer."
"You coaxed the corn to grow?"
"Well..." Mogey and Smush hesitated, looking down at their feet.
"Mogey and Smush, you get out there and you coax that corn!" Aunt Jennifer admonished. "What will we eat all winter if that corn doesn't have the encouragement to grow into delicious ears that we can make into pone? I'd sooner die than experience a pone-less winter!"
"But Aunt Jennifer, we were going to play in Joe Pugle's Slip n' Slide!" Mogey insisted.
"That contraption will still be there after you've done some corn coaxing," Aunt Jennifer replied. "I don't care if you have to sing to it, that corn had best be knee high by tomorrow morning!"
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment