SIMPLE STORIES
THEY KNEW Beneath a shady willow tree, on the confines of a field where I had 40 fat steers grazing, I saw at dusk a smart little primrose and green caravan pulling in for the night. Next morning, at 11.30, I saw approaching my bachelor establishment two young, ladies, complete with parasols and gloves, and in their best Oxford accent they asked me if, as I had such a large herd of milking cows, I would sell them daily a jug of milk. I explained, without detail, that the animals in question were not milking cows, and the, young ladies looked surprised and incredulous. However, I told them I would gladly share with them* my supply of condensed milk. They thdnked me profusely, but they, too, had a supply of tinned milk, so, cap in hand, I bowed them out the garden gate, feeling I had made an impression. Perhaps I was behind the door when the looks were given out, but Nature had given me a particularly good set of ears, and as they undid my Taranaki gate at the road entrance, I distinctly heard Pretty say to Prettier: "What a parsimonious Mephistophelés! All these cows and he won’t give us a drop of milk!"
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 8, Issue 194, 12 March 1943, Page 9
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208SIMPLE STORIES New Zealand Listener, Volume 8, Issue 194, 12 March 1943, Page 9
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