Ricker
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BUTCH THE ROOSTER
John the farmer was in the fertilized egg business. He had several hundred young
layers (hens), called "pullets", and ten roosters, whose job it was to fertilize the eggs
(for you city folks).
The farmer kept records and any rooster that didn't perform went into the soup pot and
was replaced. That took an awful lot of his time, so he bought a set of tiny bells and attached
them to his roosters. Each bell had a different tone so John could tell from a distance, which
rooster was performing.
Now he could sit on the porch and fill out an efficiency report simply by listening to the bells.
The farmer's favorite rooster was old Butch and a very fine specimen he was, too.
But on this particular morning John noticed old Butch's bell hadn't rung at all! John went to investigate.
The other roosters were chasing pullets, bells-a-ringing. The pullets, hearing the roosters coming,
would run for cover.
But to Farmer John's amazement, old Butch had his bell in his beak, so it couldn't ring. He would
sneak up on a pullet, do his job and walk on to the next one.
John was so proud of old Butch, he entered him in the County Fair and he became an overnight sensation
among the judges.
The result...The judges not only awarded old Butch
the No Bell Piece Prize but they also awarded him the Pulletsurprise as well.
John the farmer was in the fertilized egg business. He had several hundred young
layers (hens), called "pullets", and ten roosters, whose job it was to fertilize the eggs
(for you city folks).
The farmer kept records and any rooster that didn't perform went into the soup pot and
was replaced. That took an awful lot of his time, so he bought a set of tiny bells and attached
them to his roosters. Each bell had a different tone so John could tell from a distance, which
rooster was performing.
Now he could sit on the porch and fill out an efficiency report simply by listening to the bells.
The farmer's favorite rooster was old Butch and a very fine specimen he was, too.
But on this particular morning John noticed old Butch's bell hadn't rung at all! John went to investigate.
The other roosters were chasing pullets, bells-a-ringing. The pullets, hearing the roosters coming,
would run for cover.
But to Farmer John's amazement, old Butch had his bell in his beak, so it couldn't ring. He would
sneak up on a pullet, do his job and walk on to the next one.
John was so proud of old Butch, he entered him in the County Fair and he became an overnight sensation
among the judges.
The result...The judges not only awarded old Butch
the No Bell Piece Prize but they also awarded him the Pulletsurprise as well.
