WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.360 --> 00:00:06.799 M hm, Hey, says dad, Mom. 2 00:00:07.080 --> 00:00:10.119 Come on your story hours. 3 00:00:09.800 --> 00:00:16.320 A resenting your story, hour building for a better tomorrow. 4 00:00:17.600 --> 00:00:18.839 Today's story? 5 00:00:29.679 --> 00:00:30.320 Where am i? 6 00:00:31.879 --> 00:00:37.079 Oh? Oh? Now I remember I'm a Rudder's farm, stepping 7 00:00:37.159 --> 00:00:42.679 on the porch because it's so hot. Hey, how's come 8 00:00:42.759 --> 00:00:46.159 that cars coming down the lane with its lights turned off? 9 00:00:47.679 --> 00:00:50.679 Now not stopping out under the trees? 10 00:00:52.320 --> 00:00:52.600 Wow? 11 00:00:53.759 --> 00:00:57.280 Maybe that's the chicken thief that sheriff warned me about, 12 00:00:58.079 --> 00:01:02.960 Rusty Rusty, Come on, we got rusty. 13 00:01:05.319 --> 00:01:06.560 Sh be quiet. 14 00:01:07.480 --> 00:01:12.079 I think there's a chicken thief here out there walking 15 00:01:12.159 --> 00:01:14.760 to the chicken. See him over. 16 00:01:14.719 --> 00:01:16.040 There in the moon. 17 00:01:16.159 --> 00:01:19.079 Oh yeah, that's his car over there under those trees. 18 00:01:19.519 --> 00:01:20.480 But what are we going to do. 19 00:01:21.079 --> 00:01:23.079 We're gonna catch him, that's what. 20 00:01:23.599 --> 00:01:26.000 But how what if he's got a gun or something? 21 00:01:26.280 --> 00:01:26.400 Oh? 22 00:01:26.519 --> 00:01:27.359 We might get hurt. 23 00:01:32.120 --> 00:01:34.319 Hello, boys and girls, say, have you ever called a 24 00:01:34.439 --> 00:01:35.000 chicken thief? 25 00:01:35.079 --> 00:01:35.200 Oh? 26 00:01:35.280 --> 00:01:37.239 Uncle Dan, I doubt most of our listeners have ever 27 00:01:37.319 --> 00:01:38.439 had that dubious pleasure. 28 00:01:38.560 --> 00:01:40.599 Well you never know, Aunt Caro. We have listeners in 29 00:01:40.680 --> 00:01:43.519 many rural areas as well as in cities and farm 30 00:01:43.599 --> 00:01:45.280 fresh eggs taste mighty good. 31 00:01:45.400 --> 00:01:47.719 Well, that's true, and we do have many listeners whose 32 00:01:47.799 --> 00:01:50.640 parents or grandparents were children when this story took place 33 00:01:50.680 --> 00:01:51.680 in the nineteen twenties. 34 00:01:51.840 --> 00:01:52.200 Uh huh. 35 00:01:52.480 --> 00:01:54.640 Many families raise their own chickens back. 36 00:01:54.519 --> 00:01:58.040 Then, And where there chickens, they're always chicken thieves. At 37 00:01:58.120 --> 00:02:01.159 least the four legged variety ky these foxes and the. 38 00:02:01.359 --> 00:02:03.959 Like, but the two legged variety are the most dangerous. 39 00:02:04.120 --> 00:02:06.000 So listen now as we bring you a story we 40 00:02:06.200 --> 00:02:08.000 call Chicken and Charlie. 41 00:02:15.840 --> 00:02:18.159 All right, then, are we all agreed that our club 42 00:02:18.240 --> 00:02:20.479 camp out will be held at Memorial Park and that 43 00:02:20.599 --> 00:02:23.120 the cost will be ten dollars per member for two weeks, 44 00:02:23.439 --> 00:02:25.400 including food and transportations. 45 00:02:26.120 --> 00:02:27.879 Now someone will have to see to it that. 46 00:02:27.960 --> 00:02:30.719 Punkin gets the word about our decision. He saw me 47 00:02:30.840 --> 00:02:33.120 this afternoon and said he couldn't be here tonight because 48 00:02:33.240 --> 00:02:34.960 he had to help his mother take some things over 49 00:02:35.039 --> 00:02:37.879 to his aunt's place. Well, I can tell him, okay, Rusty, 50 00:02:37.960 --> 00:02:40.879 that'll be your responsibility. Now, are there any other matters 51 00:02:40.919 --> 00:02:42.840 that we should consider before we adjourn? 52 00:02:43.479 --> 00:02:44.520 Yes, Leo, I. 53 00:02:44.599 --> 00:02:46.400 Think we should make it a rule that everybody that 54 00:02:46.520 --> 00:02:48.599 goes on this camp out has to earn his ten 55 00:02:48.680 --> 00:02:49.439 dollars himself. 56 00:02:49.840 --> 00:02:51.599 And just where do you think we'd get the money 57 00:02:51.639 --> 00:02:52.479 if we didn't earn it. 58 00:02:52.719 --> 00:02:56.319 Well, I was thinking mainly about Punkin. He never has 59 00:02:56.400 --> 00:02:58.240 to work since his mother always gives him all the 60 00:02:58.280 --> 00:03:01.080 money he wants. It makes it's me disgusted to see 61 00:03:01.120 --> 00:03:03.439 him get everything handed to him when the rest of us. 62 00:03:03.439 --> 00:03:03.919 Have to earn it. 63 00:03:05.039 --> 00:03:07.840 And besides, when we get out to Memorial Park and 64 00:03:07.919 --> 00:03:10.280 start roughing it, it's going to have to be every 65 00:03:10.400 --> 00:03:13.360 man for himself. We don't want any mama's boy chicken 66 00:03:13.400 --> 00:03:14.960 along that the rest of us have to do all 67 00:03:15.000 --> 00:03:15.400 the work for. 68 00:03:15.639 --> 00:03:24.919 While the members of the Boys Club are arguing among themselves, 69 00:03:25.319 --> 00:03:28.599 let's take a quick look at the cause of their argument, Punkin. 70 00:03:29.520 --> 00:03:32.319 Of course, Punkin wasn't his real name, but because of 71 00:03:32.400 --> 00:03:36.000 his fiery red hair and his large round face, everyone 72 00:03:36.080 --> 00:03:38.560 has called him Punkin for as long as he could remember. 73 00:03:39.400 --> 00:03:41.639 And it wasn't that the other boys didn't like him, 74 00:03:41.919 --> 00:03:43.879 for he was always fun to be with and had 75 00:03:43.879 --> 00:03:47.080 a good sense of humor. But in his absence, it 76 00:03:47.240 --> 00:03:50.639 was finally decided that each member must earn the ten 77 00:03:50.759 --> 00:03:53.919 dollars himself, and it was left to Rusty to tell 78 00:03:54.000 --> 00:03:55.120 Punkin of their decision. 79 00:03:55.560 --> 00:04:02.479 Hey, Rusty, wait up, hi, Bill looks like you got 80 00:04:02.520 --> 00:04:05.159 a new water canteen, getting all set to go camping? 81 00:04:05.360 --> 00:04:05.560 Yeah? 82 00:04:07.000 --> 00:04:09.319 Have you told Punkin about the new rule? 83 00:04:09.479 --> 00:04:09.639 Oh? 84 00:04:09.719 --> 00:04:12.000 No, I haven't seen him yet today, and I'm not 85 00:04:12.120 --> 00:04:13.840 really looking forward to telling him either. 86 00:04:14.400 --> 00:04:15.280 I know what you mean. 87 00:04:16.000 --> 00:04:17.360 He's got a pretty good temper. 88 00:04:17.680 --> 00:04:19.759 Well, it certainly isn't his fault that his dad and 89 00:04:19.879 --> 00:04:22.519 uncle were killed in that accident last summer and left 90 00:04:22.600 --> 00:04:24.160 him and his mother with all that money. 91 00:04:24.319 --> 00:04:27.959 Yeah, hey, look over there, speak about the punk And 92 00:04:28.040 --> 00:04:30.439 there he is where coming out of old man Winters 93 00:04:30.480 --> 00:04:31.199 grocery store. 94 00:04:31.319 --> 00:04:33.279 Well, I guess now's about as good a time as 95 00:04:33.319 --> 00:04:35.279 any to break the news to him. Good luck, I 96 00:04:35.360 --> 00:04:38.800 gotta run see you later, big help he is, leaves 97 00:04:38.879 --> 00:04:40.160 me to face him all alone. 98 00:04:41.120 --> 00:04:44.439 Hey, Punkin, that's quite a lot of groceries. She got there? 99 00:04:44.839 --> 00:04:47.879 High Rushdee, what are you doing downtown. 100 00:04:47.600 --> 00:04:50.600 Looking for you? I guess Yeah. 101 00:04:51.120 --> 00:04:53.759 We had our club meeting last night and decided to 102 00:04:53.839 --> 00:04:55.879 go to Memorial Park on our camping trip. 103 00:04:56.839 --> 00:04:58.000 I always enjoyed going. 104 00:04:58.720 --> 00:05:01.639 We figure it will cost about ten dollars a piece 105 00:05:01.720 --> 00:05:03.720 for the food and transportation and other things. 106 00:05:03.879 --> 00:05:06.959 Well, that's no problem for me. Mam will be glad 107 00:05:07.000 --> 00:05:08.120 to give me the ten dollars. 108 00:05:08.480 --> 00:05:09.959 I know, that's just it. 109 00:05:10.120 --> 00:05:10.759 I was just it. 110 00:05:11.240 --> 00:05:14.600 Well, the club passed a new rule last night, well 111 00:05:14.639 --> 00:05:15.879 at least for this camp out. 112 00:05:16.079 --> 00:05:17.600 Oh what kind of rule. 113 00:05:17.759 --> 00:05:20.519 Well, everyone has to earn the ten dollars. It can't 114 00:05:20.600 --> 00:05:21.519 be given to them. 115 00:05:21.680 --> 00:05:25.120 Oh, come will I guess they wanted to make sure 116 00:05:25.160 --> 00:05:28.120 that everyone who goes is able to take care of themselves. 117 00:05:28.560 --> 00:05:30.959 I think they made that lousy rule just to try 118 00:05:31.040 --> 00:05:35.079 and keep me from going along. Well, I'll show them. 119 00:05:36.000 --> 00:05:38.360 I'll learn more money than any of the rest of 120 00:05:38.439 --> 00:05:40.720 you before that camping trip on. My name is In 121 00:05:40.839 --> 00:05:41.800 Punkin' Davies. 122 00:05:43.560 --> 00:05:47.399 Punkin turned quickly and walked away, leaving Rusty standing in 123 00:05:47.480 --> 00:05:50.920 the street. His round face became a deep shade of 124 00:05:51.040 --> 00:05:54.600 red as his temper flared and his anger mounted. But 125 00:05:54.720 --> 00:05:58.399 as he continued walking, his anger gave way to determination. 126 00:06:00.600 --> 00:06:05.279 Those fellas they don't think I can work, I'll show 127 00:06:05.399 --> 00:06:10.279 them don't know what I can do. I'll find something, 128 00:06:10.519 --> 00:06:12.199 some way to earn some money. 129 00:06:13.040 --> 00:06:16.079 And as he approached the next corner, he couldn't help 130 00:06:16.160 --> 00:06:17.639 overhearing two men talking. 131 00:06:18.319 --> 00:06:20.759 Yep, wife and I want to drive out to Colorado 132 00:06:20.800 --> 00:06:23.199 for a couple of weeks. Been a long time since 133 00:06:23.240 --> 00:06:25.439 we had a vacation, and we aren't getting any younger. 134 00:06:26.079 --> 00:06:28.519 But we needs a good, dependable boy to stay at 135 00:06:28.560 --> 00:06:31.000 the farm how we're gone, and I just don't know 136 00:06:31.040 --> 00:06:32.839 where to find one, you know what you. 137 00:06:32.920 --> 00:06:35.959 Mean, Rudder, good dependable boy, a man for that matter. 138 00:06:35.959 --> 00:06:37.480 It's pretty hort come by these days. 139 00:06:37.879 --> 00:06:39.839 There's really not so much to do this time of year. 140 00:06:40.360 --> 00:06:42.199 Just milk the cows and gather the eggs and look 141 00:06:42.240 --> 00:06:45.199 after things in general. I paid two dollars a day 142 00:06:45.240 --> 00:06:45.839 for the right boy. 143 00:06:46.040 --> 00:06:47.160 I'm the right boy, sir. 144 00:06:47.600 --> 00:06:49.519 H you wan? Hey? 145 00:06:49.600 --> 00:06:51.920 Who are you anyway? Hey? Do you know him? Josh? 146 00:06:52.480 --> 00:06:52.600 Oh? 147 00:06:52.680 --> 00:06:54.240 Sure, that's old Dan Davies. 148 00:06:54.319 --> 00:06:54.519 Boy. 149 00:06:54.839 --> 00:06:57.519 You remember Dan, don't you? Of course I do. He 150 00:06:57.720 --> 00:06:59.759 was one of the smartest and squarest men. 151 00:06:59.720 --> 00:07:04.000 I have, thank you, sir. I thought he was pretty 152 00:07:04.040 --> 00:07:07.199 great too. I think I could take care of your 153 00:07:07.279 --> 00:07:08.120 farm while you're gone. 154 00:07:08.399 --> 00:07:09.639 Well, I don't know. 155 00:07:09.920 --> 00:07:11.920 He said you needed a boid, didn't you, mister Rudder. 156 00:07:12.040 --> 00:07:15.439 Yeah, but I really think Punkin Davies here would be dependable. 157 00:07:15.839 --> 00:07:17.720 I don't know how much he knows about a farm, though, 158 00:07:18.519 --> 00:07:19.040 can you milk? 159 00:07:19.240 --> 00:07:19.560 Yes, sir? 160 00:07:20.360 --> 00:07:20.560 Well? 161 00:07:21.480 --> 00:07:25.399 That is I could could well Yeah, you see, I. 162 00:07:25.480 --> 00:07:27.480 Used to spend my summers on Uncle Walt's farm. 163 00:07:28.240 --> 00:07:28.920 Well, I don't know. 164 00:07:29.040 --> 00:07:32.639 I'm sure I could learn again easily. See how soon 165 00:07:32.680 --> 00:07:33.160 you're leaving. 166 00:07:33.560 --> 00:07:35.079 We'd like to get off in a couple of days. 167 00:07:35.160 --> 00:07:35.920 Why I was. 168 00:07:35.959 --> 00:07:40.000 Thinking, would you give me bored if I went home 169 00:07:40.079 --> 00:07:43.000 with you tonight and helped around so I could well 170 00:07:43.079 --> 00:07:45.680 learn the ropes a little before you leave. If I 171 00:07:45.759 --> 00:07:47.360 don't suit, you don't have to keep me. 172 00:07:47.680 --> 00:07:50.639 And I guess that sounds fair enough. It's a deal, Punkin. 173 00:07:50.839 --> 00:07:56.240 Oh thanks, mister Rudder, you won't be sorry. Oh there's 174 00:07:56.319 --> 00:07:57.000 one more. 175 00:07:56.879 --> 00:07:58.199 Thing though, Yeah, what is it? 176 00:07:58.319 --> 00:08:01.279 It's my mother. I don't know how she'll take to 177 00:08:01.399 --> 00:08:04.879 this idea. Would it be too much to ask for 178 00:08:04.959 --> 00:08:07.480 you and mister Joshua to come along with me while 179 00:08:07.480 --> 00:08:09.759 I talked to her? She may want to ask you 180 00:08:09.879 --> 00:08:10.959 some questions, well. 181 00:08:10.959 --> 00:08:12.759 Some Since you're going to help me out, I guess 182 00:08:12.800 --> 00:08:15.120 I can help you a bit, How about you, Joshua? 183 00:08:15.800 --> 00:08:18.680 Sure I'll go along. Dan Davy's helped me out many 184 00:08:18.720 --> 00:08:21.519 a time. Least I can do is help out his boy. 185 00:08:21.639 --> 00:08:24.519 Now let's get going. Then, time's a wasting lead the way. 186 00:08:24.439 --> 00:08:30.120 Punkin Punkin took the men to his house for a 187 00:08:30.199 --> 00:08:33.600 meeting with his mother. As he suspected, she didn't like 188 00:08:33.720 --> 00:08:36.639 the idea at first, but when she saw how much 189 00:08:36.679 --> 00:08:39.279 it meant to Punkin, and after being assured by the 190 00:08:39.360 --> 00:08:42.919 two men that everything would be all right, she consented, Well, 191 00:08:42.960 --> 00:08:45.840 I'm sure you'll get along, but I know I'll worry 192 00:08:45.879 --> 00:08:48.879 about you all the time. You're gone. With your father dead, 193 00:08:48.960 --> 00:08:51.840 you're all I have left, and I certainly don't want 194 00:08:51.879 --> 00:08:52.759 anything to happen to you. 195 00:08:53.080 --> 00:08:56.519 I know, Mom, I'll be careful, but this is pretty 196 00:08:56.519 --> 00:08:57.240 important to me. 197 00:08:57.480 --> 00:09:00.200 I'm sure everything will be all right, missus Davies. There's 198 00:09:00.240 --> 00:09:01.039 nothing to worry about. 199 00:09:01.200 --> 00:09:03.279 This. One more thing I'd like to ask all of you. 200 00:09:04.200 --> 00:09:05.879 I don't want any of the other fellas to know 201 00:09:05.960 --> 00:09:09.639 where I am or what I'm doing. Put them off somehow. 202 00:09:10.360 --> 00:09:14.360 Just don't tell them anything. Mister Rudder lifts nine miles 203 00:09:14.399 --> 00:09:17.000 from here and off the main road, so they won't 204 00:09:17.000 --> 00:09:20.240 be likely to run across me unless somebody tells them. 205 00:09:23.240 --> 00:09:26.320 As soon as everything was agreed upon, Punkin left with 206 00:09:26.399 --> 00:09:35.600 mister Rutter for his stay at the farm. That evening, 207 00:09:35.919 --> 00:09:39.080 Punkin milked five of the eleven cows and by the 208 00:09:39.200 --> 00:09:42.919 time he was through, his hands ached like an altered tooth. 209 00:09:43.759 --> 00:09:46.159 But that was only the beginning of the evening chores. 210 00:09:47.039 --> 00:09:50.519 Mister Rudder next showed him the separator used to separate 211 00:09:50.600 --> 00:09:51.639 the cream from the milk. 212 00:09:52.559 --> 00:09:54.600 Might as well take a turn of the separator, Punkin. 213 00:09:55.080 --> 00:09:57.840 You'll have to do it by yourself after we leave. Now, 214 00:09:58.080 --> 00:10:02.080 you just turned the handle, same as your akonado. That's 215 00:10:02.120 --> 00:10:02.960 so fine. 216 00:10:03.679 --> 00:10:05.200 Now when you get done, the wife will show you 217 00:10:05.320 --> 00:10:08.399 how to wash the separator. Oh why you. 218 00:10:08.480 --> 00:10:11.799 Get any cars to be cranked? I think that it'd 219 00:10:11.840 --> 00:10:13.279 be mighty easy compared to this. 220 00:10:17.720 --> 00:10:20.480 Looks like you're done, Punkin. Put the cream and milk 221 00:10:20.519 --> 00:10:22.200 in the cooler, and then we have to take the 222 00:10:22.240 --> 00:10:25.039 separator all apart, piece by piece to clean. 223 00:10:24.879 --> 00:10:27.200 It, every last piece of it. 224 00:10:27.639 --> 00:10:28.159 That's right. 225 00:10:28.559 --> 00:10:31.440 If it isn't clean thoroughly, bacteria will grow and contaminate 226 00:10:31.480 --> 00:10:34.960 the milk. Wash every piece in hot water, then rinse it, 227 00:10:35.080 --> 00:10:35.759 and then scald it. 228 00:10:36.000 --> 00:10:39.000 It looks like there's forty eleven pieces to that separator. 229 00:10:40.240 --> 00:10:42.320 I'm beginning to see that there's a lot of work 230 00:10:42.399 --> 00:10:43.360 to do on a farm. 231 00:10:43.720 --> 00:10:44.559 Yeah, that's right. 232 00:10:45.440 --> 00:10:47.519 Beginning to wish you hadn't bargained for this job. 233 00:10:47.720 --> 00:10:51.120 No, ma'am, I'm going to stick with it no matter what. 234 00:10:51.600 --> 00:10:52.679 It's pretty important. 235 00:10:53.360 --> 00:10:59.360 I can see that. The next morning, things went a 236 00:10:59.399 --> 00:11:02.679 little easier for Punkin. The milking was not quite so 237 00:11:02.879 --> 00:11:06.919 tiring this time. Later on, mister Rudder explained about turning 238 00:11:06.960 --> 00:11:07.559 the windmill on. 239 00:11:09.399 --> 00:11:10.679 Oh that's easy, yep. 240 00:11:10.720 --> 00:11:12.960 But somedays the wind doesn't blow, and then you'll have 241 00:11:13.039 --> 00:11:14.840 to pump the water by hand to fill the tank, 242 00:11:15.480 --> 00:11:16.720 and that's not so easy. 243 00:11:17.559 --> 00:11:20.960 Well, I guess I'll just hope for windy weather all 244 00:11:21.000 --> 00:11:24.279 the time you're gone. I met you in Eleven cows 245 00:11:24.320 --> 00:11:27.960 and ten horses can drink a lot of water, you think, so. 246 00:11:28.039 --> 00:11:29.320 When you have to pump it by hand. 247 00:11:29.799 --> 00:11:32.519 Oh and another thing, you'd better go round the fence 248 00:11:32.600 --> 00:11:34.519 and the big pasture every two or three days. Make 249 00:11:34.600 --> 00:11:37.559 sure there's no wires down. You'll find staples and the 250 00:11:37.600 --> 00:11:40.159 hammer and the shed. And in your spare time, if 251 00:11:40.200 --> 00:11:42.679 you have any, you can work dig in this cave. 252 00:11:43.080 --> 00:11:44.200 I just got started on it. 253 00:11:48.840 --> 00:11:51.159 Punkin was beginning to think that he was going to 254 00:11:51.320 --> 00:11:54.799 really be earning his two dollars a day. It sounded 255 00:11:54.840 --> 00:11:56.639 to him like there was going to be a lot 256 00:11:56.720 --> 00:11:59.840 of work to do. Then at the supper table that night. 257 00:12:01.559 --> 00:12:03.639 When are you planning to leave, mister Rudder. 258 00:12:04.120 --> 00:12:06.240 We hope they'll be gone about four thirty in the morning. 259 00:12:06.759 --> 00:12:08.399 Think you're ready to take over him? 260 00:12:08.480 --> 00:12:10.759 Not really, but I'll do the best I can. 261 00:12:11.120 --> 00:12:13.879 I'm sure you will. I like the way you've taken hold. 262 00:12:14.639 --> 00:12:16.639 Maybe you'll have a chance to catch a chicken thief 263 00:12:16.679 --> 00:12:17.320 while we've gone. 264 00:12:18.480 --> 00:12:21.600 Chicken thief there's been one around here, but nobody's caught 265 00:12:21.679 --> 00:12:23.240 him yet, hasn't bothered us. 266 00:12:23.440 --> 00:12:25.320 But if he hears we're gone, he may show up 267 00:12:25.360 --> 00:12:25.720 some night. 268 00:12:26.000 --> 00:12:29.000 I think it's pretty low down, stealing chicken some woman 269 00:12:29.080 --> 00:12:30.200 has worked hard to raise. 270 00:12:30.639 --> 00:12:33.240 I guess you're right. But if it's all the same, well, 271 00:12:34.080 --> 00:12:37.639 well don't you worry about your chickens, missus Rudder. I'll 272 00:12:37.679 --> 00:12:38.720 take good care of them. 273 00:12:42.120 --> 00:12:44.480 The Rudders left at four point thirty the next morning, 274 00:12:45.000 --> 00:12:47.759 and that day seemed the longest that Punkin had ever 275 00:12:47.879 --> 00:12:50.759 put in. It seemed to him that there were three 276 00:12:50.879 --> 00:12:53.120 times as many things to do as when mister Rudder 277 00:12:53.240 --> 00:12:53.919 was there with him. 278 00:12:54.879 --> 00:12:56.240 They're sure are a. 279 00:12:56.480 --> 00:13:00.639 Lot of eggs here. Every one of these three hundred 280 00:13:00.759 --> 00:13:04.679 hens must have laid an eight today. I better get 281 00:13:04.720 --> 00:13:10.480 busy with them. Don't pack themselves. Some of these eggs 282 00:13:10.519 --> 00:13:15.039 are big and others are small. My mother pays more 283 00:13:15.159 --> 00:13:16.120 for large eggs. 284 00:13:17.120 --> 00:13:22.279 I wonder forget it, Missus Rudder didn't say anything about 285 00:13:22.440 --> 00:13:23.679 grating the eggs. 286 00:13:24.080 --> 00:13:25.519 It wouldn't be much extra. 287 00:13:26.000 --> 00:13:29.919 The great nonsense. You have a lot of work to do, Punkin. 288 00:13:30.559 --> 00:13:34.639 Why take the time to separate the large from the small? Besides, 289 00:13:35.159 --> 00:13:40.279 you aren't being paid to do extra work. Do a 290 00:13:40.440 --> 00:13:43.879 good job, Punkin, Missus Rudder will be pleased. 291 00:13:44.720 --> 00:13:47.720 So what if it takes a little more time. I 292 00:13:47.840 --> 00:13:51.440 have twenty four hours a day. Besides, the large eggs 293 00:13:51.440 --> 00:13:54.440 will probably bring more money at the market. I'll keep 294 00:13:54.440 --> 00:13:57.360 a record and see how much more they'll bring by 295 00:13:57.440 --> 00:14:00.679 grating them, and show Missus Rudder when she comes back. 296 00:14:04.879 --> 00:14:07.320 When Punkin took the eggs and cream to the market, 297 00:14:07.759 --> 00:14:10.720 the grated eggs brought two cents more a dozen, and 298 00:14:10.840 --> 00:14:13.840 the additional amount he got added up to approximately a 299 00:14:13.960 --> 00:14:14.720 dollar and a half. 300 00:14:15.559 --> 00:14:18.559 I hope Missus Rudder's pleased. That will help pay a 301 00:14:18.639 --> 00:14:19.919 good share of my wages. 302 00:14:23.639 --> 00:14:26.639 The next day was a beautiful, warm summer day, but 303 00:14:26.799 --> 00:14:27.759 there was no wind. 304 00:14:29.759 --> 00:14:35.279 Oh Man critters must be camels all the water they drink. 305 00:14:39.440 --> 00:14:42.320 The following morning was the fourth day since the Rudders 306 00:14:42.360 --> 00:14:47.960 had left. Punkin awoke at the crack of dawn. 307 00:14:48.159 --> 00:14:52.799 Who well, I guess i'd back it up and get busy. 308 00:14:53.919 --> 00:14:57.200 I haven't even touched that root cellar yet, and I'd 309 00:14:57.279 --> 00:14:59.360 like to have it all finished when mister Rudder gets 310 00:14:59.440 --> 00:15:00.399 back Fries. 311 00:15:04.399 --> 00:15:08.320 By afternoon, Punkin had made considerable progress on the root cellar. 312 00:15:09.320 --> 00:15:11.279 The next day, he took the cream and eggs to 313 00:15:11.360 --> 00:15:14.360 the market at the county seat again. While there, the 314 00:15:14.440 --> 00:15:15.440 sheriff stopped him. 315 00:15:16.039 --> 00:15:18.840 Oh there here, you and the kids staying out the 316 00:15:18.919 --> 00:15:20.360 rent of arm. Yes, sir, that's me. 317 00:15:20.960 --> 00:15:21.799 Is there anything wrong? 318 00:15:22.000 --> 00:15:25.159 No, not especially except you'd better be on the lookout 319 00:15:25.240 --> 00:15:26.039 for the chicken thief. 320 00:15:26.960 --> 00:15:29.399 But what what if I do if he comes a 321 00:15:29.399 --> 00:15:30.000 wrong Yeah? 322 00:15:30.159 --> 00:15:31.039 Catch him naturally. 323 00:15:32.279 --> 00:15:35.919 Yeah, well, seriously, if the thief comes around, give me 324 00:15:36.000 --> 00:15:38.320 a call. I'll be there quick as I can to 325 00:15:38.399 --> 00:15:38.879 help you out. 326 00:15:43.360 --> 00:15:46.480 That night, Punkin tried to stay awake listening for the 327 00:15:46.559 --> 00:15:50.279 chicken thief, but before long he dozed off and forgot 328 00:15:50.360 --> 00:15:54.399 all about him. The next two days went by uneventfully, 329 00:15:55.080 --> 00:15:57.919 and then one night while punkin was milking the normally 330 00:15:58.080 --> 00:16:02.399 gentle and ladylike cows. Queen Bess lifted a nimble hind 331 00:16:02.519 --> 00:16:06.600 foot and kicked the milk, throwing the contents all over. 332 00:16:08.159 --> 00:16:09.679 Why have all things? 333 00:16:10.320 --> 00:16:11.080 What's wrong with you? 334 00:16:11.200 --> 00:16:18.120 Anyhow? Best rusty willis? Where'd you come from? You're enough 335 00:16:18.200 --> 00:16:21.200 to make any self respecting cow kick? Now you cannot? 336 00:16:22.039 --> 00:16:22.600 You make me? 337 00:16:23.240 --> 00:16:26.600 All right? Right? I will take this. 338 00:16:27.120 --> 00:16:31.120 Hey, no bad throwing things, especially golkst cruise. 339 00:16:32.200 --> 00:16:34.240 That's the old okay, okay? 340 00:16:34.399 --> 00:16:35.399 But right? 341 00:16:35.440 --> 00:16:37.120 Do you find out where I was over at the 342 00:16:37.200 --> 00:16:37.840 county seat? 343 00:16:37.919 --> 00:16:39.879 And I suppose you told all the other guys. 344 00:16:40.039 --> 00:16:40.720 Oh not yet. 345 00:16:40.799 --> 00:16:43.519 I haven't told anyone, and I won't if you let 346 00:16:43.600 --> 00:16:44.480 me stay all night. 347 00:16:44.960 --> 00:16:49.159 Well, all right, you can stay, but you're gonna have 348 00:16:49.320 --> 00:16:50.559 to work fair enough. 349 00:16:50.679 --> 00:16:51.200 What should I do? 350 00:16:51.360 --> 00:16:51.679 First? 351 00:16:51.919 --> 00:16:54.399 There's an egge basket on the back porch. You get 352 00:16:54.440 --> 00:16:56.519 it and go gather the eggs and don't miss any 353 00:16:57.039 --> 00:17:00.120 I'll finish milk, okay, But where do I look? In 354 00:17:00.200 --> 00:17:03.799 the henhouse, of course, and in the hay mow, in 355 00:17:04.000 --> 00:17:07.559 the feed boxes, in the straw stack, in the back 356 00:17:07.599 --> 00:17:09.880 of the old car, and almost anyplace else. 357 00:17:10.240 --> 00:17:14.519 You just have to look after the milking was finished 358 00:17:14.559 --> 00:17:17.680 and the eggs gathered. Rusty helped Punkin turn the crank 359 00:17:17.759 --> 00:17:21.000 on the separator, and since there was again no wind, 360 00:17:21.279 --> 00:17:24.720 they had to pump water for the animals. After supper, 361 00:17:24.759 --> 00:17:27.759 they worked on the root cellar. When they finally went 362 00:17:27.839 --> 00:17:30.599 to bed, they decided to sleep on the porch because 363 00:17:30.599 --> 00:17:35.440 it was cooler. Shortly after midnight, Punkin was awakened by 364 00:17:35.480 --> 00:17:36.559 the rattle of a car. 365 00:17:40.920 --> 00:17:41.440 Where am I? 366 00:17:42.880 --> 00:17:48.000 Oh? Now I remember hut mister Rudger's farm, and we're 367 00:17:48.039 --> 00:17:49.359 sleeping out on the porch. 368 00:17:49.279 --> 00:17:53.680 Because it's so hot. Hey, u'st come? 369 00:17:53.759 --> 00:17:56.359 That car is coming down the lane with its lights 370 00:17:56.440 --> 00:18:03.039 turned off. Not it's stopping out there under those trees. Wow, 371 00:18:04.440 --> 00:18:08.279 maybe that's the chicken thief. The sheriff warned me about it. 372 00:18:12.240 --> 00:18:14.720 Boy, Aunt Carol, I wish prices were the same today 373 00:18:14.720 --> 00:18:17.799 as back then. 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