Poultry
> > > Zebediah was in the fertilized egg business. He had
> > > several hundred young layers, called pullets, and
> > > eight or ten roosters, whose jobs were to fertilize
> > > the eggs.
> > >
> > > Zeb kept records, and any rooster or pullet that
> > > didn't perform well went into the pot, and was
> > > replaced. That took an awful lot of time to keep
> > > track of them, so Zeb got a set of tiny bells and
> > > attached them to his roosters. Now he could sit on
> > > the porch and fill out an efficiency report simply
> > > by listening to the bells.
> > >
> > > Zeb's favorite rooster was old Brewster, and a very
> > > fine specimen he was too. One day, however, his bell
> > > didn't ring all morning! Zeb went to investigate.
> > > Several roosters were chasing pullets, bells
> > > a-ringing! BUT, Brewster had his bell in his beak
> > > so it couldn't ring. He'd sneak up! on a pullet, do
> > > his job and walk on to the next one. Zeb was so
> > > proud of Brewster that he entered him in the county
> > > fair.
> > >
> > > Brewster was an overnight sensation!!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > HANG ON - THIS IS GOING TO BE PAINFUL
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The judges not only awarded him the no bell piece
> > > prize but also gave him the pulletsurprise
:bbg: Jerry
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