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The Red Well-Read Reader



        Story 16

        Thrown in the County Tank





                                                                        1st OFFENSE              2nd OFFENSE



               In horror people shrank as two men robbed the National Bank.

               One took the money while the other guarded the flank.


               A witness (whom we thank for being so frank) said, "One was lank and the

               other a tank.  And phew! they were rank !  I mean to say, they stank !"



               Eventually hound dogs found the two, named Frank and Hank,
               hiding along a river bank in a cave dingy and dank.



               In court Frank said, "It was merely a silly prank.  My gun

               fired but a blank.  Besides, the money is insured by the bank !"




               The jury didn't think this was a prank, silly or otherwise, and tossed

               the two in the county tank.




        Story 17

                                                       "Who Can't ?"


                                 "Who can't ?" said the ant.  "I grant you that I

                                 shan't say can't.  I'll climb any plant.  I don't care

                                 if the fo•li•age is scant.  I don't care if its stem has a sharp

                                 slant.  And I don't care how hard I might pant, or how loud

                                 Farmer Brown might rant his ad•mon•ish•ing chant.”






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