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The Red Well-Read Reader
Story 16
Thrown in the County Tank
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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