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Story 141
Really, Mr. Byrne!
In the Swiss capital of Bern, there is a pretty miss, named Fern. She
lives with her dad, Mr.Byrne, who is nice but a bit stern.
He says, “ Fern, on the subject of marriage, I care not how much you
yearn. There are many worthless suitors, whom you must spurn.
“ You do not want one as flighty as an ern, or a tern. You must find one
who can discern right from wrong, left from right, and up from down.
“ Ideally, he should be well learned, perhaps a doctor or a young intern.
He should be willing to churn his mind to earn a buck, and to bank that
buck to bring about a big return. In other words, he must be willing to
fill your fern and flower urn, with oodles and oodles of money to burn!
Story 142
The Twerp
In Antwerp, there lives a boy named Erp, whom everyone
calls a twerp. He throws stones at little birds whenever
they chirp. And during meals he will loudly slurp, then
laugh and pardon himself with an even louder, burp.
