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The Red Well-Read Reader

Story 84
A Life That Jells

Farmer Raphael dwells in the dell with his beautiful belle, Jezebel. Every
morning Raphael arises at six when he hears the knell of the cow bell. Then he

milks his bovine 'til his buckets swell. Afterwards he may fell a few trees,

or gather honey from honeycomb cells.

Jezebel grows bluebells and she gathers seashells that she sells in Carmel.

The life they live is swell. He never has a fell look, and she never a foul word.

And each wishes the other well, which is a wish made weekly at their wishing well.

Story 85

Our Creator's Realm

Of everything that ever was, is, and ever will be -

God rules at the helm. Within his realm is every

oak and every elm. He has made the oceans whelm

and the mountains belch. He has made all people –

the Irish, the Scotch, and the Welch.

He has imbued man with the intellect to gather oil from the con•ti•nen•tal shelf,

to dream up the little elf, and in other ways to amuse himself. He has made each

one of us in such a way that as a young whelp we yelp for our loving mother's help.

upheld
Most important, He gave us His Ten Commandments to be upheld in the hope that
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His and our will will meld
meld.

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