Lets Bake a Cake

I wanted to bake a cake but found I had no flour off to the miller I went alas he said I have none the farmer didn't bring any wheat for me to mill he asked me to go and see why he had not been along I went to see the farmer but he was laid up in bed he'd slipped of the ladder now his back he'd strained he asked if I could take his wheat to the mill so I loaded it in the cart set off back to the mill on the way a wheel fell off so to the blacksmith I went he said he'd soon be along when he had shod the horse soon he came and fixed the cart once more off I set on my way the sun shining, we bumped along until at last at the mill we arrived the miller was so grateful all my flour I got for free I set off for home ready to bake that cake I had been dreaming of I lit the oven so it would be hot the ingredients I started to mix I added all the dry stuff, alas I had no eggs just an empty box to hen coop I went to get some found six beauties under the hen she pecked me as I took them giving a right squawk of disgust back to the bowl where I added two whipping the butter into the mixture added some milk, then poured it out filling the cake tin three quarters full Into the oven I put my tin leaving it to bake slowly my tummy rumbling as it cooked at last it was ready, I left it on the windowsill to cool a bit while I laid the table for tea I went to get it to slice it up alas that wretched hen got there first written 05/19/2013 contest Humour