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The Old Maid Gets a Goat

The Old Maid Gets a Goat By Elton Camp Miss Prunella found it too hard To continue to mow her yard For a solution, she asked all around “Buy a goat,” was the advice she found They said, “It’ll keep your yard neat And fresh goat milk can’t be beat.” She fenced her yard to prepare A goat was soon grazing there It’s true that her grass it ate Also to shrubbery it did relate “Oh, my goodness,” she said After it devoured her flower bed Some goat milk she decided to try For, in the store, she couldn’t buy Her attempt to milk sure did fail Miss Prunella had bought a male

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Date: 10/20/2013 8:12:00 AM
Enjoyed reading this one today..I liked the surprise ending..Good job..Sara
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Date: 10/20/2013 10:54:00 AM
Thanks, I use those "twists" at the end quite often. Elton

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