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14. A Milkmaid Dreams Too Much
A milkmaid walked along a road
With a bucket of milk on her
head,
Let's see! How many dozen eggs
Could I buy with this milk?
she said.
Ten dozen at least, she thought, she'd get,
So a hundred chicks I'll own,
And half I'll sell and half I'll keep
And raise them till they're
grown.
Then THEY'LL lay eggs on every side
Which I'll sell at the market
place
And buy me a gown which will charm a prince
Whom I'll capture without a
chase.
He'll bow like this! and I'll bow to him --
But her bow sent her milk for a
spin,
And down came her dreams of a royal throne
With a castle and prince thrown
in.
MORAL: Smart day-dreamers keep one eye open.
from the book Praying Your Story and the forthcoming book Aesop's Best: 80 Fables in Verse by William Cleary
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