We thought how nice it would be
to have a cow and fresh milk
and maybe even a baby calf someday,
So when a farmer in the next town over
Advertised a cow named Mabel for sale
for $100, we thought that sounded
good to us and so we arranged to have
the farmer deliver Mabel for only an
additional $25 and he helped us get her
into the barn. We waited every day for
Mabel to give us milk but try as we
m ight, Mabel did not produce a drop
of milk. After several weeks, I contacted
the farmer to complain and after a long
silence he said, “Lady, Mabel is a dry cow.
She has never been bred or had a calf
so she doesn’t produce milk”
“Well,” I responded, “How do I GET her
bred?” and the farmer chuckled and
said “for THAT you need the services
of a bull”
To which I asked, “Well, how much does
THAT cost?”
and the farmer chuckled again and said
“The services of Napoleon, my best bull,
is $500”
and that’s no bull.
We decided to keep Mabel for a pet–she
has lovely brown eyes.
And we continue to buy our milk at
the supermarket.
Sandra Lee Smith
Originally posted June 17, 2009,
Updated August 5, 2018
