Four little Blossoms at Brookside Farm - Tim And Angi

80 Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm
When Jud had the pail nearly full of milk,
he rose carefully.
"Now, Meg," he said, "you sit here. Easy
now; don't be nervous. Don't you know a cow
won't give milk if she knows you're nervous?
"
Now work your fingers like this
Meg sat on the three-legged stool and tried to
do exactly as Jud told her.
Twaddles stared at her open-mouthed.
actually milking a live cow!
Bobby and Dot and
She was
"Keep right on; that's fine," encouraged Jud.
"You're doing first
rate."
His father called him just then, and he ran to
the door to see what was wanted.
Meg, beaming,
kept on milking.
All would have been well
if Mrs. Sally Sweet hadn't remembered her calf,
Buttercup, and opened her mouth to give a tremendous
and unexpected, "Moo!"
The four little Blossoms were sadly startled.
Meg jumped up, upsetting the pail of milk over
herself and Bobby, who stood nearest, and
knocking down Twaddles and
Dot who were
close behind her. As luck would have it, both
twins pitched into a heap of soft hay and were