The curly-haired hen . ffl^ 1 *lf r*** fr ^ queer inarticulate sounds she made when she was angry, andeven then you can have no idea how very amusing these panto-mimes were. 36 THE CURL Y-H AIRED HEN Soon the fame of Yollande spread far and wide. She be-came celebrated throughout the district. Instead of askingMother Etienne how she was, people asked: Hows your hen today, Mother Etienne? ?^u/.. CHAPTER IV FATHER GUSSON S SECRET One day a peddler, such as often come round to villages,laden like a mule, and leading by the bridle an ass still moreladen, appeared at the farm. Both looked well but
The curly-haired hen . ffl^ 1 *lf r*** fr ^ queer inarticulate sounds she made when she was angry, andeven then you can have no idea how very amusing these panto-mimes were. 36 THE CURL Y-H AIRED HEN Soon the fame of Yollande spread far and wide. She be-came celebrated throughout the district. Instead of askingMother Etienne how she was, people asked: Hows your hen today, Mother Etienne? ?^u/.. CHAPTER IV FATHER GUSSON S SECRET One day a peddler, such as often come round to villages,laden like a mule, and leading by the bridle an ass still moreladen, appeared at the farm. Both looked well but tired anddusty—they seemed to have had a long journey. Father Gusson, such was the good mans name, soldall sorts of things, from tooth-brushes to shoes,—includinghardware, glassware, notions, drugs, and even patent medi-cines. Mother Etienne received him kindly and after letting himshow her the things in which she was interested, she offeredhim refreshment and suggested that he should take a littlerest at the farm. This he accepted without needing anypressing. The donkey, relieved straightway from his load, was ledinto the paddock, where he wallowed in the tall grass, rollingon his back, his feet in the air. He enjoyed cleaning himselfup like this after his dusty journey, then, rested—he took hisluncheon, choosing here and there the daintiest morsels; afterwhich he lay down and ph
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