The Milkmaid And Her Pail |
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The Milkmaid And Her Pail
The Milkmaid And Her Pail
Patty the Milkmaid was going to market carrying her milk in a Pail on her
head. As she went along she began calculating what she would do with the money
she would get for the milk. "I`ll buy some fowls from Farmer Brown," said she,
"and they will lay eggs each morning, which I will sell to the parson`s wife.
With the money that I get from the sale of these eggs I`ll buy myself a new
dimity frock and a chip hat; and when I go to market, won`t all the young men
come up and speak to me! Polly Shaw will be that jealous; but I don`t care. I
shall just look at her and toss my head like this." As she spoke she tossed
her head back, the Pail fell off it, and all the milk was spilt. So she had to
go home and tell her mother what had occurred.
"Ah, my child," said the mother,
"Do Not Count Your Chickens Before They Are Hatched."
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