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THE tomato plant the Teenle Ween!es had set out early in the sum
mer had grown to a -very great size and a huge tomato hung neat
the top.
, "I think our tomato is about ripe and we ought to. pick Jt soon," fcald.
the Old Soldier one morning after a trip to the garden.
"There's no time like the present," said the General, ".And when
the Gook is ready we can bring it over."
"You can get it here any time you like, put in the Cook, T11 bo
ready tomorrow morning if that time will suit you."
"Oh, s-s-say!" exclaimed the Dunce. "Wait until the next day, be
cause the Cowboy and I are going out to hunt caterpillars, .We want to
get some skins for fur caps next winter."
"Well Dunce, I guess you'll have to put off your hunting trip until
later, for that tomato ought to be brought up so the Cook can put it in
cans for the winter," said the General
Bright and early the next morning the little folks set out for the
garden where they proceeded to pick the tomato. The tomato was very
ripe and it was necessary to lower it to the ground with ropes. The Sailor
climbed up the plant with a hatchet, while the Dunce followed with the
rope. The two Teenie Weenies were good climbers, so it took them but a
short time to reach the tomato. 1 k
The Sailor climbed to a branch above the tomato where he could
tie the rope onto the stem, and just as he reached for the rope, which the
Dunce carried over his arm, he saw a great tomato worm crawling towards
the Dunce.
"Look out. Dunce I" he shouted.
W-w-w-where? What is it?" asked the Dunce, and turning his
head he saw the big worm."
"O-o-oh, g-g-g-gosh!" he yelled, and in his hurry to slide out of the
way the poor Dunce caught his foot in the rope and pitched headlong to
ward the ground.
Fortunately he was able to grab a lower branch, which broke his
fall, and if he hadn't caught it he might have been seriously injured.
The Sailor struck the worm over the head with his hatchet and
knocked it to the ground where the rest of the Teenie Weenies soon made
short work of it.
"Well, I'm .through with tomatoes for good," said the Dunce when he
found he had not been hurt by the fall. "No more tomatoes for me."
"You'll eat 'em, won't you ?" asked the Cook.
"Well, yes, I'll eat 'em," answered the Dunce, "but you can bet your
last raisin seed I'm through climbin' tomato plants. J-j-j-jimminie f-f -fishhooks,
that worm looked as big as a rabbit."
Copyright: 1819: By Wm. Donahey.J
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