The Case of the Black-Hooded Hangmans. John R. Erickson
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Название: The Case of the Black-Hooded Hangmans
Автор: John R. Erickson
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Учебная литература
Серия: Hank the Cowdog
isbn: 9781591887249
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“Hi, Hank. You owe me a penny.”
“A penny for what?”
“You said you’d give me a penny for my thoughts.”
“Oh yes, so I did. Unfortunately, I had an emergency call and wasn’t able to hear all your thoughts. I’m sure I missed out on something very special.”
“Oh yeah, it was pretty exciting. I came up with three whole thoughts.”
“No kidding? Do I dare ask what they were?”
“Oh sure, I’d love to tell you . . . if I can remember. Gosh, I hope I haven’t lost ’em.”
“Yes, that would be a tragedy.”
“Let me see here.” He screwed his face into a knot and rolled his eyes around. “Okay, here we go. Thought Number One: No one knows more about being a fly than a fly.”
I stared into the huge vacuum of his eyes. “That’s a thought?”
“Yeah, you like it?”
“I . . . it leaves me speechless, Drover.”
“Gosh, thanks.”
“What’s the next one?”
“The next one. Let’s see here. Thought Number Two: There’s a pot of rainwater at the end of every rainbow.”
“Uh-huh, not bad. Let’s move on to Number Three.”
“Okay. Thought Number Three.” His eyes went blank, even more blank than they were before. “Gosh, I can’t remember. I’ve lost it.”
“That’s too bad, son. I was really looking forward to hearing it.”
“Yeah, me too, ’cause it was a wonderful thought, the best one I ever came up with.”
“That’s a real tragedy, Drover, but of course I can’t possibly pay you a penny for only two thoughts.”
“Oh darn! Now I’m really sad and upset. It almost breaks my heart, ’cause I tried so hard and worked so hard.”
“Yes, I see what you mean. And what really makes it sad is that those may have been the only three thoughts you ever came up with in a single day, and I mean in your whole life.”
“Yeah.” He was almost in tears now. “They were my very best and I was so proud of myself.”
I patted the little mutt on the shoulder and tried to comfort him in his hour of greatest need.
“Drover, this is a very sad moment and I feel that I should do something to reward you for your effort.”
You’ll never guess what he got as his reward.
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