The Case of the Tender Cheeping Chickies by John R. Erickson

Author:John R. Erickson
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: cowdog, Hank the Cowdog, John R. Erickson, John Erickson, ranching, Texas, dog, adventure, mystery, Hank, Drover, Pete, Sally May
Publisher: Maverick Books, Inc.
Published: 2015-05-06T18:25:03+00:00

“Yeah, but—”

“You seem to crave things you can’t have.”

“Yeah, but—”

“Sitting on a sticker will develop your powers of self-control. After thirty minutes of sticker-sitting, you will no longer be tormented by these feelings of Sausage Lust.”

“Yeah, ’cause it’ll hurt like crazy.”

“Pain, Drover, is the fire that purifies the mind.”

He blinked his eyes in wonder. “I’ll be derned. But . . . wait a second. You’re the one who ate the sausage. All I did was wish for it. How come you don’t have to sit on a sticker?”

“Drover, we all have problems and failings, but yours and mine aren’t the same. Your problem is greed and selfishness. Mine was mere hunger. Now run along. Once you’ve spent an hour feeling bad, you’ll feel much better.”

“I thought you said thirty minutes.”

“We’ve increased your medication. This is worse than I thought. Now run along.”

He walked away, shaking his head and mumbling to himself. As I watched him making his way down to the gas tanks, I must admit that I felt a glow of pride and satisfaction. I mean, there are some parts of this job that are just dull routine, but when you can actually reach out and touch the life of another dog . . . help him see that he’s been living a wasted life, that he’s been consumed with lowly impulses of greed and so forth . . .

Hey, it doesn’t get much better than that.

To celebrate this great turnaround in Drover’s life experience, I skipped up to the machine shed and indulged myself in a few bites of Co-op dog food. I mean, let’s face it: Little Piggie Sausage is great stuff, but one of them doesn’t go very far.

Don’t forget the wise old saying: “This Little Piggie went to market; this Little Piggie stayed home; this Little Piggie ate roast beef, but Hankie only got to eat one.”

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