JUNE 23: Shoes and Stockings
Reading edition
“It seems so funny,” said Mrs. Cow. “Really, the fuss that children make about going around without any shoes or stockings.
“I don’t mean they make a fuss about going without. Gracious, no, they love not to wear shoes and stockings.
“It’s very funny, though, the way they think it is such a treat to go without.
“Now, we never wear shoes and stockings. We think that would be ridiculous.
“We would never say to our mothers, ‘Oh, mother, can’t I please go without any shoes or stockings all afternoon?’
“No young cow or calf would say such a thing. But children are always asking if they can’t go without as a great treat. How funny they really are!”