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"I'll tell you," said a voice behind him. It seemed half way between a squeak and a growl. He turned round and there he saw a little, angry man. I'LL TELL YOU SAID A VOICE BEHIND HIM IT SEEMED HALF WAY BETWEEN A SQUEAK AND A GROWL HE TURNED ROUND AND THERE HE SAW A LITTLE ANGRY MAN
oes and the floor, instead of being muddy, or dusty, with pools and puddles of water in the time of rainy weather and with the pigs and chickens running in and out, was of clay, beaten down flat and hard, and neatly whitewashed at the edges. Outside, in front, were laid nice flat flagstones, that made a pleasant path to the front door. Flowers, inside and out, added to the beauty of the home and made perfume for those who loved them. The rich farmer had just left his old round hut and now lived in one of the new and better kind of houses. He was very proud of his chimney, which he had built higher than any of his neighbors, but he could not be happy, while so many of his cows were sick or dying. Besides, he was envious of other people's prosperity and cared nothing, when they, too, suffered. One night, while he was standing in front of his fine house and wondering why he must be vexed with so many troubles, he talked to himself and, speaking out loud, said: "Why don't my cows get well? OR ORNAMENTS NOW PEOPLE WORE SHOES AND THE FLOOR INSTEAD OF BEING MUDDY OR DUSTY WITH POOLS AND PUDDLES OF WATER IN THE TIME OF RAINY WEATHER AND WITH THE PIGS AND CHICKENS RUNNING IN AND OUT WAS OF CLAY BEATEN DOWN FLAT AND HARD AND NEATLY WHITEWASHED AT THE EDGES OUTSIDE IN FRONT WERE LAID NICE FLAT FIG STONES THAT MADE A PLEASANT PATH TO THE FRONT DOOR FLOWERS INSIDE AND OUT ADDED TO THE BEAUTY OF THE HOME AND MADE PERFUME FOR THOSE WHO LOVED THEM THE RICH FARMER HAD JUST LEFT HIS OLD ROUND HUT AND NOW LIVED IN ONE OF THE NEW AND BETTER KIND OF HOUSES HE WAS VERY PROUD OF HIS CHIMNEY WHICH HE HAD BUILT HIGHER THAN ANY OF HIS NEIGHBORS BUT HE COULD NOT BE HAPPY WHILE SO MANY OF HIS COWS WERE SICK OR DYING BESIDES HE WAS ENVIOUS OF OTHER PEOPLE'S PROSPERITY AND CARED NOTHING WHEN THEY TOO SUFFERED ONE NIGHT WHILE HE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF HIS FINE HOUSE AND WONDERING WHY HE MUST BE VEXED WITH SO MANY TROUBLES HE TALKED TO HIMSELF AND SPEAKING OUT LOUD SAID WHY DON'T MY COWS GET WELL
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