PRIZE-WINNING FLOWERBEDS
Published Jan 01, 1900
Poor Dimmsdale was having trouble getting his neighbor to keep his chickens fenced in. The neighbor kept telling him the chickens had the right to go where they wanted. But the birds were ruining Dimmsdale's prize-winning flowerbeds. P>Two weeks later, a friend visited Dimmsdale and noticed his flowerbeds were doing great. The flowers were even beginning to bloom! The friend asked, "How did you make your neighbor keep his hens in his own yard?" Dimmsdale replied, "Easy! One night I hid a dozen eggs under a bush by my flower bed, and the next day I let my neighbor see me gather them. I haven't been bothered since."
Originally published November 14, 2002.
