Rooster Mistakes Moon for Star After Rain
The rain ends and the wind clears the sky as Mr. Rooster raises his head to see the moon smiling. He concludes it is not the moon but one of the stars and ponders the ball below.
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Newspaper
Pinehurst Outlook
Location
Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1907
Page
3
The rain ends and the wind clears the sky as Mr. Rooster raises his head to see the moon smiling. He concludes it is not the moon but one of the stars and ponders the ball below.
A anecdotal penny pinching lesson urges boys and girls to track small expenses. Quotes Ben Franklin Bob Reckless Edith Random and John Bigelow, noting a $750 annual waste line, with a moral: keep an expense notebook. Emphasizes careful budgeting and accountability in daily purchases.
The text argues that expenses are kept rigid by careful tracking of where money goes. By noting pennies, one can curb useless expenditures and prevent trouble with large outlays. A guard on small costs acts as a check on bigger ones.
A fragmentary verse recounts a man leaving the moon by balloon causing the moon to fade and die. The tale ends with a lament that people say the moon is dead, while hinting her heart broke when her man departed on a lonely balloon voyage.
A string of light verse questions and answers poking at language and logic. Bees, waves, cannibals, and clocks appear in playful puns about timing danger and manners.
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