Meet Broomhilda
Now, before you jump to any hasty conclusions . . .Broomhilda is NOT a w____,
a uhhh ? ? . . . nasty old lady.
While it is true that her Mondays are spent boiling
her laundry in a large cast iron cauldron;
She is NOT brewing up a sp____,
an ahhhh ? ?
. . . ugly surprise for some unsuspecting neighbor.
She just has the cleanest laundry in the neighborhood, that's all !
Yes, she is often accompanied by a small, blackish kitten;
called "Licorice".
But, Licorice is NOT familiar with anything
more ominous than a saucer of milk!
On Tuesdays, when Broomhilda sweeps her cabin,
it's true she uses a very stout broom.
But Broomhilda's broom can NOT fl_, . . . er. ? ahhhh. .?
. . . clean by itself.
With her stout broom she carefully dusts away every cobweb,
and shoos any creepy spiders back to the woods
where they belong.
When
she is finished, her cabin is sunny and bright; a right cheerful place to visit.
If her wardrobe is a little worn around the edges,
it's only due to her very frugal nature.
It demands she continue to wear her perfectly good black velvet coat
even though it is now slightly green with age.
Her hat, is more than a little out of style, too.
Her neighbors sneer and call her a "second-hand rose!"
But Broomhilda doesn't seem to mind.
The money she's saved by wearing the old coat and hat
for several seasons past their prime
has allowed her to buy a pair of brand new RED Tennys !!
Broomhilda's new red shoes are the most beautiful things she's ever owned.
She wears them on Monday to wash,
on Tuesday to clean,
on Wednesday to market,
on Thursday to bake,
on Friday to garden,
on Saturday to visit her friends,
and on Sunday she wears them to church!!
Didn't hardly expect that one. . . ! Did you?
At church last week the preacher taught,
"Judge Not - lest ye also
be judged!"Now, aren't you glad that just because it's Halloween
you didn't jump to any hasty conclusions
about my friend Broomhilda? She's really the sweetest little old thing!
She just stopped by to wish you Happy Halloween!
