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> Moshe Finkel was in the fertilized egg business. He
> had several hundred young layers, called pullets, and
> eight or ten roosters, whose job was to fertilize the
> eggs.
>
> Moshe kept records, and any rooster or pullet that
> didn't perform well went into the dinner pot, and was
> replaced. That took an awful lot of time, so Moshe got
> a set of tiny bells and attached them to his roosters.
> Now he could sit on the porch and fill out an
> efficiency report simply by listening to the bells.
>
> Moshe's favorite rooster was old Monsey. A very fine
> specimen he was too, only his bell had not rung all
> morning!
>
> Moshe went to investigate.
>
> Several roosters were chasing pullets, bells
> a-ringing, but Monsey had his bell in his beak so it
> couldn't ring. He'd sneak up on a pullet, do his job
> and walk on to the next one. Moshe was so proud of
> Monsey that he entered him in the county fair.
>
> Monsey was an overnight sensation!
>
> The judges not only awarded him...
>
> The No Bell Piece Prize, but also...
>
> The Pullet Surprise.
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