The town was abuzz with excitement. The organisers needed spirited youngsters to lead calves. One little heroine stood out, dressed in her finest frock, and ready for the challenge. She convinced the organisers that age was no obstacle. As a bonus, she was rewarded with a penny. However, when she dropped the rope and went in search of her bonus, chaos erupted. The calf bolted, and the event turned into a whirlwind of hilarity. Seeing her father paying the officials more than a penny for her efforts, she knew that this calf-leading adventure would be her first and last.
Memorable Moments at the Country Fair #99wordstory
Life at No. 22 
Brings back memories of country school pet days 🥰
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This was at the annual A&P Show. Though Les being a country lad did have school pet days where he took in his pet calf which always caused mayhem in the herd.
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My 2 had pet lambs and we took them in the back seat of my little Austin. Wonder if they still do pet days now
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Maybe robot pets in the city schools?
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I think they do in smaller rural places.
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I can picture the chaos. Would this be a true story?
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It certainly is. Leap in where angels fear to tread comes to mind. Life was never dull.
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You’re both real country folk aren’t you. 😊
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We are in many ways though enjoy the convenience of city life especially due to how life is for us now and Les was admitted into hospice care for 3 nights over the weekend.
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Oh, this must be so tough on you both. My heart goes out to you. I must admit that although I wouldn’t like city life, unless a very small city like Wells, I would like to be somewhere with easier access to amenities and public transport and culture.
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Tauranga isn’t a huge city. Wells is really lovely and I could certainly live there without complaint 🙂
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Haha! I can picture the scene perfectly.
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A simple way of turning a fun event into complete chaos. From memory that calf was way bigger than me. My parents weren’t totally surprised I had managed to get “the job” of a calf walker.
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What a shame! It makes a great telling, Suzanne. No such excitement here xx
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Whoops, missed your welcome comment. Thanks very much, Jo. You have had a whirlwind blast away on holiday so that’s your excitement for a while 😉
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It definitely is time to regroup. We have quite a few friends visiting this month so they’ll keep me busy xx
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Love it, Suzanne. I’ve only once shown an animal in the ring. I won first prize… okay, I’ll be honest, the heifer won first prize!
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With your bright smile you made a good winning team.
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Haha, thank you for that, Suzanne. 🙂
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Oh, oh! That bold lass (who could she be?) spelled trouble.
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I wonder who? 😉 I like to think adventurous though I’m sure the adults thought otherwise.
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Little tyke perhaps a wee too easily distracted! My only experience with farm animals has pretty much been viewing them at the county fair.🙂
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She is still easily distracted in certain circumstances. I think many people only see farm animals at a country fair. Though our generation had some sort of access to a farm. That’s changed due to more living in urban areas.
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