noodles
by Cheryl Cudmore
 

CITYKID:
mom,
where do the noodles
in the chicken noodle
soup come from

CITYMOM:
well, you see dear
the farmer follows
the chickens around
in the farmyard
and the chickens
drop these things

CITYKID:
MAW-W-W-W-W-W-WM!

CITYMOM:
now ask me why the
chicken noodle soup
is yellow