Working at Christmas - James Herriot, All Things Bright and Beautiful
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In James Herriot's book, All Things Bright and Beautiful, I read a chapter about how he had to work during Christmas and in the cold weather. It was quite funny, actually, because on Christmas Eve he was expecting to get a lie in the next day but he was actually awoken by a phone call which he originally thought was his alarm clock. The person who answered the phone was Mr Brown, the farmer, who had a cow down for milk fever. The farmer was quite mean and selfish because he told James to hurry up, he kept him behind after injecting the cow with medicine to voice his concerns about the other animals, and he complained about the vet bills being too expensive. I just found that that was incredibly ignorant of Mr Brown to do that. When James returned to Skeldale house, his wife Helen, said that he got another phone call at another farm about a female goat that was choking. The goat was called Dorothy and it turned out that she ate Mr Kirby, the farmer's long johns when he hung them out on the washing line. The elastic band was caught around its tongue so it meant that it couldn't swallow it fully. However, this time, the farmer was really thankful that he came out on call at Christmas. He took him inside his house for whisky,cake, and Wensleydale cheese which worked together well as a combination.
This just goes to show that being thankful for what others do for you can show that you care. It's also just manners that the first farmer didn't have. What the second farmer did however showed that he cared and was really grateful for James's help.
How can you show your appreciation for something? Let me know in the comments below and I'll be sure to reply to them. I ♡ hearing from you!
See you next time,
Bye,
XOX, Juliette
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In James Herriot's book, All Things Bright and Beautiful, I read a chapter about how he had to work during Christmas and in the cold weather. It was quite funny, actually, because on Christmas Eve he was expecting to get a lie in the next day but he was actually awoken by a phone call which he originally thought was his alarm clock. The person who answered the phone was Mr Brown, the farmer, who had a cow down for milk fever. The farmer was quite mean and selfish because he told James to hurry up, he kept him behind after injecting the cow with medicine to voice his concerns about the other animals, and he complained about the vet bills being too expensive. I just found that that was incredibly ignorant of Mr Brown to do that. When James returned to Skeldale house, his wife Helen, said that he got another phone call at another farm about a female goat that was choking. The goat was called Dorothy and it turned out that she ate Mr Kirby, the farmer's long johns when he hung them out on the washing line. The elastic band was caught around its tongue so it meant that it couldn't swallow it fully. However, this time, the farmer was really thankful that he came out on call at Christmas. He took him inside his house for whisky,cake, and Wensleydale cheese which worked together well as a combination.
This just goes to show that being thankful for what others do for you can show that you care. It's also just manners that the first farmer didn't have. What the second farmer did however showed that he cared and was really grateful for James's help.
How can you show your appreciation for something? Let me know in the comments below and I'll be sure to reply to them. I ♡ hearing from you!
See you next time,
Bye,
XOX, Juliette
My social media handles:
My Instagram
My YouTube channel
My main blog:
Keeping Up With Juliette
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