Boudreaux recognized the voice it was that crazy Miss Hebert from the other side of town. Not wanting to sound mean or rood to her he said "OK Miss. Hebert I'll be there in a few minuets." Boudreaux got in his truck and drove over to the old lady's house where she was waiting at the screen door.
She said "Look Boudreaux, go in the shad and bring out the little Blue Tractor. I'll show you how to use it." Boudreaux thought to himself "I drive heavy equipment at the port what can this crazy old woman tell me about cutting grass." Then Boudreaux saw it The Little Garden Tractor it looked like someone shrunk a cane tractor to the size of a riding lawn mower, how cute. Boudreaux rolled it out on the drive way and Miss. Hebert gave him the key and said told him "Look here Boudreaux you keep this tractor in second gear at all times you here!" He said "Yes mam."
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So as soon as he made the corner Boudreaux press the clutch in and shifted the tractor in #6 gear. Now what happen next is not too clear but here goes. Boudreaux let the clutch out and the tractor took off like a flock of ducks. Boudreaux holding the steering for dear life, flying down the side of the house managed to just miss the rose bush and gas meter. Now managing to clear the corner of the house and now heading into the back yard he makes a hard right hand turn. Open his eyes for a second he notices the giant fig trees directly in front of him but too late. Boudreaux parted those 2 fig trees like Moses parted the Red Sea, there were figs, fig leaves, branches, grass, and dirt flying every where and Boudreaux still hanging on for dear life.
Now clearing the fig trees Boudreaux open his eyes a little bit and saw the pine tree and the fence just in front of him so he turn hard right again this time he miss the tree but was now heading straight toward the garage. But too late he glanced off the garage and now heading down the driveway. The little mower and Boudreaux holding on for dear life, screaming like a schoolgirl, are both headed for Main St.
Crossing Main St in a blink of an eye, jumping the curb and now going through Mr. Martin's yard taking out one row of monkey grass and 3 small banana trees finely coming to a stop in Miss Rose's big ditch. Boudreaux jumped off the tractor and looked all around to see if anyone saw what he just did, you know the look. Boudreaux gather himself up dragged the little blue mower back into Miss Hebert yard and finished cutting her grass in second gear.
So when a crazy old lady tells you to cut her grass in second gear, Do what she tell you!
Submitted by Larry Arton Jeanerette
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