John was in the fertilized egg business. 

He had several hundred young layers  (hens), called 'pullets,' 

and ten roosters to fertilize the eggs.

He kept records,and any rooster not performing

went into the soup potand was replaced.    

This took a lot of time, so he bought some tiny bells 

and attached them to his roosters.

Each bell had a different tone,so he could tell from a distance,

which rooster was performing.    

Now, he could sit on the porch And fill out an efficiency report 

by just listening to the bells.  

John's favourite rooster, old Perky,   was a very fine specimen, 

but this morning he noticed old Perky's bell hadn't rung at all!

When he went to investigate,he saw the other roosters were busy chasing pullets,  

bells-a-ringing, but the pullets,hearing the roosters coming, could run for cover.   

To John's amazement,old Perky 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. 

John was so proud of old Perky,   he entered him in the Renfrew County Fair 

and he became an overnight sensation among the judges.

The result was the judges not only awarded old Perky the No Bell Piece Prize

but they also awarded him the Pullet surprise as well. 

          Clearly old Perky was a politician in the making. 

         Who else but a politician could figure out 

how to win two of the most highly coveted awards 

on our planet by being the best at sneaking up on the populace 

and screwing them when they weren't paying attention.

Vote carefully next fall,

the bells are not always audible