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The Greedy Milkman

Once upon a time, in the town of Sunnyside, lived a milkman named Mr. Greedycream. He loved milk, cheese, butter, and cream. But he loved the coins that came from selling them even more.

An old-fashioned milkman with a big mustache, colorful suspenders, and a mischievous grin, standing next to his milk cart overflowing with bottles of milk, cheese, butter, and cream in a picturesque town setting.

Mr. Greedycream drove his clunky cart, clinkity-clank, down Cobblestone Lane, delivering milk to everyone. But the milk he delivered only seemed half full!

The milkman’s cart rolling down a cobblestone street, with the milk bottles making a clinkity-clank sound. Some bottles are noticeably only half full.

One sunny morning, as the birds chirped, he muttered to himself, 'Why give them a full pour? I'll keep the extra and they'll ask for more!' And so, he didn't fill the bottles all the way to the top.

An old-fashioned milkman with a big mustache, colorful suspenders, and a mischievous grin muttering to himself under a bright sunny sky with chirping birds overhead. An image of milk bottles being filled only halfway.

The townspeople started to notice, 'Hey! My milk is gone too soon!' they frowned.

Sad townspeople holding nearly empty milk bottles and looking confused and upset.

But Mr. Greedycream just chuckled, 'More milk for me! Not for them!' he mumbled.

An old-fashioned milkman with a big mustache, colorful suspenders, and a mischievous grin chuckling to himself while slyly hiding some milk bottles behind his back.

One day, wise old Mrs. Wisenoodle had a plan. 'I'll teach him a lesson, you'll see if I can!' She ordered her milk and waited.

An old, wise lady with a twinkle in her eye and a knowing smile, sitting on her porch, waiting with a milk bottle in hand.

She noticed her milk bottle was half full. 'Aha! He skimmed again!' she cried.

An old, wise lady with a twinkle in her eye and a knowing smile holding up a half-full milk bottle with a determined expression.

The next day, Mrs. Wisenoodle baked the smelliest, stinkiest cheese ever. 'For Mr. Greedycream!' she cheered.

An old, wise lady with a twinkle in her eye and a knowing smile baking a cheese in her kitchen, with whimsical green stink lines emanating from the cheese.

She handed the cheese to Mr. Greedycream, 'A treat for you, dear,' she grinned. He took a big bite and his face turned green!

An old-fashioned milkman with a big mustache, colorful suspenders, and a mischievous grin taking a bite of the smelly cheese, his face turning green and looking horrified, while An old, wise lady with a twinkle in her eye and a knowing smile grins.

Chomp! Chomp! COUGH! 'What’s this?' he cried, 'I’ve been tricked!' He ran to the river to wash the taste away.

An old-fashioned milkman with a big mustache, colorful suspenders, and a mischievous grin coughing and sticking his tongue out in disgust, running towards a river.

While he was away, the townspeople gathered. They filled their bottles to the brim with fresh, creamy milk.

The townspeople happily filling their milk bottles to the brim from a secret stash of fresh milk.

From that day on, Mr. Greedycream learned to share fairly. And in Sunnyside, the milk was always sweet and full, just as it should be. The end.

An old-fashioned milkman with a big mustache, colorful suspenders, and a mischievous grin smiling and delivering full bottles of milk to happy townspeople in a sunny town square.

Reflection Questions

  • Why do you think Mr. Greedycream only filled the milk bottles halfway?
  • How did Mrs. Wisenoodle’s plan help the townspeople?
  • What lesson did Mr. Greedycream learn in the end?

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