Overheard: The Potter's Shed, Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Potter, Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Photo by Marash Girl

"Can I have one of your pots?" asked the little boy, intrigued with what he saw being shaped from a lump of clay.  

"Sure . . .," answered the old potter.  "Can you come milk my cows in the morning?  That would earn you a pot!" 

 "Now there's a novel idea for earning your allowance," quipped the hopeful boy's mother.

But the boy, unphased, answered without pause, "If you get a cow, I'll milk it!"