Chapter 1

           Onceuponatimeandaverygoodtimeitwastherewasamoocowcomingdownalongtheroadandthismoocowthatwascomingdownalongtheroadmetanicenslittleboynamedbabytuckoo

           Hisfathertoldhimthatstory:hisfatherlookedathimthroughaglass:hehadahairyface.

           Hewasbabytuckoo.ThemoocowcamedowntheroadwhereBettyByrnelived:shesoldlemonplatt.

           O,thewildroseblossoms

           Onthelittlegreenplace.

           Hesangthatsong.Thatwashissong.

           O,thegreenwothebotheth.

           Whenyouwetthebedfirstitiswarmthenitgetscold.Hismotherputontheoilsheet.Thathadthequeersmell.

           Hismotherhadanicersmellthanhisfather.Sheplayedonthepianothesailor’shornpipeforhimtodance.Hedanced:

           Tralalalala,

           Tralalatralaladdy,

           Tralalalala,

           Tralalalala.

           UncleCharlesandDanteclapped.TheywereolderthanhisfatherandmotherbutuncleCharleswasolderthanDante.

           Dantehadtwobrushesinherpress.ThebrushwiththemaroonvelvetbackwasforMichaelDavittandthebrushwiththegreenvelvetbackwasforParnell.Dantegavehimacachoueverytimehebroughtherapieceoftissuepaper.

           TheVanceslivedinnumberseven.Theyhadadifferentfatherandmother.TheywereEileen’sfatherandmother.WhentheyweregrownuphewasgoingtomarryEileen.