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Naughty Brothers
Lil’ Henry’s
Naughty Brothers
Lil’ Henry’s
When Henry was born, his mom and dad had already had a lot of practice. Four
brothers had been born along with two sisters a long time before Henry first opened his
eyes.
So, it was a little unexpected when Henry’s parents asked their local church to have a
dedication service for him. They had not had a service for their other children, but as his
father would often say, “There’s just something different about Henry.”
It came to pass then, that when Henry was only six weeks old,
one of the elders in the church took Henry in his arms and
promptly proceeded to baptize Henry in a large bucket of sweet
clover honey. From that day onwards, Henry’s daddy always said
Henry was the sweetest thing.
But like other small children, Henry’s life was not always easy. When he was only 3
years old, his mother was really hard on him. One night at dinner, Henry’s mom served
fried chicken and mashed potatoes with chicken gravy. Out of all the great farm meals
that mom Hintermeister made, chicken meals were Henry’s favorite.
However, on this particular night, Henry’s mom said he could only
have one piece of chicken, then he had to eat other things on his
plate before getting his second piece of chicken.
You know what piece of chicken Henry was given to eat first? That’s
right, the tail!
No matter how hard Henry cried that night, his mother would not
change her mind. He had to eat that piece of chicken and then eat other
things on his plate before he could have any more chicken.
Though Henry was only 3, it was on that night he began to wonder if his dad was telling
him the truth that he was special. Eating the tail of a chicken sure did not seem special.
But, the worst was yet to come. After Henry choked down the chicken tail, he turned to
the rest of his food. His mom had put some creamy corn in one corner of his plate. It did
not take Henry long to eat those yellows kernels. Then he downed a big helping of
mashed potatoes and gravy.
Only one pile of food was left to eat. Then he could have
another piece of chicken and his mom promised this time it
would be a leg. Henry loved chicken legs and couldn’t wait.
But there was a problem, a big proble
was something Henry had not seen before. His mom called
it “spinach.”
That is not what Henry would have called it. It looked a lot
like something he had recently seen in the barn.
Though poor little Henry went to bed that night
learn one thing. In a family of 5 boys and 3 girls, it turned out he wasn’t special after all.
LIFE BECOMES EVEN MORE HARD
The next few years were years of growth for little Henry. He started to show signs
being a good athlete as he had to learn how to run away from his older and meaner
brothers.
One time Lyle and Don, two of his older brothers, chased him around
the barn and told him if they caught him they were going to drown
him in the water tank fr
Henry learned a life
got him out of death’s clammy grip.
There were a lot of hard life lessons that Henry’s brothers taught him in the next years.
When he was only 4 and very tender, both Don and Lyle encouraged him to climb into
the pen where a mother sheep and her newborn were resting.
In a protective mode, the mommy sheep charged Henry and
butted him in the stomach, knocking the wind out of him.
Henry thoug
As he looked up from the bottom of the pen, all he could hear was
the laughter of his two brothers who thought his agony was one of the funniest things
they had seen in their peculiar lives.
Maybe the worst time in Henry’s life came when he almost died in
At the age of 5, Henry was already doing a lot of the chores around the farm. Not
because he wanted to, but his older brothers made him do a lot of the hard work they did
not want to do.
One job they hated to do was to carry water from the stock tank outside to
a few calves in the barn. This was a job they told Henry that God wanted
him to do, so Henry was eager to please.
One night after the sun had gone down and the two older bro
But there was a problem, a big problem. Lying on his plate
was something Henry had not seen before. His mom called
That is not what Henry would have called it. It looked a lot
like something he had recently seen in the barn.
Though poor little Henry went to bed that night without eating any more chicken, he did
learn one thing. In a family of 5 boys and 3 girls, it turned out he wasn’t special after all.
LIFE BECOMES EVEN MORE HARD
he next few years were years of growth for little Henry. He started to show signs
being a good athlete as he had to learn how to run away from his older and meaner
One time Lyle and Don, two of his older brothers, chased him around
the barn and told him if they caught him they were going to drown
him in the water tank from which the cows drank. It was then that
Henry learned a life-long lesson that running hard and fast sometimes
got him out of death’s clammy grip.
There were a lot of hard life lessons that Henry’s brothers taught him in the next years.
y 4 and very tender, both Don and Lyle encouraged him to climb into
the pen where a mother sheep and her newborn were resting.
In a protective mode, the mommy sheep charged Henry and
butted him in the stomach, knocking the wind out of him.
Henry thought he was going to die. He could not breathe.
As he looked up from the bottom of the pen, all he could hear was
the laughter of his two brothers who thought his agony was one of the funniest things
they had seen in their peculiar lives.
t time in Henry’s life came when he almost died in –20 degree weather.
At the age of 5, Henry was already doing a lot of the chores around the farm. Not
because he wanted to, but his older brothers made him do a lot of the hard work they did
One job they hated to do was to carry water from the stock tank outside to
a few calves in the barn. This was a job they told Henry that God wanted
him to do, so Henry was eager to please.
One night after the sun had gone down and the two older bro
without eating any more chicken, he did
learn one thing. In a family of 5 boys and 3 girls, it turned out he wasn’t special after all.
he next few years were years of growth for little Henry. He started to show signs of
being a good athlete as he had to learn how to run away from his older and meaner
One time Lyle and Don, two of his older brothers, chased him around
the barn and told him if they caught him they were going to drown
om which the cows drank. It was then that
long lesson that running hard and fast sometimes
There were a lot of hard life lessons that Henry’s brothers taught him in the next years.
y 4 and very tender, both Don and Lyle encouraged him to climb into
In a protective mode, the mommy sheep charged Henry and
butted him in the stomach, knocking the wind out of him.
ht he was going to die. He could not breathe.
As he looked up from the bottom of the pen, all he could hear was
the laughter of his two brothers who thought his agony was one of the funniest things
20 degree weather.
At the age of 5, Henry was already doing a lot of the chores around the farm. Not
because he wanted to, but his older brothers made him do a lot of the hard work they did
One job they hated to do was to carry water from the stock tank outside to
a few calves in the barn. This was a job they told Henry that God wanted
thers were in
the barn warming their hands on the four faucets of a couple of cows, they sent poor
Henry out into the dark night to get a few pails of frigid water from the stock tank.
But when Henry got out to the tank, the water had frozen on the top.
inches of ice on top of the water. Henry did not know what to
pail on the ice to break it, but the ice did not budge.
He tried other ways, picking up a stone and pounding the ice. But again, nothing
happened.
Henry was getting terribly cold. The Minnesota January wind was pulsing through his
poorly made clothes and parts of his wrists and ears were starting to freeze. He had one
last idea. Maybe he could jump on the ice and break a little hole through it.
He climbed up on the tank and jumped on the ice. Whoosh! The ice broke through and
obedient Henry fell straight through the ice. His wool coat quickly filled with water and
pulled him under the ice.
The last thing he saw as he went under water was th
created as he jumped through the ice. He panicked and tried to
breathe but water poured down his throat. “
he thought as he grabbed for the rim of the tank, only to have
his near lifeless hand slip
In one last desperate lunge, he threw his hands up towards the
surface and luckily grabbed the edge of the tank and slowly
pulled himself over the edge and out on the snow covered
ground.
He was freezing; his body shook. H
he could hear his brothers talking. His clothes were starting to freeze and with great
difficulty, he reached the handle on the barn door and opened it.
His brothers looked up from milking the cows an
chunks of ice falling from his sweet face. Henry hoped they would jump up, put their
warm arms around him and run carrying him to the house.
But instead, they laughed. “You had better get into the house and see if
other set of clothes dry. Next time try not to go swimming in the tank in January
With that, little Henry trudged towards the lights in the house and his last
hope of consolation, his mother.
might even hug me and tell me I am special like dad used to do.
Tonight, he thought,
eat that spinach.
the barn warming their hands on the four faucets of a couple of cows, they sent poor
Henry out into the dark night to get a few pails of frigid water from the stock tank.
But when Henry got out to the tank, the water had frozen on the top. There were several
inches of ice on top of the water. Henry did not know what to do. He tried to bang his
pail on the ice to break it, but the ice did not budge.
He tried other ways, picking up a stone and pounding the ice. But again, nothing
Henry was getting terribly cold. The Minnesota January wind was pulsing through his
poorly made clothes and parts of his wrists and ears were starting to freeze. He had one
last idea. Maybe he could jump on the ice and break a little hole through it.
He climbed up on the tank and jumped on the ice. Whoosh! The ice broke through and
obedient Henry fell straight through the ice. His wool coat quickly filled with water and
The last thing he saw as he went under water was the dim outline of the hole that he had
created as he jumped through the ice. He panicked and tried to
breathe but water poured down his throat. “I am going to die
he thought as he grabbed for the rim of the tank, only to have
his near lifeless hand slip off and into the water again.
In one last desperate lunge, he threw his hands up towards the
surface and luckily grabbed the edge of the tank and slowly
pulled himself over the edge and out on the snow covered
ground.
He was freezing; his body shook. He cried and started to crawl towards the barn where
he could hear his brothers talking. His clothes were starting to freeze and with great
difficulty, he reached the handle on the barn door and opened it.
His brothers looked up from milking the cows and saw him standing there, dripping wet,
chunks of ice falling from his sweet face. Henry hoped they would jump up, put their
warm arms around him and run carrying him to the house.
You had better get into the house and see if mom has your
other set of clothes dry. Next time try not to go swimming in the tank in January
With that, little Henry trudged towards the lights in the house and his last
hope of consolation, his mother. She won’t laugh, Henry thought.
ven hug me and tell me I am special like dad used to do.
, he thought, I am so glad to still be alive and warm that I will even
eat that spinach.
the barn warming their hands on the four faucets of a couple of cows, they sent poor
Henry out into the dark night to get a few pails of frigid water from the stock tank.
There were several
. He tried to bang his
He tried other ways, picking up a stone and pounding the ice. But again, nothing
Henry was getting terribly cold. The Minnesota January wind was pulsing through his
poorly made clothes and parts of his wrists and ears were starting to freeze. He had one
He climbed up on the tank and jumped on the ice. Whoosh! The ice broke through and
obedient Henry fell straight through the ice. His wool coat quickly filled with water and
e dim outline of the hole that he had
created as he jumped through the ice. He panicked and tried to
I am going to die,”
he thought as he grabbed for the rim of the tank, only to have
off and into the water again.
In one last desperate lunge, he threw his hands up towards the
surface and luckily grabbed the edge of the tank and slowly
pulled himself over the edge and out on the snow covered
e cried and started to crawl towards the barn where
he could hear his brothers talking. His clothes were starting to freeze and with great
d saw him standing there, dripping wet,
chunks of ice falling from his sweet face. Henry hoped they would jump up, put their
mom has your
other set of clothes dry. Next time try not to go swimming in the tank in January.”
With that, little Henry trudged towards the lights in the house and his last
, Henry thought. She
ven hug me and tell me I am special like dad used to do.
I am so glad to still be alive and warm that I will even