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In a meadow near the city
lived a cow named Ralph.
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Ralph wanted his dad to buy him a bicycle.
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"But Ralph," his dad said, "cows don't ride bikes."
"Not yet they don't," Ralph replied.
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Ralph asked and asked and asked his dad for a bike, but his dad said no and no and no!
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Finally he said, "Okay, Ralph, I'll buy you a bike...when pigs fly."
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Ralph thought about that. Then one day, while playing with some friends, he had an idea. But first he had to learn how to fly a helicopter.
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"Why do you want to fly a helicopter, Ralph?" asked his friend Morris. "Cows don't fly."
"Not yet they don't," said Ralph.
Morris looked puzzled.
Ralph explained, "My dad said he'd buy me a bike when pigs fly."
"But Ralph," Morris said, "pigs don't fly."
"Not yet they don't," said Ralph.
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Morris looked even more puzzled. Ralph laughed.
"If I learn to fly a helicopter," he said, "I can take
some pigs for a ride. Then I can have a bike."
"Ralph," Morris said, "cows don't ride bikes."
"Not yet they don't," said Ralph.
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The next day Ralph went to the airport. He saw a woman loading suitcases onto an airplane.
"Excuse me," said Ralph. "Is there someone here who can teach me how to fly a helicopter?"
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Millie looked a little surprised.
"Umm...Bill can," she said, "but...cows don't fly helicopters."
"Not yet they don't,"Ralph smiled.
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Ralph went to see Bill.
"Why do you want to learn to fly a helicopter?" Bill asked.
"When I learn to fly a helicopter, I can take some pigs
for a ride," Ralph explained. "My dad said that when
pigs fly, I can have a bike."
"Ralph," said Bill,
"do you know that cows
don't ride bicycles?"
"Not yet they don't," said Ralph.
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Every day that week Bill showed Ralph how to fly a helicopter.
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Ralph learned to fly up
and down and backwards
and forwards. He even
learned to fly in circles.
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It was a very exciting week for Ralph.
Sometimes it was exciting for Bill, too.
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As soon as his lessons were finished, Ralph went to see his friends Julia and Margaret.
"Can I take you for a helicopter ride?" he asked. Julia's eyes opened wide.
Margaret's mouth opened wide.
"But Ralph," they said, "we're pigs. Pigs don't fly."
"Not yet they don't," answered Ralph.
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The very next morning Ralph took Julia and Margaret for a ride in a helicopter.
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The circles made Julia a little dizzy and Margaret liked going up better than down, but they both had fun.
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When the helicopter landed Ralph said thank you to Julia and Margaret.
"I have to get home," he said. "My dad is going to buy me a bike."
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"A bike?" said Margaret.
But Ralph was already gone.
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"Ralph," Julia called after him, "cows don't ride bikes."
His answer came back to them, "Not yet they don't."
