Grandpa was at the County Fair as he was showing his prized Rooster from that year, a Frizzled Polish. Well he knew how valuable that Rooster was as it was responsible for at least 336 eggs that year and this was even after a special pen was built to keep him away from the hens. Grandpa was hesitant to show the Frizzled Polish that year because he had heard Elmer, from two Counties over, his farming rival, was pretty adamant about winning this years Golden Cluck Cluck. Grandpa hatched a plan.
Grandpa was no stranger to giving out orders, having been in Guadalcanal, and paid me five cents to stand guard over the Frizzled Polish in its cage and covered in a red blanket that the goat used to sleep on in the wintertime. Also under that blanket, was Grandpa, sitting inside with the Frizzled Polish.
You see, the plan was to fool Elmer into thinking Grandpa wasn`t showing this year and that would cause Elmer not to bring his Rooster. So Elmer shows up to survey the competition and breathes a sigh of relief because he doesn`t see Grandpa or any sign of the Frizzled Polish. He just sees me standing beside the old goat`s blanket and didn`t even think twice about what was under it. Elmer had a fat neck like a hog and you could see the sweat lines under it along with the parts that didn`t get any sun because the fat prevented any from penetrating. This gave him an unclean and evil appearance.
Anyways, Elmer got in his Ford Truck, that he bought with the money he saved up after his wife died, and decided not to return, because he knew his rival was nowhere to be found. So then, I tapped on the cage and gave Grandpa the "All Clear" sign which was one finger extended on one hand going into the other hand which was made into a circle. In and out, in and out, in and out.
Out Jumps Grandpa with his Frizzled Polish, covered in bird seed and hay with an unlit cigarette in his mouth.
Grandpa went on to win the Golden Cluck Cluck and when Elmer heard about it, he shot himself in the dairy barn, where his wife did the same the year before.