John’s favorite rooster, Ol’ Nick, was a very fine specimen, but this morning he noticed o Ol’ Nick’s bell hadn’t rung at all!  When he went to investigate, he saw the other roosters were busy chasing pullets, bells-a-ringing, but the pullets, hearing the roosters coming, would run for cover.  To John’s amazement, Ol’ Nick had his bell in his beak, so it couldn’t ring.  Ol’ Nick would sneak up on a pullet, do his job and walk on to the next one.

John was so proud of Ol’ Nick, he entered him in the Renfrew County Fair and he became an overnight sensation among the judges.  The result was the judges not only awarded Ol’ Nick the No Bell Piece Prize but they also awarded him the Pullet-surprise as well.

Clearly Ol’ Nick was a politician in the making.  Who else but a politician could figure out how to win two of the most highly coveted awards on our planet by being the best at sneaking up on the populace and screwing them when they weren’t paying attention.