Though this ice-covered pond was forbidden to all,
The clean, unbroken surface looked so inviting
That three young lads ventured along the edge.
Soon, skating all around its edges,
They were having the time of their lives
When the cry from the youngest one,
Dickey, who had broken through
While trying to skate across the pond.
His cry alerted his two brothers.
Since no other help was near,
They bridged the gap with an old tree limb.
A fire was quickly built, and Dickey,
Dried out now and no longer scared,
Was ready to return home, hoping
That no one would notice anything changed.
Nothing was said that day.
But the next day, when the brothers started to leave,
Their mother, firmly and quite clearly said,
“Don’t go near that coal pond again.”
The boys were mystified as to how she knew,
But they never went near that pond again.
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