Johnny Orchard Quotes

“The other barns in the valley usually had a bearskin nailed up to dry. But never Johnny’s barn.”

“Pretty soon some men came. They were a little surprised to see Johnny in there. They explained to Johnny that they were getting animals for the zoo in the city. They were delighted with Johnny’s bear.”

“If I ever see a bear I’ll shoot him so fast he won’t know what hit him. And we’ll have the biggest bearskin in the whole valley.”

“He seemed hungry, so Johnny gave him a piece of maple sugar. On the way home, the bear ate all the maple sugar Johnny had in his pocket.”

“On the hill behind the barn, Johnny’s grandfather had planted a few apple trees. These were the only apple trees in the valley, and they were known as Orchard’s orchard.”