The Kansas State Fair: I Tip My Hat (And Almost Lose It!)

This is my last fair story, for today anyway.

On our way out of the fairgrounds we decided to make another stop at the petting zoo. There are some animals which make me laugh. Ducks and goats are at the top of that list. As we walked up to the petting zoo, a large numer of goats were in the outer pen, looking for a handout.

I had worn my straw wide-brimmed hat earlier in the evening, but had been carrying it since the sun went down. When I bent to pet a very small goat, I failed to be careful about where I had my hat. Suddenly a larger goat had spied it and immediately clamped his mouth onto it. I gave a tug and got it back, but there is a big chunk out of the brim. If I didn't like goats so much I might have been upset, but as it was I just felt like I was leaving with a little less hat and a little more story. I bet it wasn't very tasty though.