MA DALTON KNITS A SWEATER

Because her sons were once again arrested and put in jail by Lucky Luke Ma Dalton decided to give them something. She bought yellow and black wool and knitting needles to go ahead.

Her cat Sweetie was a great support by holding up the wool with his paws. Ma knitted day and night to get the sweater ready. It was a special thing with spots to hide stuff. In a cupboard different files were stored to escape from the nick.

“Yes Sweetie, I knit a beautiful sweater for my sweet sons. They deserve it to receive a nice present from their mother”, Ma said to the cat.

“Meow”, said Sweetie.

He held loyal the wool tight so that Ma could knit.

After a week the special sweater was ready. Ma put the files the clothe. The present got wrapped nicely and in the company of Sweetie Ma went to the prison.

Meanwhile the brothers Dalton had a row about nothing. Averell was the tallest and most stupid brother.

He said, “I hope that Ma comes soon because then I tell her everything. Also about your plans Joe.”

“It are my plans because I made them up”, Joe said who was the smallest.

“That doesn’t matter because I am her favorite anyway”, reacted Averell.

He shouldn’t have said that because Joe jumped his brother to his throat to strangle him. Their brothers (Jack and William) separated them.

“Joe, ‘don’t murder Averell because you would break the heart of Ma”, said William.

This helped because Joe became calm again. Especially when the warden delivered the present.

“Your mother brought this. It won’t be much”, said the warden.

He gave the package and went away again. The brothers paid their attention to the package. Their amazing was big when Joe got the sweater.

“One sweater? She does know that there are four of us?”, Joe asked indignant.

“What a worthless present of Ma”, William said angry.

“Right my size”, said Averell.

He got the sweater and wanted to put it on.

“I can’t put it on because all sorts of things are in it”, Averell said amazed.

He shook with the sweater and the files fell out of it.

“What a magnificent present”, said Jack.

Each one got a file and began to make a door to escape. But what they didn’t see was that the sweater had become loose. Soon the brothers were free but they left a very clear track behind.

The poor lonesome cowboy Lucky Luke and his loyal horse Jolly Jumper discovered that too. They happened to be riding in the area of the prison and found the black/yellow thread.

“It is not true, is it?”, sighed Jolly Jumper.

“Come Jolly. We are going to look up the Daltons again”, said Lucky Luke.

“So it is true”, reacted Jolly Jumper.

Suddenly they got company of the prison dog Ran Tan Tan.

“This is a nightmare. Not only we must go after the Daltons but now is that walking flea shop is here as well”, Jolly Jumper said indignant.

“Ran Tan Tan! Now you can take up the thread”, said Lucky Luke.

“Want to bet that he can’t even do that?”, asked Jolly Jumper.

In some or other way Ran Tan Tan got wrapped up in the wool and of course Jolly Jumper had comment ready.

“Never knew that were also black/yellow mummies”, he said.

He rolled on the ground laughing.

“Come Jolly. We don’t have time to lazy around nicely”, said Lucky Luke.

They followed the track of the sweater and came so to the house of Ma Dalton. She just had a visit from her sons.

“Ma, thank you very much for the sweater. It was very nice to use it to be with you again”, said Averell.

“You’re welcome son”, said Ma.

“Bootlicker that Averell”, Joe groaned to himself.

Averell made himself even less popular by sweeping the house at once.

“Joe, make yourself useful and go chop wood”, he heard saying.

Groaning Joe did what his mother wanted.

It wasn’t for Lucky Luke not difficult to get to the house of Ma Dalton. He only had to follow Ran Tan Tan. Suddenly Joe looked up and got the scare of his life. He saw his earth enemy coming on Jolly Jumper and a black/yellow mummy who looked like a lot like a stupid dog.

“AAAAAAAAARGH! Lucky Luke!”, he screamed.

He threw the axe up and the thing ended up on his head where after Joe lost his conscious. But with a bucket of water received from Lucky Luke was he was awake quite soon again.

“It is always the same with those Daltons. They wear themselves out to escape and when they are free they can’t do anything good”, said Jolly Jumper.

The other Daltons also head heard the scream of Joe and ran outside.

“If that isn’t Silly Luke”, said Ma.

“The name is Lucky Luke, Ma. And I come to pick up your sons again to go together to jail”, the poor lonesome cowboy corrected.

Strange enough he was met approval from Averell.

“Ma, no matter how well you look after us we still have a good time in jail. If you have split up a rock you get an extra plate of brown beans as a reward”, he said.

“Go along then with Luke. I come to look you up soon enough in jail. And of course Sweetie comes along as well then”, promised Ma.

Sweetie saw the black/yellow mummy, meowed at him and then the mummy came into action. Ran Tan Tan and Sweetie ran after each other and the brothers Dalton stood in the middle of them. By the running the brothers became stuck which Lucky Luke and Jolly Jumper enjoyed very much.

“I have never caught them so easily”, laughed Lucky Luke.

The company went on its way to the prison but as usual Joe, Jack and William were angry with Averell again.