On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me . . .
The Eighth Day of Christmas
Eight Maids A-Cleaning!
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The Seventh Day of Christmas
Seven EELS a-peeking,
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The Sixth Day of Christmas.
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The Fifth Day of Christmas
Five canning rings,
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The Fourth Day of Christmas
Four Calling Birds,
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The Third Day of Christmas
Three Fat Sheep,
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The Second Day of Christmas
Two Spitting Llamas,
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The first day of Christmas!
... And a Parrot on a Fairrryyyyy!.
New Style, cost of 8 Maids Cleaning: $600.00
Old (Classic) Style, cost of 8 Maids Milking: $2,240.00
This was a little trickier. For the 8 maids cleaning... let's say they're taking turns cleaning my house so it gets done 8 times. Average price for cleaning a small house around here is $75.00 so $75 x 8 weeks = $600.00 for the 8 maids cleaning.
As for the maids milking, even harder. The average salary I saw advertised for a farm worker was between $8-$12, so I said $10. But how long should they work? Let's say like the cleaning maids they take turns working for 8 weeks, and they work 4 hours a day to help with milking and any other chores. Cows need milked every day, so that 7 x4 = 28 hours a week at $10/hour, making each week $280.00 x 8 weeks = $2,240.00 total.
Total to date:
New Style - $2,649.89
Classic Style - $10,825.74
So once again, the Classic style is more expensive than the new style!
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