The passage describes Betty buying bitter butter and then buying better butter to improve the flavor of the bitter butter. It also briefly describes Susie shining shoes at her work and where she sits to shine shoes. Additionally, it mentions a big black bug biting a big black dog on his big black nose and compares how much cookies a good cook could cook to how much another good cook could cook. Finally, it discusses a tutor who plays the flute trying to teach two students to play but they tell the tutor it is easy to play or teach others to play.