The Daily Life of a Chicken
Cluck awoke with a loud crow and a drink of cool water. Today was just like any other day. He would crow and scratch at the ground til noon. After a quick lunch, he would sneak off with Peep. Peep was the prettiest pullet a rooster could ever see. Cluck loved when her silver feathers gleamed in the golden sun. But sadly they could never be. Cluck was a Delaware chicken and Peep was a Wyandotte. But they still had hope.
The coop where Cluck lived was in a little meadow next to a forest. The coop itself was huge. It housed thirty chickens and had eight nesting boxes. The chicken population is mostly Delaware chickens but there are some Wyandottes. Cluck was one of the few roosters in the bunch and he was the strongest. He didn’t enjoy having to protect the coop but he did enjoy being a hero. He was strong, smart, and selfless. Being the protector of the coop was something he couldn’t escape.
They very next day, Cluck crowed as normal but then he felt a ruffle in his feathers. Something wasn’t right. He looked at his food. It was okay. He looked at his water. It too was okay. Cluck couldn’t figure out the problem. Cluck ignored his thoughts and went about his day. It all was normal until noon. When Cluck met up with Peep, there was a rustle in a nearby bush. With a snap of a twig, a fox appeared in front of the love birds.
The fox with eyes of fire and claws as tough as iron leaped at the chickens. Its growl echoed throughout the meadow. This was was the first time Cluck believed a chicken could fly. Cluck and Peep soared like eagles to escape that fox. They warned the other chickens just in time. As Cluck entered behind Peep, the fox swooped in and took Peep. Peep, scared as a chicken, thought her life was over. Cluck, the biggest rooster in the flock, ran at the fox. He drove his sharp spurs deep into the underbelly of the fox. As the fox yelped in agony, Peep escaped. But the fox still had Cluck.
Cluck fought hard but the fox fought harder. Cluck, on his deathbed, battled with every muscle in his eight pound body. Suddenly, he threw his head between the eyes of death and ran. The fox still dazed from the mighty blow, never attacked that brave coop again. As for Cluck’s love life, Peep accepted his proposal and the coop accepted their marriage. The two cooping up together was really something to crow about!
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