A Tail of Two Chickens

Once, not so long ago in a little seaside hamlet in Connecticut, there lived a lovely little hen named Meggy.  Meggy was quite agreeable, even lovable some might say, especially compared to her somewhat sinister sister, Violet. Although Violet could twinkle her toes as well as any hen out there, she was damned to a voice unheard of by most mortal ears.  Some think her to be deaf, because she never fails to exclaim loudly and often about the slightest little thing that appears out of order.  Bonnie, the quiet, yet prancey little princess loved all that she encountered and was brazenly favored by her mistress "the hen whisperer", Lyndee. All was well in the busy little garden where it was unlawful to have hens on one's own property, in that quiet little seaside town. So the days passed, with nice neighbors strolling by, seemingly enjoying the long and lovely street's new additions.

But of course, as with most tales, there loomed a dark and heavy cloud on the horizon, beyond the I-95 corridor, so far away that nobody knew it even existed....until that fateful day.

As Lyndee approached the Kingdom of Hen to coax the castle's royalty down the drawbridge so that they may wander near and far on all one third acre of land, a banshee appeared waving wildly and running with great, persistent strides. At first Lyndee thought it to be a neighbor friend out for exercise, but as the banshee approached she saw that it was not. No, this banshee spoke not like the others, and try as she may, Lyndee finally understood the enormity of the encounter...the kind and pretty banshee had lost her canine companion and worried that it may mow down the entire Kingdom of Hen!  While everyone ran about crazily, Maisie, "Watcher of All Things Plain and Simple" escaped confinement and joined in the fray. Just as the the marauding canines were being lured in with a fine specimen of parmigiano reggiano, Meggy, who had only completed a partial transformation into Chief Oliver, let out a yell that translated to, ""Halt all ye that trespass upon my fine Kingdom's grounds, I the metrosexual rooster command your attentions, appreciate my fine plumage, notice my wenches as they flock to my side. Be still and kneel before your Oli.". Somewhat unexpectedly it sounded a lot more like "Cock-a Doodle-Doo!"

what did you say?

kinda embarassing 

So that is the tale of two chickens. One that no living thing ever really knew, and the other who we are just now learning to embrace. The "Kingdom of Hen" has since been renamed "The Oliver Sultanate" per Chief Oliver's orders, although no one ever refers to it as such, and they all lived happily ever after.


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