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ns。 What's a hen?”

“It's one of those;” he says; pointing into the Bakers' backyard。

“Then what's a chicken?”

He looks at me like I'm crazy。 “What are you talking about?”

“Chickens! What's a chicken?”

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He takes a step back from me and says; “Brycie boy; you are losin' it。 That's a chicken!” He

stoops down to pick up another rock; and he's just

about to let it fly when the sliding…glass door to the back patio opens up and Juli steps

outside。

We both duck。 And as we're checking her out through the fence; I say; “When did she get

home?”

Garrett grumbles; “While you were losing it about chickens。” Then he whispers; “But hey;

this'll work great。 She's got a basket; right? She's

probably ing out to collect eggs。”

First she had to get all mushy with that mangy mutt of hers。 She got down and nuzzled and

ruffled and patted and hugged; telling him what a good

boy he was。 And when she finally let him go back to sleep; she had to stop and coo at the

bird Garrett had scared out; and then she started singing。

Singing。 At the top of her lungs; she goes; “I've got sunshine on a cloudy day。 When it's

cold outsi…ye…yide; I've got the month of May。 I guess

you'd say; what can make me feel this way? My girls。 Talkin' 'bout my little gir…ur…rls …”

She looks inside the coop and coos; “Hello; Flo! Good

afternoon; Bonnie! e on 

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