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My brothers looked at each other with enormous eyes and started up all over again。 “Kill the

Chicks! Thats it! Get it?” “You mean like were chick

killers? Or like we kill the chicks?”

Dad turned around and said; “Out。 Both of you; get out。 Go find a name elsewhere。”

So they scrambled out; and the three of us sat in the car with only the gentle peep…peep…

peep from my little flock breaking the silence。 Finally my

mother heaved a heavy sigh and said; “They dont cost much to keep; do they?”

My dad shook his head。 “They eat bugs; Trina。 And a little feed。 Theyre very low…

maintenance。”

“Bugs? Really? What sort of bugs?”

“Earwigs; worms; roly…polys … probably spiders; if they can catch them。 I think they eat

snails; too。”

“Seriously?” My mother smiled。 “Well; in that case …”

“Oh; thank you; Mom。 Thank you!”

And thats how we wound up with chickens。 What none of us thought of was that six chickens

scratching for bugs not only gets rid of bugs; it also

tears up grass。 Within six months there was nothing whatsoever left of our yard。

What we also didnt think of was that chicken feed attracts mice; and mice attract cats。 Feral

cats。 Champ was pretty good at keeping the cats

out of the yard; but theyd hang around the front yard or the side yard; just waiting for him to

snooze so they could sneak in and pounce on some

tender little mousy vittles。

Then my brothers started trapping the mice; which I thought was just to help out。 I didnt

suspect a thing until the day I heard my mother screaming

from the depths of their room。 They were; it turns out; raising a boa constrictor。

Moms foot came down in a big way; and I thought she was going to throw us out; lock; stock;

and boa; but then I made the most amazing

discovery—chickens lay eggs! Beautiful; shiny; creamy white eggs! I first found one under

Bonnie; then Clyde—whom I immediately renamed

Clydette—and one more in Florences bed。 Eggs!

I raced inside to show my mom; and after a brief moment of blinking at them; she withered

into a chair。 “No;” she whimpered。 “No more chicks!”

“Theyre not chicks; Mom … theyre eggs!”

She was still looking quite pale; so I sat in the chair next to her and said; “We dont have a

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