Saturday, 6 February 2016

The Ghost of Chickens Passed

7 February 2015


It was a dark and stormy night”…and Princess Sparkles was regaling the other chickens with tales handed down (or more accurately clawed down) from chicken to chicken. She was keeping them enthralled with the story of Lucy-Falcon-Chicken – so named for her penchant for perching on the nearest falconer’s arm. From here, as legend has it, she would launch herself into space and fly for a distance of at least 6 inches before plummeting to earth in a flail of flapping wings, guaranteed to capture any airborne creatures unwise enough to remain in her path. On hearing this tale of derring-do Hildegard began to wonder if she should give up her ambitions to be a chicken spy and take up a more lofty calling -  although she envisioned she might need the aid of a step ladder to reach the arms of any passing falconers.  


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