[alarm clock suddenly turns on, blaring a radio station on top vloume]
Radio: HELLO THIS IS EGGIE STRAWNEST FROM YOLK NEWS--YOUR SOURCE FOR EVERYTHING LOCAL....
Selena: [almost falls of roost in alarm, then scrambles over to turn off the alarm] Why'd you turn it on so loud, Sophie?
Sophia: because if I hadn't, you wouldn't have woken up. Today's finals, remember? Now off the roost, Sal. Don't dare sleep in a second longer because you know it will make us miss the bus.
Whilloghby: MY backpack's missing!!!
Elanor: It's in your bed somewhere. You put it there after last co-op
Marianne: and probably filled to the brim with wood shavings.
Whilloghby: here it is!! Oh, no, none of my notes are in it!!
Elanor: They're over by the feeder!! For goodness sake, Will, why can't you keep your stuff together and hung up on your hook?
Marianne: It sure makes things easier to find!
Selena: Do we have any layerbutter left??
Sophia: Yes, at least one jar!
Selena: then where is it?
Sophia: check the cellar!!
Margaret: You're looking for the layerbutter, Sal? It's right here!
Selena: oh, good! I didn't want to have a dandilion and oyster shell sandwich for my lunch.
Sophia: HAs everybody preened?
Willoghby: Not yet!!
Sophia: well, has everybody packed their lunch?
Selena: Not quite!
Sophia: has everyone eaten breakfast?
Margaret: Almost done!
Sophia: it's almost time to leave!!
[things get thrown into backpacks, Will franticly preens his feathers, Margaret slurps down her last bite.]
Sophia: time to leave!!
[all chickens run out coop door toward bus stop]