cried her little eyes out.
when she had quite exhausted herself, she crept out from behind the box for a bite to eat.
as she pecked and scratched in the barnyard, she happened to notice the boss shaking dust
out of a peculiar implement made of feathers. it reminded her of a feather collar! she wondered
if that might be the answer to her problems, so that night, under cover of darkness, she crept
up to the porch and stole the boss's feather duster!.......