chapter 3 "EER ER ER ER EEEEEER" TIgi crowed to warn the flock "somethings in the coop! somethings in the coop!" The hens scattered and hid in the bushes and trees. Matilda jumped up to run but then turned around and scooped faith under her wing.
"mama whats happening!"faith said quietly
Matilda didn't answer. she ran as fast as her little legs could trying to get to the bushes.
"Where are you going ?!" the racoon jumped out in front of her
Matilda jumped around to run the other way but only to find that they were circled. Faith peeked out from under her mothers wing in fear.
"give me the chick and nobody gets hurt!" the racoon laughed " oooh I amuse myself!! we are eating you both!"
Matilda growled "leave us alone!"
"hmm... let me think about that.... NO!"
As the racoons pounced at her Matilda flew into the air and tossed faith into the bushes.
All that could be heard was sqwaking and racoons laughing.then all went silent. Rosie looked down at poor faith shaking in the corner and something built up inside of her. A feeling she had never experienced before. Faith needed her. She slowely walked over to faith and looked at her huge eyes and body shivering in fear and she sat next to her.
"mama..." no answer
"MAMA!" faith screamed and ran out of the bushes. all that was left was a feather.
Rosie scurried out to the terrified chick and scooped her up in her wings.
"Your Mama is gone. She aint coming back."
"But,But,I want my mama?"
"I'm your mama now..." rosie whispers softly "I'll protect you."
Chapter 4 (bird herder helped with this one) 7 months later...
All the roosters crowed when Faith strutted by.
"Lookin good!"
"Yo Faith over here!"
"Woohoo shake those tail feathers"
Faith winked "Sorry Boys"
She walked into the hen house and layed down in her nesting box. She only had one thing left to remind her of her mom, and that was the single feather left behind. She kept that in the corner of her nesting box and slept next to it every night.
Faith was doing her daily stroll around the perimeters when the two legged walked up to the hen house carrying something... fluffy. Assuming it was food all the chickens ran to investigate. Faith walked ahead and pecked the fluff curiously.
"EY! WHAT WAS THAT FOR, MATE?" the fluff ball lifted his head and said in an Australian accent
As she backed up frightened there eyes met, for what seemed like hours, but was just seconds.
"Hello" faith said shyly
"Who are you!" Roscoe the head rooster asked threateningly. His hackle feathers started to raise
" I am Elliott, the top line, imported silkie from Australia, Mate. Oo are you is the question?"
" I am Roscoe the Top rooster of this flock, and you better stay away from my faith!" Roscoe growled
"HEY FAITH IS MINE!" Junior argued
" NO! She likes me best" Fred Objected
A fight broke out. Spurs and feathers everywhere.
"Hey, Hey calm down!" Faith pleaded
the room went quiet.
"I am nobody's hen yet!" Faith exclaimed "I will decide as soon as I lay my first egg!"
To be continued