“You wouldn’t want to say that to the Lead Hen, now would you?” Acorn asked. Her (wrinkled, as always) head was turning bright red. Acorn pecked Bessy on the head. “Learn a little humility, would you?” It was honestly embarrassing that a dumpy would find it had an identity, let alone a strong and independent one.
“Young birds ought to walk in a way that doesn’t alert the whole forest of their presence, and the things that come from their beaks should only be intelligent things, if you’re capable of any intelligence.”