Thursday, May 27, 2010

Watch out for that rooster!

Went home Wed. noon to visit with mom. This morning we went out for breakfast and after ordering I asked mom if she'd like to share the eggs I ordered and she said 'I don't want any eggs, thank you. Every time I think of eggs I think of an old rooster that used to peck anyone that gathered eggs. One morning before her father left for work as he sat down to eat breakfast my grandma told him if he wanted eggs he'd have to get them, she was tired of getting pecked by that old rooster. Grandpa thought that was funny and said he'd go fetch some eggs. Now Grandpa had never gathered eggs and thought is hilarious when Grandma and mom would complain about the rooster. It has been quite some time since Grandpa had been gone and Grandma was beginning to get a little nervous, when in came Grandpa with two eggs in one hand and a dressed chicken in the other - the rooster had pecked him, and Grandpa had proceeded to prepare for two meals, right there in the chicken lot ................ so Grandpa had two eggs for breakfast and fried chicken for supper! Mom said they got a new rooster, one that didn't mind people gathering eggs.

5 comments:

  1. That's been the age-old way of dealing with an "unreconstructed" rooster. Works every time.

    Cheers.

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  2. Evidently eating the 'unreconstructed' rooster was a delight, because my mom likes chicken!

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  3. There is that great scene in "Cold Mountain" of a rooster that discovers, too late, his pecking position. Great story!

    work verification: Modernity!

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  4. Maybe that's why 'humility' is so advantageous in so many ways??!

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  5. Sounds like a great way to deal with such a rooster to me too! :D

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