The Indian Princess Gets Hen Flogged

Mama made me an Indian outfit. By now, I’d been around the chickens long enough to know a mother hen would jump all over anyone getting near their chicks.Β  I’d already been flogged trying itΒ  This was different.Β  In my Indian dress, I was brave and invincible.Β  I played pretend in the yard shooting severalΒ  buffalo with my bow, saving the tribe from Continue reading

Advice for the Easter Season: No Baby Chicks!

No little kid should ever be allowed a small, defenseless duck, chick, or bunny for a pet.Β  One of those four hundred pound tortoises would be a far better choice.Β  It could protect itself and the kid couldn’t pick it up.Β  Porcupines or crocodiles should be fine, too.Β  They could probably hold their own against a four year old.Β  Case in point, when I was four, Continue reading