Unruly Rooster
@gmamary October 2025
Watch out!! Here he comes again! Quick, you go left and I will go right. That crazy rooster!! He doesn’t realize he will be a snack for some hungry coyote if he doesn’t stay in the hen house overnight.
OW!! I stepped on a sharp stick, twisted my ankle and flipped head-over-heels. That’s going to hurt tomorrow!! Actually, it hurts right now.
One more time! Chase him this way and I will try to capture him by putting a basket over him. Missed again!!! I’m beginning to think he is smarter than both of us put together.
What’s the next plan? I’ll spread a sheet between the hen house and the tree. You try to chase him toward the sheet and maybe he can’t get passed it. But, who’s going to try to grab him? I have scratches and bites all over my arms already. Oh, try putting a large pile of feed on the ground in front of the sheet. Maybe he will stop long enough to eat and we can grab him. Oh sure! He is going to sit right there eating a snack while we try to sneak up on him…what are you thinking?!
Okay, so do you have a better idea?
Our grandson walked up just about that time. What are you guys doing?
We are trying catch the unruly rooster. We have tried everything but still haven’t caught him.
Where is he now? We have no idea at the moment.
Hang on. Our grandson disappeared behind the hen house. He comes back in a few minutes carrying the unruly rooster. What do you want me to do with him?
What? How? Quickly, put him in the hen house.
Our grandson put the unruly rooster in the hen house for the night. Closed the door and walked back inside the house.
We looked at each other, then looked at the unruly rooster sitting on the perch in the hen house. How did he do that? We looked at each other again and vowed to NEVER mention this to anyone!