To stop music, simply click the STOP button on your browser.

Squeezn' the Chickens

Ma and Pa were out in the field and I was out North of house in the strawberry patch. All of a sudden I heard a commotion in the chicken house. I thought at first it was an animal causing the disturbance. Then I remembered seeing Lyle heading in that direction. Lyle came from around the corner of the hen house. He was holding a small white object, in his hand. He had that devilish grin on his face. He held up what looked like an undone egg. I mean not quite finished by the hen. It had no shell, just the soft white membrane before the shell goes on. Sometimes a chicken would lay an egg before the shell was on but it was very seldom. I asked where he got it and he just grinned and said "come on I'll show you how to get one anytime I want". I followed him to the hen house and once inside he grabbed the first unsuspecting hen he could catch, and then he squeezed her until she let out a terrible squawk and out popped the soft egg. I knew Ma would be furious if she knew it. All I said was "better not do that".

A couple of days later, Ma and I were out in the hen house gathering the eggs, we noticed a couple of dead chickens. Ma wondered what was wrong with them, "they look healthy" she said in wonder. I didn't say a word. I thought I recognized one of the chickens as one of his victims. The very next time Lyle and I were out of earshot of Ma, I told Lyle about the dead chickens and what I suspected had happened to them. That was the end of the "chicken squeezn'."

Lyle knew his secret was safe but "Better not do it again"

You are visitor number