She was still looking quite pale, so I sat in the chair next to her and said, “We don't have a rooster…?”
“Oh.” The color was coming back to her cheeks. “Is that so?”
“I've never heard a cock-a-doodle-do, have you?”
She laughed. “'41 blessing I guess I've forgotten to count.” She sat up a little and took an egg from my palm. “Eggs, huh. How many do you suppose they'll lay?”
“I have no idea.”
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Totally blank on this one. Could be a typo. Could be a reference to an earlier part of the story (but I doubt it).
— Stephenmatlock
Totally blank on this one.
Could be a typo.
Could be a reference to an earlier part of the story (but I doubt it).
I'd be curious is anyone else can answer this one.
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