Newbrassky

[Delmonico]

Then the new rooster heads over to the manure pile to have a drink or three with Trinity, sheep and the Franken Bird.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Then the new rooster heads over to the manure pile to have a drink or three with Trinity, sheep and the Franken Bird.

...and an orange cat. 

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

"A Kitty!!!!!"

< Dang, she sounds like me on that one. I reckon everybody does >

[litl rooster]

    Refering to the New Rooster in town................There is something about him, something around the eye's.... I know...It reminds me of.............                Me!   Now I know I hate him

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

Duke, Daisy, and Claire come home from whereever they've been romping. They aren't just wet, they are covered in a brownish sludge that smells worse than the manure pile. They stop dead to look at the menagerie, then bound in on it.

[Trinity]

This awakens Trinity who, with his eyes still closed, reaches out to pet Claire when he realizes where he is and where she has been!  "POOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!!!!!"

The entire crew jumps up leaps off of the manure pile.  That is, except for the Franken Bird who is still passed out.  Marshall Rooster goes over to him and slaps him awake and pulls him to the side.

Trinity looks at Claire and asks her:  "Didja go ta that poop pipe, Claire?, <<whispers>> Didja find mah rang?"

All at once, the three dogs decide it is time to shake off their excess excrement before it hardens into a shell, thereby dousing each and every party standing at the barn.   This disturbs Marshal Rooster's twirling demonstration (trying to impress the chicks) so he fires off a few rounds at the nearest dog which would happen to be Duke.  Duke, being somewhat older and of more even temperament, merely reaches back to bite at the flea which he thinks just bit him.

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

And the cat, being a cat and therefore a higher form of life, ignores the whole bunch of them.

The Frumpy Fairy Godmother is not quite as well schooled. She looks at the speckles of brown on her dress, exhales a small sound of dismay, turns on a heel and goes back inside, heading to the Wegewood bath.

[Trinity]

Mixed in with those speckles of brown are a few speckles of yellow as Delmonico served corn two days ago.

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

A few moments later, two handsful of used corn come flying out of the cupola window, landing on those below.

[Delmonico]

Delmonico cleans up at the pump goes in the house and changes his clothes.  He heads to his office and slams the door, not lettin' no dogs, cats, roosters or other creatures in.   soon spacks are flyin' heavly alnong the four-strand barb-wire broad-band.

[Trinity]

Trinity's new friend, Franken Bird begins to peck at the used corn husks, followed by the Marshall Rooster.  Trinity bends over and pics up a few pieces for himself and deciding that they don't taste bad, begins to pick up more.  Soon, the dogs join in and even The Cat is having a few for himself.  The only only shying away from the used corn is Sheep, who never really liked corn much... in its raw form anyway.

[Warthog Zeke]

Zeke pulls up and flashes his Chicken Inspector's Badge.  He's surprised to see the crowd before him vanish.

[Silver Creek Slim]

"What can we do fer ya Mr. Chicken Inspector?"

[Delmonico]

Not fooled by the fake "Chicken Inspectors" badge Delmonico saddles his mule and rides to town to leave Slim to explain the Franken Bird.

(The reason that delmonico ain't fooled is he is a Newbrassky Historian and he knows there were no "Chicken Inspectors in 1885.")

[litl rooster]

Nebrassky chicken inspectors were instated Aug 1886

[Warthog Zeke]

The Chicken Inspector clears his throat...

"I am a duly deputized representative of the first party, said party being constituted of those whom I represent.  These represented are interested in my activities and require that I inspect those birds held forth as chickens.  The reports of the inspected chickens are required by the first party in the first place making the report my first duty.  My duty is to inspect the chickens so present them birds right now.

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

...And all the little baby chicks look up and chime in:

"Peep peep peep....peep peep!"

[Trinity]

Trinity sticks his head out from his hiding place, straining to hear the little chicks.

[Delmonico]

Delmonico has ignored the chicken inspector since they are Slim's chickens.     Besides that he's been busy all day.

He's been digging a big hole, and getting sand and gravel from a sand bar in the Dismal River, up stream from the pipe.   (Did you tell Zeke we are on the Dismal River.)

The sand and gravel he's been mixin' with that Portland Cement he had come in by wagon.  He's been pourin' in forms in the hole and been diggin' a trench from the house.  By dark the pipe to the river is gone and the faithful Wedgewood Water Closet is flowing into a septic tank to keep Trinity out of the corn.   (Did anyone tell Zeke we have a Wedgewood Water Closet and matchin' Dinin' China. )

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

((Author's note: No, I didn't tell him, he asked for the Cliff notes, not the detailed diagram with 8 x 10 glossies with the arrows on the back.    ))