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called my dad into my room and said�察 �Look�察�Dad� �Look    
at this� �Is that the heart beating�拭院   �
He studied it for a moment�察�then smiled and said�察 �Let me get your mother。 ̄    
So the three of us crowded around and watched Bonnie's heart beat�察�and even my mother    
had to admit that it was absolutely amazing。    
Clyde was the first to pip。 And of course he did it right before I had to leave for school。 His    
little beak cracked through�察�and while I held my breath    
and waited�察�he rested。 And rested。 Finally his beak poked through again�察�but almost right    
away�察�he rested again。 How could I go to school and just    
leave him this way�拭�What if he needed my help�拭�Surely this was a valid reason to stay home�察   �
at least for a little while�    �
My father tried to assure me that hatching out could take all day and that there'd be plenty of    
action left after school�察�but I'd have none of that。 Oh�察   �
no´no´no� �I wanted to see Abby and Bonnie and Clyde and Dexter and Eunice and Florence    
e into the world。 Every single one of them。 ^I can't    
miss the hatch� 院�I told him。 ^Not even a second of it� 院   �
^So take it to school with you�察院�my mother said。 ^Mrs。 Brubeck shouldn't mind。 After all�察�this    
was her idea。 ̄    
Sometimes it pays to have a sensible mother。 I'd just set up for the science fair early�察�that's    
what I'd do� �I packed up my entire operation�察�posters�察   �
charts�察�and all�察�and got a ride to school from my mom。    
Mrs。 Brubeck didn't mind a bit。 She was so busy helping kids with their projects that I got to    
spend nearly the entire day watching the hatch。    
Clyde and Bonnie were the first ones out。 It was disappointing at first because they just lay    
there all wet and matted�察�looking exhausted and ugly。    
But by the time Abby and Dexter broke out�察�Bonnie and Clyde were fluffing up�察�looking for    
action。    
The last two took forever�察�but Mrs。 Brubeck insisted that I leave them alone�察�and that worked    
out pretty great because they hatched out during the    
fair that night。 My whole family came�察�and even though Matt and Mike only watched for about    
two minutes before they took off to look at some other    
demonstration�察�my mom and dad stuck around for the whole thing。 Mom even picked Bonnie    
up and nuzzled her。    
That night after it was all over and I was packing up to go home�察�Mom asked�察 �So do these    
go back to Mrs。 Brubeck now�拭院   �
^Do what go back to Mrs。 Brubeck�拭院�I asked her。    
^The chicks�察�Juli。 You're not planning to raise chickens�察�are you�拭院   �
To be honest�察�I hadn't thought beyond the hatch。 My focus had been strictly on bringing them    
into the world。 But she was right!here they were。    
Six fluffy little adorable chicks�察�each of which had a name and�察�I could already tell�察�its own    
unique personality。    
^I´I don't know�察院�I stammered。 ^I'll ask Mrs。 Brubeck。 ̄    
I tracked down Mrs。 Brubeck�察�but I was praying that she didn't want me to give them back to    
her friend。 After all�察�I'd hatched them。 I'd named them。    
I'd saved them from mushy chick disease� �These little peepers were mine�    �
To my relief and my mother's horror�察�Mrs。 Brubeck said they were indeed mine。 All mine。    
^Have fun�察院�she said�察�then zipped off to help Heidi    
dismantle her exhibit on Bernoulli's law。      
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Mom was quiet the whole way home�察�and I could tell!she wanted chickens like she wanted    
a tractor and a goat。 ^Please�察�Mom�拭院�I whispered as    
we parked at the curb。 ^Please�拭院   �
She covered her face。 ^Where are we going to raise chickens�察�Juli�拭�Where�拭院   �
^In the backyard�拭院�I didn't know what else to suggest。    
^What about Champ�拭院   �
^They'll get along�察�Mom。 I'll teach him。 I promise。 ̄    
My dad said softly�察 �They're pretty self´sufficient�察�Trina。 ̄    
But then the boys piped up with�察 �Champ'll piss 'em to death�察�Mom�察院�and suddenly they were    
on a roll。 ^Yeah� �But you won't even notice 'cause    
they're yellow already� 院 �Whoa� �Yellow Already!cool name。 ̄ ^That could work� �But wait!    
people might think we mean our bellies� 院 �Oh�察�yeah!    
forget that� 院 �Yeah�察�just let him kill the chicks。 ̄    
My brothers looked at each other with enormous eyes and started up all over again。 ^Kill the    
Chicks� �That's it� �Get it�拭院 �You mean like we're chick    
killers�拭�Or like we kill the chicks�拭院   �
Dad turned around and said�察 �Out。 Both of you�察�get out。 Go find a name elsewhere。 ̄    
So they scrambled out�察�and the three of us sat in the car with only the gentle peep´peep´    
peep from my little flock breaking the silence。 Finally my    
mother heaved a heavy sigh and said�察 �They don't cost much to keep�察�do they�拭院   �
My dad shook his head。 ^They eat bugs�察�Trina。 And a little feed。 They're very low´    
maintenance。 ̄    
^Bugs�拭�Really�拭�What sort of bugs�拭院   �
^Earwigs�察�worms�察�roly´polys ´ probably spiders�察�if they can catch them。 I think they eat    
snails�察�too。 ̄    
^Seriously�拭院�My mother smiled。 ^Well�察�in that case ´ ̄    
^Oh�察�thank you�察�Mom。 Thank you� 院   �
And that's how we wound up with chickens。 What none of us thought of was that six chickens    
scratching for bugs not only gets rid of bugs�察�it also    
tears up grass。 Within six months there was nothing whatsoever left of our yard。    
What we also didn't think of was that chicken feed attracts mice�察�and mice attract cats。 Feral    
cats。 Champ was pretty good at keeping the cats    
out of the yard�察�but they'd hang around the front yard or the side yard�察�just waiting for him to    
snooze so they could sneak in and pounce on some    
tender little mousy vittles。    
Then my brothers started trapping the mice�察�which I thought was just to help out。 I didn't    
suspect a thing until the day I heard my mother screaming    
from the depths of their room。 They were�察�it turns out�察�raising a boa constrictor。    
Mom's foot came down in a big way�察�and I thought she was going to throw us out�察�lock�察�stock�察   �
and boa�察�but then I made the most amazing    
discovery!chickens lay eggs� �Beautiful�察�shiny�察�creamy white eggs� �I first found one under    
Bonnie�察�then Clyde!whom I immediately renamed    
Clydette!and one more in Florence's bed。 Eggs�    �
I raced inside to show my mom�察�and after a brief moment of blinking at them�察�she withered    
into a chair。 ^No�察院�she whimpered。 ^No more chicks� 院   �
^They're not chicks�察�Mom ´ they're eggs� 院   �
She was still looking quite pale�察�so I sat in the chair next to her and said�察 �We don't have a    
rooster´�拭院   �
^Oh。 ̄ The color was ing back to her cheeks。 ^Is that so�拭院   �
^I've never heard a cock´a´doodle´do�察�have you�拭院   �
She laughed。 ^'41 blessing I guess I've forgotten to count。 ̄ She sat up a little and took an egg    
from my palm。 ^Eggs�察�huh。 How many do you    
suppose they'll lay�拭院   �
^I have no idea。 ̄      
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As it turns out�察�my hens laid more eggs than we could eat。 At first we tried to keep up�察�but    
soon we were tired of boiling and pickling and deviling�察   �
and my mother started plaining that all these free eggs were costing her way too much。    
Then one afternoon as I was collecting eggs�察�our neighbor Mrs。 Stueby leaned over the side    
fence and said�察 �If you ever have any extra�察�I'd be    
happy to buy them from you。 ̄    
^Really�拭院�I asked。    
^Most certainly。 Nothing quite like free´range eggs。 Two dollars a dozen sound fair to you�拭院   �
Two dollars a dozen� �I laughed and said�察 �Sure� 院   �
^Okay�察�then。 Whenever you have some extras�察�just bring 'em over。 Mrs。 Helms and I got to    
discussing it last night on the phone�察�but I asked you    
first�察�so make sure you offer 'em up to me before her�察�okay�察�Juli�拭院   �
^Sure thing�察�Mrs。 Stueby� 院   �
Between Mrs。 Stueby and Mrs。 Helms three doors down�察�my egg overflow problem was    
solved。 And maybe I should've turned the money over to    
my mother as payment for having destroyed the backyard�察�but one ^Nonsense�察�Julianna。 It's    
yours�察院�was all it took for me to start squirreling it away。    
Then one day as I was walking down to Mrs。 Helms' house�察�Mrs。 Loski drove by。 She waved    
and smiled�察�and I realized with a pang of guilt that I    
wasn't being very neighborly about my eggs。 She didn't know that Mrs。 Helms and Mrs。    
Stueby were paying me for these eggs。 She probably    
thought I was delivering them out of the kindness of my heart。    
And maybe I should've been giving the eggs away�察�but I'd never had a steady ine before。    
Allowance at our house is a hit´or´miss sort of thing。    
Usually a miss。 And earning money from my eggs gave me this secret happy feeling�察�which I    
was reluctant to have the kindness of my heart    
encroach upon。    
But the more I thought about it�察�the more I realized that Mrs。 Loski deserved some free eggs。    
She had been a good neighbor to us�察�lending us    
supplies when we ran out unexpectedly and being late to work herself when my mother    
needed a ride because our car wouldn't start。 A few eggs    
now and again ´ it was the least I could do。    
There was also the decidedly blissful possibility of running into Bryce。 And in the chilly    
sparkle of a new day�察�Bryce's eyes seemed bluer than    
ever。 The way he looked at me!the smile�察�the blush!it was a Bryce I didn't get to see at    
school。 The Bryce at school was way more protected。    
By the third time I brought eggs over to the Loskis�察�I realized that Bryce was waiting for me。    
Waiting to pull the door open and say�察 �Thanks�察�Juli�察院   �
and then�察 �See you at school。 ̄    
It was worth it。 Even after Mrs。 Helms and Mrs。 Stueby offered me more money per dozen�察�it    
was still worth it。 So�察�through the rest of sixth grade�察   �
through all of seventh grade and most of eighth�察�I delivered eggs to the Loskis。 The very best�察   �
shiniest eggs went straight to the Loskis�察�and in return    
I got a few moments alone with the world's most dazzling eyes。    
It was a bargain。    
Then they cut down the sycamore tree。 And two weeks later Champ died。 He'd been    
spending a lot of time sleeping�察�and even though we didn't    
really know how old he was�察�no one was really surprised when one night Dad went out to    
feed him and discovered he was dead。 We buried him in    
the backyard�察�and my brothers put up a cross that reads�此   �
HERE LIES THE MYSTERY PISSER    
P。I。P。    
I was upset and pretty dazed for a while。 It was raining a lot and I was riding my bike to    
school to avoid having to take the bus�察�and each day when    
I'd get home�察�I'd retreat to my room�察�lose myself in a novel�察�and simply forget about collecting    
eggs。      
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Mrs。 Stueby was the one who got me back on schedule。 She called to say she'd read about    
the tree in the paper and was sorry about everything    
that had happened�察�but it had been some time now and she missed her eggs and was    
worried that my hens might quit laying。 ^Distress can push a    
bird straight into a molting�察�and we wouldn't want that� �Feathers everywhere and not an egg    
in sight。 I'm quite allergic to the feathers myself or I'd    
probably have a flock of my own�察�but never you mind。 You just bring 'em over when you're up    
to it。 All's I wanted was to check in and let you know    
how sorry I was about the tree。 And your dog�察�too。 Your mother mentioned he passed away。 ̄    
So I got back to work。 I cleared away the eggs I'd neglected and got back into my routine of    
collecting and cleaning。 And one morning when I had    
enough�察�I made the rounds。 First Mrs。 Stueby�察�then Mrs。 Helms�察�and finally the Loskis。 And    
as I stood at the Loskis' threshold�察�it occurred to me that I    
hadn't seen Bryce in the longest time。 Sure�察�we'd both been at school�察�but I'd been so    
preoccupied with other things that I hadn't really seen him。    
My heart started beating faster�察�and when the door whooshed open and his blue eyes looked    
right at me�察�it took everything I had just to say�察   �
^Here。 ̄    
He took the half´carton and said�察 �You know�察�you don't have to give us these´。 ̄    
^I know�察院�I said�察�and looked down。    
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