The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1921-10-27

MH3kl garden scratching in the
|SN1 ground to find bugs and
ESA worms for the little chickens.
Whenever she found bug
and a worm, or bug or worm. she
would 90 .'cluck," "cluck." which means
come here quick and see what nave
found" And the chicks would run
right away to see, and the first one
there would get the bug. Well. they
were all so busy they did not think OF
anything except what they were doing.
A big old chicken hawk saw them.
He was hunting for his dinner and ne
likes little chickens better than any
thing else, so he thought he would get
one of the chicks and eat him. Hawks
are bad birds; they don't scratch in
the ground for their dinner, and they
think it is alright for them to eat up
| the chickens. Well, old mean MT.
Hawk flew around over the garden and
thought it would be easy to fly down
to where the chickens were and get
one. and SO he kept getting lower ana
| lower until he was nearly ready to
catch one of the chickens. Mrs. Hen
saw him, and she was scared; she
was scared so badly that she didn't
know what to do, for she knew old MT.
Hawk would be sure to get one OF the
chicks if something was not done at
once. So she cackled as loud as she
could. Maybe she thought she would
| scare him away, but she didn't. Now
what do you suppose happened!' III
tell YOU. When old Mr.. Rooster heard
| Mrs. Hen cackle he knew that some
thing was wrong, so he ran to the
garden as fast as he could. He was
great big rooster. with big hard claws
and a great big bill, and he is already
to fight if he is needed in keeping bad
things away from the little chickens.
When Mr.. Rooster is mad and going
to fight his eyes sparkle and his big
red comb gets redder and redder. His
comb is right up on top OF his nose
The next time you see rooster looE
at him and see if you see his comb.
Old Mr.. Hawk didn't see Mr.. Roos
ter. and Mr.. Rooster had just flown
I'D on the garden fence to see VIVA,
had happen Just then Mrs. Hen and
the chicks reached the fence and Mr.
Hawk made quick dive right straight
at the little chick, which was the HIT
lest and could not run as fast as the
others and so he was behind all the
: others. But Mr.. Hawk didn't get the
chick, for old Mr.. Rooster jumped right
down on his back and pecked him OF
the head with his old big sharp bill
Mr.. Hawk forgot all about the chickens
: and commenced to fight the rooster
and such fight you never saw. The.
| scratched each other and pecked ant
! had a terrible battle, and while thu
z battle was going on Mrs. Hen and TIT
E little chickens ran and hid in TIL
chicken house, and Mrs. Hen told th'
) chicks to keep real still. and they did
Pretty soon Mr.. Rooster came to tn
chicken house and when he saw tina
they were all there and not hurt h
went outside and said 'cock-a-doodle
D do and the old hen and the littl
: chickens went back to the garden an,
/ finished their dinner.
|. Old Mr.. Hawk finally managed t
i fly home. and when he got home b
e said to Mrs. Hawk. g ] don't think W
e will have chicken to eat anymore; it
i too hard to get them.'' And Mrs
; Hawk knew right away that he ha
s been in a battle, and so they flew OF
s together to see what they could fin
for their dinner. I don't know wha
It they had, but one thing sure they di
f not have chicken. Not that day.
# ~ LUTHER JEFFERSON.
IS Sbreypport. La. Oct. "a. 1921.