Marie’s Tornado Chicken
No, this is NOT an early version of Sharknado.
The story plays out sort of like a movie.
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- The only daughter, check.
- On a farm, check.
- Her pet chicken, check.
- And a tornado, check…..
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My mom (Marie) used to tell me this story. She had a pet chicken that she loved, and it used to follow her around the farmyard. I’m not sure she quite realized that it would lay some of the eggs they would pick every morning in the future. Or worse, end up as some chicken noodle soup.
Then, one day, a very ominous storm approached. Everyone went to the basement, which was the safest location. But I guess mom saw her pet chicken tumbling in the yard as the tornado approached. To Frank and Bessie’s surprise, Marie burst out of the house to save her pet chicken. She grabbed the chicken and huddled with it in the yard. As luck would have it (destiny maybe), the Tornado left the ground just as it approached the farm. Marie, the chicken, the farm, and the family were safe.
And they had a great story to tell.