Chicken Delight 鸡之乐趣
<p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="jet">jet</span>-<span word="black">black</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crimson">crimson</span> <span word="wattle">wattle</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="unaware">unaware</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="classic">classic</span> <span word="barnyard">barnyard</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scratching">scratching</span>, <span word="pecking">pecking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clucking">clucking</span>.</p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="backyard">backyard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Astoria">Astoria</span>, <span word="Queens">Queens</span>, <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conjecture">conjecture</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multitude">multitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cabdrivers">cabdrivers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Nancy">Nancy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fattening">fattening</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feast">feast</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="hypothesis">hypothesis</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="hopped">hopped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fence">fence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="pacing">pacing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perimeter">perimeter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="yard">yard</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proprietary">proprietary</span> <span word="air">air</span>.</p><p><span word="Eating">Eating</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="lover">lover</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="subscribe">subscribe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="hypocrisy">hypocrisy</span>. <span word="Serve">Serve</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fowl">fowl</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="don">don</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killing">killing</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Nancy">Nancy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="theorized">theorized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="live">live</span>-<span word="poultry">poultry</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="run">run</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brave">brave</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="refugee">refugee</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Chickens">Chickens</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="pet">pet</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="surroundings">surroundings</span> <span word="easily">easily</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="integrate">integrate</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="society">society</span>&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>;<span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="strays">strays</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="feed">feed</span>.</p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>?</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="bowls">bowls</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="right">right</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>, <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gusto">gusto</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span>. <span word="Occasionally">Occasionally</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="position">position</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cats">cats</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="warily">warily</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bird">bird</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="prey">prey</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="prey">prey</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span></p>
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