They started off as sweet little fluffballs in a galvanized tub.
Andreas and the boys built them a perfectly comfortable chicken coop.
But now they loiter on the back porch, eyeing us through the screen doors.
I think the chickens are Up To Something.
Stephan Pastis, Pearls Before Swine, 17 Jul 2009
FYI: In The Saturday Evening Pearls: A Pearls Before Swine Collection, Stephan Pastis lists 19 Facts I've Always Wanted to Reveal About Myself But Have Never Gotten the Chance Because Nobody Asked. Fact No. 5: "I am Icarian, meaning that my family is from a tiny island in Greece called Ikaria. It is named for Icarus, the character in Greek mythology who ambitiously flew too close to the sun and died. If I am lucky, this will not be a metaphor for my career." Therefore Pastis is Andreas's cousin (yes, the island is that tiny).
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