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The screeching was, in truth, quite beautiful. It would be a shame to end such lovely music, but the fox was hungry. He slowly crept closer to the chicken cage as the rooster slept. Closer... closer... but as he was about to grab the rooster through a hole in the chicken wire, he woke up! A nice, juicy looking hen waddled over to comfort him.
"I dreamt of an orange creature, coming to take me!" cried the rooster. The fox slowly backed into the forest as the rooster looked around frantically. The whole hen house was awake and alert now, he'd have to try again later
Two days later, the fox returned to the farm. The rooster was singing again. The fox paused a moment in the bushes next to the pen to listen. He remembered the roosters father. He too had had a beautiful voice. The father had made delicious chicken nuggets as well. Such a shame, but food was more important than music. The squirrels had learned to stay up in the trees whenever he came through. Just then, his stomach rumbled. The rooster stopped and snapped his head in the direction of the sound. He gave a startled scream when he saw the fox.
"No please, continue!" said the fox. "I was just enjoying your wonderful singing. I remember when your father used to crow. He would close his eyes and stretch his neck out to sing. Would you, perhaps, be willing to close your eyes and stretch your neck out while you sing? I do miss him so." Flattered, the rooster agreed and began to sing once again. Once the rooster had his eyes closed, the fox leapt out and grabbed the him by the neck. The fox took off running through the forest, back to his hole, thinking of all the ways he could prepare the rooster for dinner.
Bibliography
The Cock, The Hen, and The Fox, Eva March Tappan
Hey there Jessica! I really like this story, especially the title “the second generation of nuggets!” I think it’s great how you took a classic story, and made it a little more relatable and comical. I can imagine the beautiful screeching of the rooster, but I also would prefer some chicken nuggets so I understand the fox’s situation. Great story!
ReplyDeleteHi Jessica,
ReplyDeleteI loved the story you wrote. I did think it was kind of short and to the point though, but not all stories have to be long and extravagant. I love how you have taken the original story and kept it the same but changed the details to make it your own. keep this up for this is the last story I comment on in this class. Keep writing like this even after the class.
Hi Jessica, I really enjoyed reading your story The Second Generation of Nuggets. I like how you incorporate bits of humor into your story. I am a little confused by the first sentence. Where was the screeching noise coming from? I originally thought maybe the rooster, but you said he was sleeping. I think it may be best to clarify the beginning of the story. Overall, great job!
ReplyDeleteThis is a cool story. The change in perspective is great--and it really makes the fox seem both sympathetic and amoral. He has to eat, so we know he's not a malicious character, killing for no reason. But then he jokes about the the rooster's father making delicious chicken nuggets, and so it seems that while he doesn't want to harm the rooster for no reason, he also doesn't feel too bad about it. Kind of an accurate portrayal of nature, I think.
ReplyDeleteHi Jessica! That poor, naive rooster! I enjoyed that you flipped the story and that you mentioned chicken nuggets so beautifully. I would recommend adding more spacing between your paragraphs so that the story looks a little more appealing on the page and making the picture smaller. The story kind of gets lost below it. Make sure to read through to make sure you are not missing any needed explanation!
ReplyDeleteHello Jessica!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your story. I think it was a hilarious idea to have the fox mention how the rooster's father made delicious chicken nuggets, I wish I had some! I will have to admit that it was a little difficult to read because the story was all one paragraph, and I do not have the best eyes. I would have liked to read more about this new rooster. I would imagine that his mother is the girlfriend in the original story. I would be interesting to read more about her telling her son about how his father died or always telling him to stay away from the fox.
Great job!