The Bunny and His Bodyguards.

The bunny has returned.... or it never left. But I did see him again. And I wasn't alone. I had my daughter and husband in the car with me.

It was a brisk sunday afternoon (also known as yesterday) and we were heading out to do some errands. Upon exiting our neighbourhood, the husband (also known as a ball and chain) spotted an animal. Not a run-of-the-mill cat, dog, or the infamous bunny, but a chicken. He slammed on the brakes.
"Did you see that?"
"What?"
"A hen"
"What?"
"I saw a hen, did you see that?"
"No.... back up lemme see."

Low in behold, there he was. A huge chicken. Not a fluffy white, egg laying chicken. But a big, black, red capped, scary chicken.

"Look at that, there's more under the bush"
"Oh my god," I said "There's like 5 of em'"

We sat in silence, while my daughter screamed on about zombies coming to the car...

"Oh my god.... there's that rabbit I almost ran over."
"Where?"
"Right there, next to the big chicken... I almost hit it like 2 weeks ago."
"It's a hen."
"What?"
"It's not a chicken, GravityDrop, it's a hen"
"It's the same thing..."
"A hen is a girl."
"So are chickens, roosters are males."

And so went the argument for the next 10 minutes.

But yes, I saw the rabbit, with it's evil eyes, dirty paws, and hired bodyguards. All five hired body guards that would either pluck out my eyes, navy seal style. Or possibly just give me that chicken flu everyone is talking about. I was afraid. Even in my car with the windows rolled up. I promised everyone a blood bath, and I chickened out (no pun intended) I am hoping that soon, he will succumb to the cold outside.



After researching the internet dictionary... I think we were both wrong, or right...
chick·en
n.

1- The common domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus) or its young.
2- Any of various similar or related birds.
3- The flesh of the common domestic fowl.


hen
n.

1- A female bird, especially the adult female of the domestic fowl.
2- The female of certain aquatic animals, such as an octopus or lobster.
3- Slang. A woman, especially a fussy or nosy old woman.


roost·er
n.

An adult male chicken.
An adult male of other birds.
A person regarded as cocky or pugnacious.