Domestic Animals 137 



They talked of coops, of hawks, weasels, and 

 other enemies of chickens, and had boards full of 

 illustrations: nests with eggs, downy chickens, cocks 

 and hens, dishes for water, bags of grain, coops, and 

 hen-houses. 



The ringer play of Miss Poulsson's, "Good Mother 

 Hen," was much enjoyed, and "The Happy Hen" 

 in "Marching Songs" (Guy Burleson), made a good 

 game. A favorite song was this, from the "Nied- 

 linger" song book: 



"I think when a little chicken drinks, 



He takes the water in his bill, 

 And then he holds his head way up, 

 So the water can run down hill." 



"What eggs are used for," formed one lesson. 

 The children remembered the happy Easter egg hunt 

 they had, and brought long lists of food in which 

 they were used, and told how they liked them cooked. 



Hens, chickens, and roosters are particularly good 

 for paper-cutting, and these were added to the 

 animal set. There were coops, eggs, nests, and 

 dishes drawn and modeled, and little stories written, 

 illustrated, and tied into books. 



