THE CHICKEN 69 



THE CHICKEN 



In Grimm's story of " The Street Musicians," when 

 they had stopped in the wood for the night, where 

 did the rooster settle down? (In the top of a high 

 tree.) How did he get up so high? (He flew to 

 one of the lower branches, from there to a higher 

 one, and so on.) Why do you think so? (I have 

 seen chickens fly up into trees, and that is the way 

 they always did.) Why doesn't a chicken fly 

 directly to the top of the tree from the ground ? 

 (Its wings are not strong enough to carry its heavy 

 body so far without stopping to rest.) Does a chicken 

 have much flying to do? When does it fly? (To and 

 from its roost.) Where does it roost? Where did 

 the rooster roost after his good supper in the rob- 

 bers' hut ? Have you seen chickens fly at other times 

 than those just spoken of? (Sometimes, when they 

 cannot get through a crack, they will fly over a 

 fence.) How ? [Children give their observations.] 

 They usually fly to the top of the fence, light there, 

 then fly down on the other side. Why do they make 

 so much noise about it ? (It is such hard work.) 



