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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.) 



