"Ah! Bobbin! John's friend." She grins, doing a little canine wiggle of delight. "It is the right of all chickens to create mischief. It's their nature, after all."
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"Ah! Bobbin! John's friend." She grins, doing a little canine wiggle of delight. "It is the right of all chickens to create mischief. It's their nature, after all."