Grandma Lu Stops By For A Visit

Grandma Lu knocked and yelled "Hello!" at the same time. Grandma B and Marlee were at Marleewood. They were opening up the windows and making sure all was ship shape for visitors anytime their friends or family wanted to stop by. Spring was here. The flowers were blooming and the sun was shining. It was just a beautiful day.
Grandma B was so happy to see Grandma Lu. She offered her a coffee and her easy chair. She wanted to know how Grandma Lu was feeling. She said she wasn't quite up to snuff yet, but was much better.
Grandma Lu sat down gratefully, and grinned at Marlee. "Hello, Little One. How are you doing?" Marlee just grinned and continued to play with her toys. She was used to Grandma Lu coming and going. But she had asked why Grandma Lu had not been around lately. She liked to hear her stories, but Marlee had been busy lately and hadn't been in the house much. Grandma B had bought ten (10) chickens. Marlee had been busy learning about chickens and also selling the eggs.

Grandma B got the chickens when it was cold outside, so Marlee had to bundle up in her hat and coat and boots when she first started gathering the eggs the lady chickens left for her. They are called laying hens.
Marlee was sitting on the floor by Grandma Lu's feet listening to her visit with her Grandma B.
Grandma Lu had gotten the twinkle back in her eyes as she grinned down at Marlee. She said, "You know what? I had chickens when I was a little girl too. My mama raised chickens. They didn't like me at all. They flew up in my face and clucked, and squawked and clattered and told me they didn't want me to go in their house. They even pecked my hand and made me cry."
Marlee giggled and said, "That's why you have to be very quiet and talk soft to them. They won't hurt you if you are nice to them. The very first time I gathered some eggs I smucked one, but it was okay to eat. Our chickens lay brown eggs for us. Did your chickens lay brown eggs too?"
"Our chickens laid white eggs. Did you  know that some chickens lay pink and green and blue eggs?" Well, Marlee didn't believe that. So Grandma Lu explained that chickens have earlobes just the same as people. But they don't wear earrings. Marlee laughed again. "That would be so silly, Grandma Lu."
Grandma Lu laughed with her and said, "It sure would. But your chickens have a brownish earlobe and that means they will lay brown eggs. Some chickens have white earlobes and that means they will lay white eggs even if the chickens are black."
"It seems like to me there is a little book about chickens in the other room that I saw the other day. I think it was in the Daycare Room. I'll go get it and maybe it will show us some pictures of different colored chickens.
"Yes, here it is. It's kind of a grownup book. I don't know who could have left it here. But look, Marlee. They have a beak instead of a nose. The comb on a chicken isn't the same as a comb that we comb our hair with. That's the pretty red part of the top of a chicken. See their ears and ear lobes? That hangie down part is called a wattle. All animals have different parts don't they? It is so much fun to look at pictures and learn."
While Grandma Lu was showing Marlee the book, the phone rang. Grandma B answered it. It was Bella's mama. She wanted to know if Marlee and her friends would like to come out to the farm. Marlee loved it there. She remembered being snowed in at the farm when there was a bad snow storm. This time would be more fun. Hopefully, Grandma B says that we can all go out to Bella's farm. They have goats and chickens and four (4) dogs.