The She-bird Song

The She-bird Song is a fantasy for adults. The characters are Farmer George, Sheriff Tester, Mayor Loinhart, Judge Gateman, Mr Fox and two red hens. The hens jump over Farmer George's wall to escape from Mr Fox. Farmer George catches the hens in a net and take them to the Sheriff who puts them in jail. They are taken before Judge Gateman who effects a satisfactory conclusion; the hens may peck bugs in Farmer George's garden if they promise they won't peck his plants. All is well until Mr Fox digs a hole under the wall and tries to take one of the hens. Farmer George acts on the advice of Mayor Loinhart, but this gives him another problem.