Those Crazy Chickens! Book One: Monday Chapter 2

'Cherryflutters' And Illuvia Turtledove
It's a quiet hour of the day... When a large female turtledove comes to rest n the telephone wire directly above the Feather City dust-bathing bay. She cocks her head on one side and gazes down at the three hens bathing below her....


Illuvia Turtledove: (in a dreamy mystic cooing voice) "Ohh, hello, dears! I've seen you here very often. I assume you live here? Ohh, by the way, my name's Illuvia. Mrs Illuvia Turtledove. What's yours?"

Protea: (politely) "I'm Miss Protea Snow. This is my twin sister Strelitzia. Pleasure to meet you, Illuvia!"

Illuvia: (turning dark eyes on Rowena) "Whoo is the lovely Cherryflutters?"

Rowena: (spluttering) "What?!?!!!----- Cherryflutters?!!! How-- how dare you, Turtledove---!"

Illuvia: (cooing blissfully) "Ohh, yes I always thought it was a prrretty name. I'm glad you like it, dear! Ahh, it dose suit you! You're such a beautiful cherry rrred..."

Rowena: (outraged) "I-- I'm not cherry red! I'm brownish red, you feathery little---!"

Illuvia: (taking no notice) "No need to tell me your name anymore, dearest. I'll always remember you as 'Dear Cherryflutters'! Hope we meet again... Farewell, my friends!" *flies off cooing dreamily*

Protea and Strelitzia try hard not to laugh... But 'Cherryfluters became Rowena's nickname. That offending title caused Rowena to be very disagreeable for the rest of that day....

Rowena: (still seething) "That-- that annoying little bird is totally off her rocker! She's so... So---!"

Strelitzia: (giggling) "She's so... Charming! Right, Protea? Yeah, we liked her at any rate... Didn't you like her, Cherryflutters?"

End of chapter.