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Show HEN AMD KITTEN CHUMMY Really Remarkable Case of Frleni ship That Is Vouched for by Woman Writer. The strangest friendship that thi writer has ever seen was that of j young Plymouth Bock hen and a white kitten. When the kitten was about hvo months old she was very fond of being be-ing around in the chicken park, or wherever the chickens were. Phe as the friendliest kitten alive nnd showni a disposition to chum with every liv. ing thing. But the chickens paid no attention to her except to get out of her way. The hen in question, however, how-ever, met her advances kindly nci they soon became boon companions. Jinny times a day they were to bp seen walking together around the place. The hen would frequently stiind still while kittle would rub back nnd forth against her breast. And while Biddy scratched for bugs and worms, the little white kitten was never fur away. We do not know what was their means Of communication, but they evidently had satisfying one, for they never seemed to tire of each other. They associated together to the exclusion of the other fowls nnd cats on the place. One seldom saw Biddy with the other chickens, nnd little white kitten absolutely deserted her little white twin. We sometimes wondered If the kitten thought she was a chicken or the hen believed herself her-self to be a cat. At all events, they were most congenial. This state of affairs continued until . the sale of the farm necessitated their I being parted. Mabel J. Mcllwane. in I Our Dumb Animals. |
