k-r-r-red

Updated: June 13, 2025

For the biggest brother had said very emphatically that the only way to make a chicken lay is to drive her up a hill. Sassy did not pay any attention to the apron, but shook her wattles crossly, "k-r-r-red," and held her head so that one white ear lobe lay questioningly uppermost. "Now you go up," commanded the little girl; "go right straight up, or I'll just give it to you.

Eleanor Gates - The Biography of a Prairie Girl