Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 250, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1920 — The Chicken's Side of It [ARTICLE]

The Chicken's Side of It

Shirley, who had been taught to value the life of birds, was much concerned when he saw his mother preparing to kill a chicken for dinner. Catching the chicken in both his arms, he began to cry and strenuously object to its being killed. His mother in an attempt to allay his grief explained that it was all right to kill chickens, since God had given them to us for food. Still holding the chicken tightly Shirley replied between sobs: “Yes, but the chicken don’t know it”