Chapter 5

Chapter 5 As Dirt, Sugar, Poppy, and Sweetie walked toward the car, their cousins lined up, single file, and followed behind. "What are we going to do about them?" asked Sweetie under her breath. Dirt stopped for a moment, considered the hundred or so chicken cousins standing behind them, and then felt her stomach gurgle. "I think we will be saved by the bell." "Cousin Belle?" asked Poppy. "Wait for it," replied Dirt. Sure enough, the dinner bell rang, and the line of chickens reversed direction and sped to the barnyard. Sugar, Poppy, Dirt, and Sweetie continued up the driveway.

"That's a very long dinner line," observed Dirt. "It will be at least an hour before anybody realizes we're not at the end of it." "I found something!" yelled Sweetie. "Over here! I found something! It's a giant shoe print!" The squad gathered at the back of the car. "Wait a minute!" cried Poppy, running in circles inside the car. "Where's my shoe? It was right here! MY SHOE IS GONE!" Poppy leaped out and tackled Sugar. "WHAT DID YOU DO WITH MY SHOE?"

"It must have fallen out of the car when I was looking for jelly beans," Sugar answered. "Take it easy!" "You said Cousin Besnickle took the jelly beans!" said Poppy, pointing a finger in Sugar's face. "Befrizzle!! B-E-F-R— Never mind! This is a crime scene! The first thing we need to do is secure the area! Bring me a roll of police tape, some orange cones, and a high-definition camera!" "We don't have any of those things," answered Dirt. "Fine, we'll do it the easy way," said Sugar. "Try not to step on anything." "I can't sleep without my shoe!" cried Poppy, his lower beak quivering. "It's almost dark and I'm in a new place and I need my shoe!"

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"I promise I will get your shoe back," said Sugar. "And the jelly beans," added Sweetie. "Don't forget the jelly beans." "Believe it or not, I think you're on to something, Sweetie!" declared Sugar. "Since Befrizzle likes taking jelly beans from small, defenseless chickens so much, maybe he'll come looking for more...." Poppy, Sweetie, and Dirt gathered in a circle around Sugar. "All we need is a decoy to lure Befrizzle back to the scene," said Sugar. "Bring me a loofah sponge, a hot glue gun, and six yards of yellow chiffon."

"We still don't have any of those things," sighed Dirt. "Can't we just make a decoy out of loose feathers like you did before?" "Are you sure you didn't pack fabric and loofah sponges for the farm trip?" asked Sugar. "Positive," sighed Dirt. "Fine, we'll do it the easy way," said Sugar. "Grab up all the loose chicken feathers down by the house." She turned to Dirt. "And from