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You see, I tutor to help pay the bills and also because I will never quite leave my teacher self behind. I love to geek out to Ken Kesey and thesis statements. I love all my pens in various colors for various purposes. I love the knowledge I get to pass on, Mr. Miyagi style, to my tutorees (not a word, but I\u2019m a teacher so I get to make the rules).<\/p>\n
On this day, when I pulled up the gravel drive to my student\u2019s house, I caught sight of what looked like an elevated playhouse. The twins would have loved it\u2026a mini treehouse. This is how I met my first chicken–my first up close and personal chicken to look me in the eye. I\u2019ve been around the block with General Tso\u2019s, but this one was up for an actual conversation.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s how it played out. I made a joke, as I tend to do, to my student’s mother. My quip is my downfall. But in this case, it made me a new friend. I said, after oohing and ahhing, \u201cLook at that one. It\u2019s like it wants to sit on your shoulder and whisper secrets in your ear like a pirate’s parrot.” <\/em>Well, it turns out Queen Bee (the chicken) loves to sit on shoulders. She\u2019ll perch there all day, which is how I found myself with a chicken on my shoulder starting me square in the eye.<\/p>\n