Things I’ve learned as a kid growing up on a farm …
1. Roosters have tempers and sharp beaks. Being 3 feet tall and screaming really loudly does not scare a rooster. He will attack.
2. Geese don’t like being chased…Neither do roosters.
3. Caring a big stick becomes a necessity when I was short and tried to play with the rooster or the geese.
4. Geese bite and have heavy wings to beat me with when they are tired of playing duck, duck, goose.
5. Geese and roosters are not afraid of sticks. They still attack.
6. Carrying a stick bigger than myself is hard to handle and will not protect me from being attacked by the geese or rooster.
7. I’m really starting to believe that playing tag with the rooster and geese is really not a good idea.
8. Running really, really, really fast is important when playing tag with the rooster or the geese.
9. Not tripping is essential to survival.
10. Geese and roosters have good memories.
11. Geese and roosters like to play tag even when I don’t want to. I think they must hold a grudge from the last time I clobbered them with a stick.
12. Teaching my dog Sandy to attack the geese and rooster will prevent my ass from getting whooped anytime I cross the farm.
13. Dogs really are a girl’s best friend.