Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for October 24, 2018

Was Mildred a mutant-hunting robot?

In a final act of heroism, Mildred gave her life to save Sunday dinner.

I’ll bet ANYBODY a Dollar to a Donut Hole that chicken’s name is not Mildred.

The roosters of her coop were too lazy and good for nothing.

Mildred was forced into retirement at the last stockpot holders meeting.

“Thank you for your service, Mildred. Now hold still….”

Millie, my goodness, what a real Dilly.

2 questions: 1. Can Mildred be the little girl? … and 2. Is the verb “sentineled” transitive, or intransitive? A 3rd question might be … Who cares? ….

Now she’s being served as a complement to dumplings.

Not to egg anyone on, but what is the pecking order here? (I’m on shells as I write this.) Go ahead and cluck your tongues, I’ll just lay here in wait, guarding the nest…

Eggzackly-and that’s no yolk!

A sentinel goose puts up a bigger ruckus.

Mildred had an omelette for breakfast this morning, but she mentioned that she had still felt peckish after eating the omelette..

Are we speaking of “the late Mildred” here? Has she been stuffed (taxidermied)? I know geese served valiantly as sentinels for ancient Rome and have likewise served in more recent times. But sentinel chickens are a rarer breed, so to speak. Hail, Mildred!