Mable’s kind of cocky

Oreggano and Cream Of Tartar have had enough of city living and are working towards having a home in the country. In preparation, they have decided to paint their house.

I offered to help and, in exchange, Oreggano offered me brunch. As we were sipping our mimosas, One Of Them Boys – her friend from the country – stopped by to drop off melons and trinkets. Like a good hostess, Oreggano offered him a mimosa and then advised me of a simple detail, “He’s got a rooster in the passenger seat of his truck.” “Are you serious?” I asked while grabbing my camera. “Yep, he’s in a cardboard box,” Oreggano proudly confirmed.

Apparently some of One Of Them Boys’ city friends bought chickens and later realized one was a rooster. As a result, One Of Them Boys was now the proud owner of Mable. Mable stayed in his box for some time, however, eventually got restless and started flitting around the cab of the truck. Anxious to get back to the country and introduce Mable to the other birds, One Of Them Boys bid us farewell and started to get back in the truck. By this time, Mable had returned to  his cardboard box, but had left a gift of sorts for One Of Them Boys. “Oh geez. He shit on my wallet,” he calmly told us while trying to shake the shit off the wallet. The shaking appeared to work and he got in the truck and headed back to the country with sweet Mable by his side.

Then, with me by her side, Oreggano began painting her house so that she too could one day experience the joy of living in the country and driving a truck with a rooster in the passenger seat.