The Chickens Take a Holiday
The sun was about to rise on Farmer Tim's farm. Chester Chicken woke up the cows with his important news.
"The chickens are taking a holiday today," Chester Chicken said.
"Is that so?" said Daisy the cow. "What is the special occasion?"
"We worked too hard this week," Chester said.
"You did?" asked Daisy.
"Yes! We laid ten eggs this week," Chester said, "and there are only five of us."
Daisy smiled and nodded her head. Ten was a lot of eggs for five chickens.
"Enjoy your day off," she said.
"But what about us?" the other cows said to Daisy. "We gave Farmer Tim 100 pails of milk this week. There are only ten of us!"
Daisy agreed with the cows too. 100 pails of milk would make a lot of cheese.
"But we can't take a holiday on the same day as the chickens," Daisy said. "What would Farmer Tim say?"
Daisy and the cows moved over to a patch of grass to have their breakfast.
"The chickens are taking a holiday," Daisy told the trees. "And we don't think it's fair."
The trees were not happy with this news.
"I've dropped over 1,000 apples this season," one said.
"And I've had a million cherries picked!" said another.
The wind blew and the trees put on their angry faces.
"We deserve a holiday more than the chickens!" the trees shouted together. "We worked too hard all season."
This woke up the rake that was sitting on the grass underneath the trees.
"Have you heard the news?" the apple tree asked the rake. "The chickens are taking a holiday. They think they worked too hard this week."
The rake stood up and announced its disapproval. "I raked over one million leaves this year. And there's only one of me! If anyone deserves a holiday it is a poor tired rake."
Just then Rowdy Rooster hopped on the fence. He looked up into the sky and began to crow. It was time for the farmer to wake up.
The chickens and cows and trees waited for Farmer Tim to come out and pick up the rake.
But a minute passed and Farmer Tim did not appear.
Rowdy called two more times.
"Call him again," the chickens yelled to the rooster. "He must be having a dream."
Rowdy made one last call and this time Farmer Tim woke up. But he didn't come out and pick up the rake, or milk the cows, or check on the eggs underneath the chickens. Instead he opened the window and shouted loud enough for everyone to hear:
"I worked too hard this week, I say. It's time I took a holiday!"
故事《The Chickens Take a Holiday》讲述了农场上的小鸡们决定放假一天的故事。
在这个故事中，Chester Chicken告诉奶牛Daisy和其他奶牛，小鸡们因为工作太辛苦，决定要休息一天。他们这周下了10个蛋，而他们只有5只鸡。Daisy奶牛对此表示理解，并祝他们享受这一天。
然而，其他奶牛对此感到不满，因为他们这周为农夫Tim提供了100桶牛奶，而他们只有10头牛。Daisy同意奶牛们的观点，认为100桶牛奶可以制作很多奶酪，但他们不能和小鸡们同一天放假，担心农夫Tim会说什么。
Daisy和奶牛们决定去草地吃早餐，并将小鸡们放假的消息告诉了树木。树木们对此也不高兴，因为它们这个季节掉了超过1000个苹果，而另一棵树则有上百万颗樱桃被摘。树木们认为他们比小鸡们更辛苦，也应该放假。
这个故事通过幽默的方式展示了农场动物们的“劳动争议”，同时也为孩子们提供了学习英语的好机会。
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