"That's easy," exclaims Boy.  "MaLizze 
has given our shoes to the chickens 
because they go barefoot."

"Chickens are always clucking about 
going barefoot!" laughs Girl.

"The chickens don't look very happy 
wearing shoes." Mother offers.

"They are not happy," says Father.  
"They can't scratch in the dirt, 
or run fast, or do the things chicken 
are supposed to do."
The family run outdoors.  
Standing in a line they all begin to 
chant "We work hard everyday and now we 
go barefoot, barefoot, barefoot.  
We work hard everyday and now we go 
barefoot."

"Honk, Honk, Honk, Honk," MaLizze 
hangs her head. 

"Buk Buk Buk Buk, Ba-Daw-Cut," the chickens
answer and gather around MaLizze.  
They take off the shoes and MaLizze gathers 
them up piling them neatly in front of Father. 
Happily , the family picks up their shoes 
and returns to the house.  

"HONK HONK HONK," MaLizze calls after them 
which means: "One should never try 
to put the family's shoes on the family's 
chickens." 
 
    




MaLizze And The Shoes page 2 of 2 (book 7)