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Olivia and Eliot are Premium members from North Carolina, U
s A. And they would like a story with a
chicken and a dough dough. Don't forget to listen to
the animal facts after the story to learn more about
these creatures. For now, it's time to sit back and
get comfy, because it's time to begin. Island of the
do does thunder cracked as rain pelted against the barn roof. Within,
Olivia carefully plugged in the last few wires to her machine,
knowing that to night was the night. Are you sure
about this, Olivia? A concerned cow called Clover asked from
amongst the cluster of farm animals. Olivia's friends didn't appear
to want to get too close, I'm sure, said Olivia,
adjusting her tool belt. To night is the night I
get to be free like all the other birds out there.
As a chicken Olivia had lived on the farm her
whole life, caged in by fences. She'd always dreamt of
the wider world where she could run free. Luckily, Olivia
was a clever chicken. She'd sneak into the farmhouse and
use the farmer's computer to order books about electricity and
physics and mechanics. She'd scrounged together scrap metal from across
the farm, and over many weeks had built her machine.
It was a device that would take her far away
from the farm, a teleporter. It was a round, flat
disk for her to stand on, and she controlled it
via a keypad that hung around her neck. She'd already
programmed in her desired destination, an island far away from
humans and foxes. Now she just needed electricity, and lots
of it. Outside, lightning lit up the sky. Last chance
to come with me, Olivia said to the other animals. No,
thank you, said Clover, speaking for everyone watching. Olivia nodded
and stepped onto the teleporter. A long cable ran from
its base to a long metal rod sticking skywards upon
the roof. The chicken checked her keypad one last time.
Good Bye, every one, Olivia said, Wish me luck lightning cracked,
and the barn was filled with bright, dazzling sparks, forcing
the animals to close their eyes. When they opened them again,
the teleporter and the chicken were gone. The chicken staggered forward,
feeling dizzy but ecstatic. She was, without doubt, not in
the barn any more. She was amongst tall grass, with
a line of thick undergrowth to her left, and a
long sandy beach and the ocean to her right. Yes,
said Olivia with triumph. Now all she needed to do
was explore her new home. She hid the teleporter beneath
the undergrowth marked the spot and went to look for
a spot to build herself a house. Unfortunately, she'd not
walked far when she realized that she was not alone.
The area was full of strange looking birds. They were
bigger than her, almost triple her sighs, with gray feathers,
small wings, and large beaks. They didn't look like any
bird Olivia had seen before. Who are you, then, stranger,
asked a voice, surprising her. One of the large gray
birds had walked up behind the chicken without her noticing.
Haven't seen you around here before, er, said Olivia, thinking quickly,
But there didn't appear to be any danger here, So
Olivia decided to be honest. I'm new, she said. I'm
a Livia, I'm a chicken. A chicken. The gray bird marveled,
never heard of a chicken before. I'm Eliot. I'm a Dodo.
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