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#SpringFlingKidlit

4/1/2021

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It's time for #SpringFlingKidlit! 
It's a sunny SPRING day & what great timing for #SpringFlingKidlit to begin! Special thanks to
@CiaraONeal2
&
@KaitlynLeann17
for organizing a fun contest! I'm looking forward to reading all the amazing entries!

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Here is my story taken from my childhood. Thank you for reading:

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JENNY AND HANNAH 
by
Charlotte Dixon


BOING! Spring sprung in a burst of sun. Jenny and her hen, Hannah, planted a new garden.
Jenny dropped seeds. Hannah pecked and swallowed.
“No Hannah!” 
“BAWK! BAWK!” cackled Hannah.
Jenny shooed Hannah from the garden.
Later, Jenny discovered Hannah sitting on four tiny eggs.
“BABY CHICKS!” squealed Jenny.
Three weeks passed until—four chicks hatched.
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
After a couple of days, Hannah and her chicks helped Jenny garden.
Jenny weeded—Hannah and chicks gobbled beetles, bugs, and slugs.
One afternoon, a Spring shower PITTER-PITTER-PATTED.
“BAWK! BAWK!” cackled Hannah.
“Cheep! Cheep!” chirped chicks.
Jenny, Hannah, and chicks squished in mud and splashed in puddles like ducks. 
Chicks grew. Wattles and combs jiggled.
Cool air turned warm in a— 
WHOOSH of wind.
Bees, butterflies, and fireflies winged through flowers and trees. 
Jenny, Hannah, and chicks waved goodbye to Spring and greeted Summer.
“BAWK! BAWK! BAWK! BAWK!”

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16 Comments
Christine Alemshah link
4/1/2021 04:17:21 pm

I love your sweet springtime story!!

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Charlotte Dixon
4/3/2021 01:17:42 pm

Thank you Christine :)

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Laken Slate link
4/1/2021 06:11:56 pm

Hannah the chicken! haha! This takes me to my grandma's farm:) Love it!

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Charlotte Dixon
4/3/2021 01:19:09 pm

Thank you Laken. This story is from my childhood on my grandparents farm :) Best days ever!

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Kathy Halsey
4/2/2021 04:01:26 pm

Hi Charlotte, great piece. Love all the onomatopoeia. Good luck, cluck, cluck on this fun story.

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Charlotte Dixon
4/3/2021 01:21:05 pm

Thank you Kathy. I can't get the cluck-cluck outta my head-LOL

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Katie link
4/2/2021 05:36:09 pm

That was sweet, I especially like how you showed Hannah and her chicks helping out by gobbling up the bugs and critters.

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Charlotte Dixon
4/3/2021 01:23:17 pm

Thank you Katie. It was fun getting down deep and buggy into chicken gobbling :)

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Susan Schipper link
4/3/2021 03:20:21 pm

Super spring time story! :)

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Charlotte Dixon
4/4/2021 02:49:38 pm

Thank you Susan :)

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Kaitlyn L Sanchez link
4/4/2021 05:19:49 pm

Thanks for sharing this sweet story of togetherness for the spring fling Kidlit contest!

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Charlotte Dixon
4/5/2021 10:42:08 am

Thank you Kaitlyn and Ciara for giving us the incentive to practice what we love--PB creativity :)

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Janie Reinart link
4/5/2021 11:04:05 am

Charlotte your story encapsulates all the joy and excitement of spring. My grandma raised chickens too! Brought back memories❤️

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Charlotte Dixon
4/5/2021 11:53:41 am

Thank you Janie :) My grandpa gave me the chicken. This story is planted in a sweet bed of memories.

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Ciara O'Neal
4/11/2021 05:33:36 pm

What fun in the sun! Love your little chickies!

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Charlotte Dixon
4/12/2021 01:27:09 pm

Thank you Ciara. I did have fun with my little chickies--so much personality!

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