The chickens are loose, happily pecking on the ground of the farm.
One of them raises her head, trying to listen.
Silence.
She goes back to pecking.
From the woods at the end of the farm, a red fox watches. He’s hungry.
Slowly the fox steps closer to the field. The chicken gets alert again, looks around.
Silence.
Once she’s back feeding and relaxed, fox makes a run towards them. He’s fast. Like a red lightning, it passes by. Once you realize what’s happening, he’s gone.
One chicken goes missing. A trail of red dots leads to the forest.
This post was written in response to January2: Story Challenge in 99-words, hosted by Carrot Ranch
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