Cosas de Chicken Run/Chicken Run Stuff (Español + English)

Rolling egg (One-shot) (English)

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A couple of weeks after the chickens had arrived at the Sanctuary and began to set up their little civilization, one pleasant morning, Nick was preparing everything for breakfast with the eggs that Bunty had given them as payment, the only thing missing was the salt that Fetcher had to bring, but he had not yet returned.

–Where is that knucklehead?– Nick asked himself, slightly annoyed, he was hungry and already wanted to have those eggs for breakfast.

–Nick, Nick, Nick!– said Fetcher as he ran towards Nick, with his hands behind his back, as if he was hiding something –Guess what I found!–

–It's not the salt that you had to bring and that was your only job, right?–

–Much better!– Fetcher showed Nick what he had hidden: a small egg, which, due to its size, could perfectly have been a quail egg if it wasn't completely white.

Nick seemed indifferent, considering the size of the egg insufficient to feed him –...An egg–

– An egg!–

–...Man, do you think that grain of salt is going to fill our bellies?–

–But it's an egg– Fetcher said stupidly, Nick just rolled his eyes –Although if you don't want it, I'm going to make myself an omelette–

–Fecther, for the last time, eggs are better when you make them fried, not when you scramble them and make them into an omelette–

–But the omelette is a European delicacy–

–And fried eggs are a classic–

–Omelette–

–Fried eggs–

–Omelette–

–Fried eggs–

–Omelette!–

–Fried eggs!–

Whenever they brought up that topic, there was an argument to see which was better, and sometimes it ended in fights. Fetcher, taking advantage of the fact that he was taller, stretched out his arms still with the egg in his hands to prevent Nick from taking it and making it into a fried egg.

When Nick was trying to reach the egg, thanks to the sunlight, he could see what was inside the egg: a chick embryo, so that egg was fertilized and a baby was growing inside (and they couldn't eat it either).

–Stop, stop, you insane rat!– Nick shouted, Fetcher looked at him confused –Have you seen the inside of that egg? It has a baby inside!–

Fetcher looked at the egg to see if what Nick was saying was true, and when he saw the embryo, he was speechless –So...we were about to eat a baby?– said Fetcher, hugging the egg, about to cry, not believing that he was going to eat a baby.

–Yes, Fetcher, thank goodness I stopped you in time...– Nick said, patting Fetcher on the back, a little regretful for having wanted to cook that baby –...By the way, where the hell did you get that egg from?–

–Ah, well, I found it in...– Fetcher couldn't finish, since the egg began to shake, as if it didn't want to be hugged by him –Oh, I think someone wants a softer hug...– Fetcher said innocently before loosening his embrace, which only caused the egg to start hopping and bouncing.

Nick and Fetcher shouted in panic –But what's wrong with this egg!?– Nick exclaimed, not understanding how an egg was bouncing and hopping without breaking or at least getting a crack in the shell.