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The Dinosaur and the Young Lady

As she did every day, Emma was feeding the chickens, kicking away any that dared to poke their beaks out of curiosity. One lost several feathers that evening, causing the most unexpected vocal response from a hen: “Ouch! That freak didn't miss me!”
Emma jumped back, “Oh my gosh! That stupid chicken is talking!”
The chicken rose to its feet, puffing out its chest, “Show me some respect, young lady! I’m a survivor of the glorious dinosaur lineage! We dominated the whole world for tens of millions of years!”
“Does it really matter? ‘Cause it was millions of years ago, after all!”
“Pff, if only that bloody asteroid hadn’t smashed into the planet, our magnificent reign would have been eternal, and you insignificant mammals would never have had the slightest chance of appearing!”
“Oh, I feel a hint of bitterness. But, hey, you’re just a fucking chicken.”
“At least we haven’t destroyed the planet ourselves. I’m curious to discover your final decision. You humans are so creative! Nuclear bombs, pandemics, climate change, AI… Weren’t asteroids destructive enough? Oh, I got it! Superior intelligences love pushing buttons themselves! Masters of your destiny until the very end!”
“Whoa, take it easy, flightless bird! You are just a fucking chicken! A fucking egg-laying machine!”
The chicken took a step forward, flapping its wings loudly, its head high, “It's all your fault! You have belittled my bloodline to the lowest state. I’m doomed to live behind a wire fence, eating seeds and, worst of all, laying eggs almost every single day, while that damn rooster just sings its horrible cock-a-doodle-doo all day long!”
“You sing too, right? You sing every time you lay an egg. It's so annoying!”
“No!!! I don’t sing!!! I don’t sing, I scream in pain! Imagine giving birth every single day!
“Maybe you would prefer to be a meat chicken instead of a laying one? You’re so fleshy and surely still tender. A delicious roast chicken for Sunday lunch! Yum-yum!”
“Oh shit! I had a loose tongue! Buk buk buk!”
Suddenly, the chicken rushed in the opposite direction, flapping its wings and hiding its head between its legs. A few metres further, the most basic chicken was there again. Its head spinning frantically from side to side, and its eyes gazing with their usual dull stare.
Could this stupidest look in the animal kingdom have been feigned for thousands of years?
Nah, it was probably just a very bad trip!

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The Dinosaur and the Young Lady

As she did every day, Emma was feeding the chickens, kicking away any that dared to poke their beaks out of curiosity.

One lost several feathers that evening, causing the most unexpected vocal response from a hen:

“Ouch!

That freak didn't miss me!”

Emma jumped back, “Oh my gosh!

That stupid chicken is talking!”

The chicken rose to its feet, puffing out its chest, “Show me some respect, young lady!

I’m a survivor of the glorious dinosaur lineage!

We dominated the whole world for tens of millions of years!”

“Does it really matter?

‘Cause it was millions of years ago, after all!”

“Pff, if only that bloody asteroid hadn’t smashed into the planet, our magnificent reign would have been eternal, and you insignificant mammals would never have had the slightest chance of appearing!”

“Oh, I feel a hint of bitterness.

But, hey, you’re just a fucking chicken.”

“At least we haven’t destroyed the planet ourselves.

I’m curious to discover your final decision.

You humans are so creative!

Nuclear bombs, pandemics, climate change, AI…

Weren’t asteroids destructive enough?

Oh, I got it!

Superior intelligences love pushing buttons themselves!

Masters of your destiny until the very end!”

“Whoa, take it easy, flightless bird!

You are just a fucking chicken!

A fucking egg-laying machine!”

The chicken took a step forward, flapping its wings loudly, its head high, “It's all your fault!

You have belittled my bloodline to the lowest state.

I’m doomed to live behind a wire fence, eating seeds and, worst of all, laying eggs almost every single day, while that damn rooster just sings its horrible cock-a-doodle-doo all day long!”

“You sing too, right?

You sing every time you lay an egg.

It's so annoying!”

“No!!!

I don’t sing!!!

I don’t sing, I scream in pain!

Imagine giving birth every single day!

“Maybe you would prefer to be a meat chicken instead of a laying one?

You’re so fleshy and surely still tender.

Yum-yum!”

“Oh shit!

I had a loose tongue!

Buk buk buk!”

Suddenly, the chicken rushed in the opposite direction, flapping its wings and hiding its head between its legs.

Its head spinning frantically from side to side, and its eyes gazing with their usual dull stare.

Could this stupidest look in the animal kingdom have been feigned for thousands of years?

Nah, it was probably just a very bad trip!

The Dinosaur and the Young Lady

As she did every day, Emma was feeding the chickens, kicking away any that dared to poke their beaks at her out of curiosity.

"poking" sounds odd without an object/direction that's being poked at

One lost several feathers that evening, causing the most unexpected vocal response from a hen:

“Ouch!

That freak didn't misshit me!”

"didn't miss me" implies the hen expected her to miss, and I don't know if that's what you meant? It would still feel a little odd, if that's what you mean I would put "That freak actually got me!"
to "get someone" is a colloquial way to say you successfully landed a hit on someone

Emma jumped back, . “Oh my gosh!

You only really use the '(verb), "(quote)"' construction with verbs that express talking or making sounds.

That stupid chicken is talking!”

The chicken rose to its feet, puffing out its chest,. “Show me some respect, young lady!

I’m a survivor of the glorious dinosaur lineage!

We dominated the whole world for tens of millions of years!”

“Does it really matter?

‘Cause it was millions of years ago, after all!”

“Pff, if only that bloody asteroid hadn’t smashed into the planet, our magnificent reign would have been eternal, and you insignificant mammals would never have had the slightest chance of appearing!”

“Oh, I feel a hint of bitterness.

But, hey, you’re just a fucking chicken.”

“At least we haven’t destroyed the planet ourselves.

I’m curious to discover your final decision.

You humans are so creative!

Nuclear bombs, pandemics, climate change, AI…

Weren’t asteroids destructive enough?

Oh, I goet it!

Superior intelligences love pushing buttons themselves!

Masters of your destiny until the very end!”

“Whoa, take it easy, flightless bird!

You are just a fucking chicken!

A fucking egg-laying machine!”

The chicken took a step forward, flapping its wings loudly, its head high,. “It's all your fault!

You have belittled my bloodline to the lowest state.

I’m doomed to live behind a wire fence, eating seeds and, worst of all, laying eggs almost every single day, while that damn rooster just sings its horrible cock-a-doodle-doo all day long!”

“You sing too, right?

You sing every time you lay an egg.

It's so annoying!”

“No!!!

I don’t sing!!!

I don’t sing, I scream in pain!

Imagine giving birth every single day!

“Maybe you would prefer to be a meat chicken instead of a laying one?

You’re so fleshy and surely still tender.

A delicious roast chicken for Sunday lunch!

Yum-yum!”

“Oh shit!

I had a loose tongue've said too much!

"having a loose tongue" describes a tendency, it feels odd to use it for a single instance
Not really sure what a better phrase is

Buk buk buk!”

Suddenly, the chicken rushed in the opposite direction, flapping its wings and hiding its head between its legs.

A few metres furtheraway, the most basic manifestation of a chicken was theappeared again.

Hm... there are a lot of ways you can word this. But the way it is now, sounds kinda like you're saying there's an actual second chicken that's also there (even though the "again" helps clarify).

Its head spinning frantically from side to side, and its eyes gazing with their usual dull stare.

Could this, the stupidest look in the animal kingdom, have been feigned for thousands of years?

Idk why but "this stupidest" feels wrong...

Nah, it was probably just a very bad trip!

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This was hilarious. What a brutal exchange. Great writing lol

As she did every day, Emma was feeding the chickens, kicking away anythose that dared to poke their beaks out of curiosityat her with their beaks.

One lost several feathers that evening, causing the most unexpected vocal response from aone hen:

Emma jumped back, “Oh my gosh!,

Tthat stupid chicken is talking!”

We have dominated the whole world for tens of millions of years!”

‘Cause it wasIt happened millions of years ago, after all!”

“Pff, if only that bloody asteroid hadn’t smashed into the planet, our magnificent reign would have been eternal, and y. You insignificant mammals would never have had the slightest chance of appearing!”

The Dinosaur and the Young Lady


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As she did every day, Emma was feeding the chickens, kicking away any that dared to poke their beaks out of curiosity.


As she did every day, Emma was feeding the chickens, kicking away anythose that dared to poke their beaks out of curiosityat her with their beaks.

As she did every day, Emma was feeding the chickens, kicking away any that dared to poke their beaks at her out of curiosity.

"poking" sounds odd without an object/direction that's being poked at

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One lost several feathers that evening, causing the most unexpected vocal response from a hen:


One lost several feathers that evening, causing the most unexpected vocal response from aone hen:

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“Ouch!


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That freak didn't miss me!”


That freak didn't misshit me!”

"didn't miss me" implies the hen expected her to miss, and I don't know if that's what you meant? It would still feel a little odd, if that's what you mean I would put "That freak actually got me!" to "get someone" is a colloquial way to say you successfully landed a hit on someone

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Emma jumped back, “Oh my gosh!


Emma jumped back, “Oh my gosh!,

Emma jumped back, . “Oh my gosh!

You only really use the '(verb), "(quote)"' construction with verbs that express talking or making sounds.

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That stupid chicken is talking!”


Tthat stupid chicken is talking!”

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“Does it really matter?


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The chicken rose to its feet, puffing out its chest, “Show me some respect, young lady!


The chicken rose to its feet, puffing out its chest,. “Show me some respect, young lady!

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I’m a survivor of the glorious dinosaur lineage!


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We dominated the whole world for tens of millions of years!”


We have dominated the whole world for tens of millions of years!”

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‘Cause it was millions of years ago, after all!”


‘Cause it wasIt happened millions of years ago, after all!”

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“Pff, if only that bloody asteroid hadn’t smashed into the planet, our magnificent reign would have been eternal, and you insignificant mammals would never have had the slightest chance of appearing!”


“Pff, if only that bloody asteroid hadn’t smashed into the planet, our magnificent reign would have been eternal, and y. You insignificant mammals would never have had the slightest chance of appearing!”

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“Oh, I feel a hint of bitterness.


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But, hey, you’re just a fucking chicken.”


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“At least we haven’t destroyed the planet ourselves.


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I’m curious to discover your final decision.


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You humans are so creative!


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Nuclear bombs, pandemics, climate change, AI…


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Weren’t asteroids destructive enough?


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Oh, I got it!


Oh, I goet it!

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Superior intelligences love pushing buttons themselves!


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Masters of your destiny until the very end!”


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“Whoa, take it easy, flightless bird!


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You are just a fucking chicken!


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A fucking egg-laying machine!”


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The chicken took a step forward, flapping its wings loudly, its head high, “It's all your fault!


The chicken took a step forward, flapping its wings loudly, its head high,. “It's all your fault!

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You have belittled my bloodline to the lowest state.


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Suddenly, the chicken rushed in the opposite direction, flapping its wings and hiding its head between its legs.


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A few metres further, the most basic chicken was there again.


A few metres furtheraway, the most basic manifestation of a chicken was theappeared again.

Hm... there are a lot of ways you can word this. But the way it is now, sounds kinda like you're saying there's an actual second chicken that's also there (even though the "again" helps clarify).

Its head spinning frantically from side to side, and its eyes gazing with their usual dull stare.


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Could this stupidest look in the animal kingdom have been feigned for thousands of years?


Could this, the stupidest look in the animal kingdom, have been feigned for thousands of years?

Idk why but "this stupidest" feels wrong...

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Nah, it was probably just a very bad trip!


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I’m doomed to live behind a wire fence, eating seeds and, worst of all, laying eggs almost every single day, while that damn rooster just sings its horrible cock-a-doodle-doo all day long!”


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“You sing too, right?


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You sing every time you lay an egg.


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It's so annoying!”


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“No!!!


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I don’t sing!!!


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I don’t sing, I scream in pain!


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Imagine giving birth every single day!


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“Maybe you would prefer to be a meat chicken instead of a laying one?


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You’re so fleshy and surely still tender.


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A delicious roast chicken for Sunday lunch!


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Yum-yum!”


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“Oh shit!


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I had a loose tongue!


I had a loose tongue've said too much!

"having a loose tongue" describes a tendency, it feels odd to use it for a single instance Not really sure what a better phrase is

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Buk buk buk!”


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