Tales from the Coop Author:James Johnson, Tina Meade, Tina. Meade This collection of short stories follows the life of Chirpy Chicken and his family and the exciting adventures that they have. Starting from an humble beginning in the barnyard, Chirpy sets out into the world to seek his fortune, and find it he does. Along the way he encounters lions, tigers, and bears. Well, wolves and dinosaurs anyway. ... more » He meets a great lady hen and rescues her from the notorious chicknnappers who are intent on making her into chicken soup. He even gets a chance to rescue Penelope's sister from a stranded moon expedition. When our country is in trouble, on whom does the president call? Why, Chirpy of course! Chirpy has a large number of brothers and sisters and they live exciting lives as well. Chipy's brother, Charles, did not always do the things his mother had taught him, and as a result he gets into big trouble. In fact, Charles lands in jail because he was so unpleasant to be around that people just naturally thought that when the bank was robbed, he must have been the one. The experience Charles had while he was in jail led to a reform in the way he lived. Of course the Widow Cluck may have played a part in his change of lifestyle as well. Along with Chipy and Charles are several stories about Chirpy's chicks. These chicks, like most kids, have a great ability to get into trouble. On several occasions it almost leads to disaster. Fortunately Chirpy and Penelope have taught them well, and they are intelligent and resourceful enough to apply the principles they have been taught to successfully get out of the dangerous situations in which they find themselves. Chirpy takes several of the chicks with him to the supersecret Chicken Research Institute research facility in Utah where there are strange goings on. An earthquake disrupts the safety installation and puts Chirpy and the chicks in great danger. The stories in Tales from the Coop are designed to apply principles of high ideals to situations to allow readers to see the prinicple in action. The book contains stories designed to uplift and educate rather than pull down. Readers young and old will benefit from the adventures of Chirpy and his wonderful family.« less