Beware of Chicken (Beware of Chicken, #1)

by CasualFarmer

He held a twig in his beak that had been split many times to form bristles and used it to sweep away the dirt that threatened to invade where it wasn’t wanted.

TINY CHICKEN BROOM

Gou Ren had been grumbling about the walk since the start—but the boy who looked vaguely like a monkey always grumbled, it was just something everybody in Hong Yaowu put up with. He always ended up doing what he was tasked with, though, so it was tolerated by most people.

Gou Ren is me at work

As one, they looked from the hawk’s head back up to the top of the fence. A magnificent rooster—wearing a fox fur vest—cocked his head to the side and stared at them.

TINY CHICKEN VEST

Bi De was shocked, his beak open with horror.

He turned to her, bowing in greeting, and Meiling inclined her head. The rooster was satisfied and clucked. He turned his head and picked slightly at his vest, cooing something. From out under his garment, a little head peeked, blinking worriedly at her. Slowly, nervously, a small rat clambered off the rooster’s back. The smell of medicine and the smell of the moon separated. The little rat bowed to her. Meiling once more inclined her head, a little nonplussed. Are there more Spirit Beasts on Jin’s farm than actual animals? she wondered. The little creature got itself a tiny bowl—evidently its bowl—and served itself a small portion of the leftover rice. Hesitant, the little one approached her, sniffing at her.

TINY RAT CROCKERY