Avian Adversary

- Oh God!
- What?
- There!
- Where?
- B-b-behind you...
- Eh? There’s nothing there.
- Can’t you hear it? The clucking? The evil clucking?
- You mean that chicken?
- It’s coming for me...
- No it’s not...
- It is. I’m off. Bye!

And with that, the horse who has faced trains, planes and automobiles without batting an eyelid promptly fled. He was found round the corner with his tail over his back, snorting like a dragon.  I despair...