To the broody hen, the notion would probably seem monstrous that there should be a creature in the world to whom a nestful of eggs was not utterly fascinating and precious and never to be too-much-sat-upon object which it is to her.

对母鸡来说，这个概念可能看起来荒谬,世界上有一种生物,对一窝鸡蛋,着迷，觉得弥足珍贵,对她而言，永远不觉得,孵蛋时间太长。

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And the guys said, "Well, you know, The rooster works very hard " The rooster has sex dozens of times a day" " And she said, "Well, be sure to tell that to the president" The story goes, the president went around, the guy tells the story to the president The president asks the man, "Huh Has sex dozens of times each day ?" Same hen every time?"

那人回答说，“那只公鸡很卖力的,每天交配好几十次“,她就说“确保把这告诉总统“,然后总统走过来，那人也跟总统说了这事,总统问他,“每天交配几十次,是和同一只母鸡吗“

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