The sad truth.

Picture this book:

An intelligent group of ____s roams the forest, hunting, gathering, and foraging. They have a ranking system, a town-like gatheringplace; complete with roosts to sit on, dens and nests to raise and hatch their young (with broodmothers keeping the eggs from getting too cold) and a team of foragers not only working to feed themselves, but also to feed the oldest, sickest and weakest of the ____. They have a code of honor and try to keep the peace between the other ____s, while still staying hidden from humans, and sometimes this can be a challenge -- especially since dogs and cats aren't the only predators that hunt them.

Now fill in the blanks:

An intelligent group of dragons roam the forest, hunting, gathering, and foraging. They have a ranking system, a town-like gatheringplace; complete with roosts to sit on, dens and nests to raise and hatch their young (with broodmothers keeping the eggs from getting too cold) and a team of foragers not only working to feed themselves, but also to feed the oldest, sickest and weakest of the clan. They have a code of honor and try to keep the peace between the other clans, while still staying hidden from humans, and sometimes this can be a challenge -- especially since dogs and cats aren't the only predators that hunt them.

Wh-- what is this?! That's not right! No, no, no!

It's supposed to be:

An intelligent group of chickens roams the forest, hunting, gathering, and foraging. They have a ranking system, a town-like gatheringplace; complete with roosts to sit on, dens and nests to raise and hatch their young (with broodmothers keeping the eggs from getting too cold) and a team of foragers not only working to feed themselves, but also to feed the oldest, sickest and weakest of the flock. They have a code of honor and try to keep the peace between the other flocks, while still staying hidden from humans, and sometimes this can be a challenge -- especially since dogs and cats aren't the only predators that hunt them.

Of course, which sounds awesomer? The former. That, my friends is the sad, sad truth. I still want to write about the latter, though. Maybe. I have to say... the former is kind of appealing... people would like it more...

No, no, no. Chickens would beat those stupid lizard things asses any day.

But I bet people would rather buy a book about dragons than chickens...

Nope. No. Don't even think about it. Nope. No. Not at all. Well... maybe... No.