Chapter 1 Where’s Delia One spring morning Libby Wimbley slipped into her rain jacket She tugged on her rain boots too Then Libby skipped all the way to the barn Hi Libby Dad said Would you please gather the eggs
Sure Libby reached for a basket Thanks Dad said So Libby headed over to the nesting boxes Good morning hens she called Cluck-cluck said the hens Libby reached into the first nesting box The white hen with the floppy comb fluttered away Libby pulled out an egg and carefully placed it inside her basket
A black and white hen had laid an egg in the second nesting box Libby admired the brown speckles before gently putting it into her basket too Libby got to the third nesting box That’s where a red and white hen named Delia usually laid her eggs Today the nest was empty Where could Delia be
