His hens were still to him what the earth was to his parents ?
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The chickens that saved Western civilization were discovered, according to legend, by the side of a road in Greece in the first decade of the fifth century B.C. The Athenian general Themistocles, on his way to confront the invading Persian forces, stopped to watch two cocks fighting and summoned his troops, saying: “Behold, these do not fight for their household gods, for the monuments of their ancestors, for glory, for liberty or the safety of their children, but only because one will not give way to the other.” The tale does not describe what happened to the loser, nor explain why the soldiers found this display of instinctive aggression inspirational rather than pointless and depressing. But history records that the Greeks, thus heartened, went on to repel the invaders, preserving the civilization that today honors those same creatures by breading, frying and dipping them into one’s choice of sauce. The descendants of those roosters might well think—if they were capable of such profound thought—that their ancient forebears have a lot to answer for.
Answer:
The hens were still to Benjy and the land had never belonged (rent) to his parents.
Explanation:
- In the story of H. E. Bates has detailed the story of a poor farmer named Johnson, his wife and their unusually minded son named Benjy. Johnson took 4 acres of land for rent from a man named Sanders for 40 years. A doctor suggested that Johnson keep Benjy busy with the chickens.
- At first Benjy had 1012 chickens. At 14 years of age he dropped out of school. A local preacher used to deliver talks mostly on Sundays. Benjy was given the notebook by his parents when he was 21. One day, the land was for sale and Benjy bought it from Sanders because he had become very rich by then.
- Benjy married one of his workers named Florence, who had plump legs, loose lips, and reflective gray eyes.
- Eventually, Benjy left his parents because his wife and mother started fighting.
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