Intelligence Test

If You Take a Hen to Prom
----in the style of the children's book, "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"


If you take a hen to prom,
she’ll want to be sure you match her perfectly.
You’ll have to rent a tux
complete with fancy fluffy feathers
the precise color of her well-groomed attire.
She will want you to take her out to dinner,
an elegant restaurant,
where a kind stranger will offer you a sandwich.
And you will graciously accept this gesture,
eagerly eat this fine cuisine,
and be on your way to the fancy event.
You will begin to regret taking this hen to prom,
soon, you will shrink to the size of a pea
and scream for someone to help you
escape from this horrible hen
of a prom date.

So just remember,
if you take a hen to prom,
the night will not be what you expect.
In fact, you will soon wish it was over
and you were at home with a pint of ice cream crying
and watching a Saturday night soap opera instead.