Summary

In Chapter 26, the narrator reflects on the solitude she feels while cleaning houses.

In Chapter 27, it is March and spring is on the horizon. The narrator entered the coop and saw that all the chickens were sleeping except Miss Hennepin County, who seemed to be fighting to stay awake.

In Chapter 28, the narrator watched Darkness pluck a worm from the ground and felt sorry for the worm.

In Chapter 29, the narrator was out walking when she saw one of her neighbors. A sock fell from the man's shorts and the narrator did not alert him to this fact because she felt awkward. She notes that she often finds an object, like a sock, separated from its pair, while cleaning.

In Chapter 30, the narrator explains that the coop was built from various objects and supplies that were lying around the house. The chickens' nesting...