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PURPOSE OF CONSUMPTION

WHEN I WAS LITTLE, MY PARENTS TOLD ME THAT THE REASON EVERYBODY
EAT EGGS AND DRINK MILK IS TO PLEASE THE CHICKEN AND THE COW. WE
LIVED NOT FAR FROM THE COUNTRY STORE WHERE THERE WERE CHICKENS
AND A COW, SO I WOULD EAT ALL MY BREAKFAST. IF NOT I WOULD DUCK
DOWN IN THE CAR SO THE ANIMALS WOULD NOT SEE ME. "THE CHICKEN
WOULD CRY IF HE KNEW."

Where learned: SOUTH CAROLINA ; EDGEFIELD

Subject headings: Food Drink -- Special Form and PurposeObject of Bodily Consumption

Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR

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