Personal Narrative: Growing Up In Bath County

When I was younger, my aunt always told me “nothing's better than than fresh produce and growing up on it!” Growing up in Bath County was really different than Fort Defiance. There wasn’t any Walmarts, Food Lions, or Martin's local, only stores they had were little convenience stores. Most people had to grow their own vegetables… and even have their own farm animals. Every morning, I would always wake up before anybody to go outside and pick out what we needed for breakfast. I would get on a chair in the kitchen and put it to the counter tops and I would climb to get my brown basket to put my eggs and veggies in. The night before, my aunt would always pre made the coffee and when getting down from the counter tops and I would put the lid down to the coffee maker so it was ready when everyone woke up for breakfast. I would get my shoes on, my hat, gloves, and my red jacket. When you’re younger you really don't put two and two together and think about the roosters mind or what they don’t like. I went out to the
She told me before I got down, to take the red jacket off and run. I look down and the rooster was still looking at me like i was going to be his supper. I threw my jacket over the fence, jumped down, and took off to the garden and I collected all the eggs and veggies we needed. I went back into the house and everyone was sitting on the couch already ready for church! The table was cleaned, everyone had ate, and took showers! I supposedly fell asleep on the chicken coop and woke up late and early service was already over. My aunt told me that everyone was all done and they went to church because they couldn’t find me. She thought I was at the neighbor's house riding my horse named Buddy. My aunt thanked me for keeping that chicken occupied while she collected the eggs! So my tip to anyone and everyone never wear a red jacket near a