Monday mornings are hard enough. Imagine finding 85 chickens running loose in your school.
Workers arriving to open Northeast High School in Philadelphia found dozens of hens walking around the hallways. The birds were brought to the school sometime over the weekend, said school district spokesman Fernando Gallard.
"We don't know where the chickens came from or who they belong to," Gallard said. "I'm pretty sure there is a very upset farmer somewhere who wants them back."
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The floors were covered with droppings and chicken feed. Most students were sent home for the day because the school needed to be cleaned up. A farmer was called to round up the birds.
Police are checking surveillance tapes to see if they can determine who was behind the prank. Whoever did it will have to pay a big fine, Gallard said. (STAFF WRITER, WITH AP)
星期一的早晨真夠麻煩，想像發現八十五隻雞在你的學校裡亂跑。
美國費城東北高中的工友到學校開門時，發現好幾十隻雞在走廊上亂跑。該校區發言人菲南多．葛里特表示，有人趁週末時，將這些雞帶到學校裡。
「我們不知道這些雞是從哪裡來的，也不知道牠們是誰的，」葛里特說：「我確定現在會有個非常生氣的農夫，想把牠們要回來。」
學校地板上到處都是雞大便和飼料；由於學校需要清掃，大部分的學生那天都停課回家。學校也打電話請一位農場人員來圍捕雞群。
警方正在檢視監視錄影帶，看看是否能找到這場惡作劇背後的主使者。葛里特說，不管是誰做的，都將被重罰。(美聯社/翻譯:楊鴻泰)
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