"You have to be gentle with the eggs, Mary." Grandma told me as I softly pulled one from its nest.
Grandma was letting me help get the eggs from the chicken coop*. If I were not careful, they could break. Later, she was going to teach me how to cook them! I loved spending time with Grandma.
*Coop: a cage where chickens are kept
Mary carefully pulls the eggs from the nest because