<img src="coopics/start.jpg" width="600" height="471" alt="Chicken at coop door">
It's a dark and stormy night and you are a chicken who has just returned home from a long voyage to Europe. It's a bit embarrassing for chickens not to be able to fly using their wings, but chicken wings aren't great for flying, so you flew home from Europe on a commercial jetliner. You flew standby, so nobody knew to expect you home.
(if: $key is 0)[So there you are: at the gate of your family's chicken coop, **without a key**, and no one seems to be home.](else:)[Well, that's better: now you **have the key**, which should make this much easier.]
You can:
[[Try to open the door to the chicken coop|opendoor]]
[[Read the note on the door|readnote]]
[[Look under the rug|underrug]]
[[Look in the cabinet]]
(if: $key is 0)[<img src="coopics/keyfail.jpg" width="600" height="467" alt="Key fail">
You try to open the door but you don't have the key. You try to put some feathers into the keyhole and shake, but that doesn't work. Better [[go back|start]].
]
(else:)[<img src="coopics/keysuccess.jpg" width="600" height="437" alt="Key success!">
You insert the key you found under the plastic weasel and hear a reassuring "click" as you rotate it clockwise. [[Enter the coop!|entercoop]]
]
<img src="coopics/readnote.jpg" width="600" height="410" alt="Chicken reads the note.">
The note on the door says,
<em>Dear Chicken,
We're super sorry not to be here. We hope you understand. We just couldn't be here for reasons we can't really articulate or explain. There is some chicken feed in the kitchen. Sorry for the mess in there.
Love,
The Other Chickens</em>
Well, that's weird. Better [[put it down and put it out of your mind|start]].
<img src="coopics/welcomemat.jpg" width="600" height="494" alt="Corn under welcome mat">
You look under the mat, but all that's there is some old chicken feed. Better [[go back|start]].
<img src="coopics/cabinet.jpg" width="600" height="448" alt="Cabinet avec weasel">
In the cabinet there's just an old plastic weasel figurine. You can either [[give up|start]] or, if you're looking to waste your time or whatever, [[look under the plastic weasel|weasel]].
<img src="coopics/findkey.jpg" width="600" height="534" alt="The key is under the weasel">
Aha! Under the weasel there's the farmer's "hidden" key to the chicken coop. You're so much smarter than the farmer gives you credit for. It may have something to do with your recent education in Europe. Anyway, [[you grab the key and head back to where you were|start]].
(set:$key to 1)
<img src="coopics/splash.jpg" width="600" height="796" alt="Game logo">
Welcome to ENTERING THE CHICKEN COOP.
[[Start the action!!|start]]
(set:$key to 0)
You enter the chicken coop. The lights are off but you are welcomed by the familiar smell of home. You flap your wings a little in celebration. Then, suddenly, the lights turn on — and all your friends and family are there!
<img src="coopics/family.jpg" width="600" height="655" alt="happy chickens">
You thought maybe they were in marriage counseling or had run away from the coop or something. But it was just a surprise party! Together they cluck, "SURPRISE!" and "WELCOME HOME!" and you shed a little tear. You'll never go to Europe again.
<p style="text-align:center;font-size:200%;">**THE END**</p>