When life on the Tucker farm is disrupted by the arrival of a peacock, whose shrieking and strutting bring many welcome visitors, the hens complain that they are doing all of the work until the hound suggests a trade.
Presents an introduction to peacocks, in simple with illustrations, providing information on their physical characteristics, habitat, life cycle, and behavior.
Tired of the bragging of Percival the peacock, Poulette convinces the other hens in the barnyard that they can outperform the boastful bird in a ballet she creates.
Naomi, an Amish girl whose elders have impressed upon her the importance of adhering to the simple ways of her people, is horrified when one of her hen eggs hatches into an extremely fancy bird.
Prewitt the wild peacock's shamefully scraggly tail develops the appearance of a scary greeneyed monster, and all the other peacocks decide it has to go.
