But as soon as Bonnie caught sight of what her daughters were doing, her anger dissolved into a chilling sense of foreboding. Something was wrong with those eggs, and the hairs on the back of her neck stood on end. She couldn’t shake off the feeling that they were in grave danger, and the girls were in way over their heads. What have they gotten themselves into?!
But then Bonnie’s heart melted when she took a closer look at what her girls had been up to. Mary had constructed a cozy nest around each of the eggs using straw and hay from the barn, Bonnie was taken aback by her daughters’ unexpected tenderness. Her initial anger dissipated, and she found herself praising her children for their diligence in caring for the eggs. “These girls will make excellent caretakers in the future,” Jack remarked with pride.