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1. In the famous Christmas song, 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' the true love's offering on the third day was "three French hens". This title has appealed to many businesses in the English-speaking world but what are the large majority of the 'Three French Hens' with this name on the internet selling or providing?
2. Which of these are literally "three French hens" or older French breeds of hens from the time when the 'Twelve Days of Christmas' was popularized?
3. Well known for her revamping of traditional fairy tales, children's author Margie Palatini (with the delightful illustrations of Richard Egielski) decided to feature the "Three French Hens" in a tale of the same name. Which holiday traditions are celebrated in this tale?
4. Speaking about hens and gifts and special occasions, that leads us to this burning question; what is a 'hen party' anyway?
5. In some traditional tales, eggs are precious gifts. So, if my true love had given me three of these French hens and a rooster of this breed, I'd be gathering rich dark chocolate looking eggs which would tempt James Bond according to legend. What are these French hens called?
6. If my true love had hired a fine French chef to prepare my hen's eggs for me, why would his 'toque' or distinctive French chef's hat have one hundred folds?
7. Although not a typical Christmas gift, my true love might offer me a book or two. Keeping our poultry theme, which author's three young hens (or pullets) led a rebellion over having to surrender their eggs?
8. I'm sure that my true love would not have wanted to miss impressing me yet again with this gift that keeps on giving...hens and chicks. Yet, do you know what hens and chicks are?
9. Which of these common French poultry sayings in French is the equivalent of 'when pigs fly'?
10. The chicken is the most common domesticated bird on the planet and therefore our hen had to be present in the offerings on the third day. There are other birds offered during the Twelve Days of Christmas tale however. One of these is the French word for a bird offered in the song, and the other three were not. Which of these WAS included in the song?
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