It was Mary"s birthday．She received a letter from her uncle who was a farmer．"Dear Mary，"the letter said，"Happy （71）b______．I am sending you some chickens．They will arrive tomorrow．I hope you like （72）t______．Best wishes，Uncle Toby．"
Mary was very excited．She liked eating eggs and she liked eating chicken，too．"I can keep the chickens for their （73）e______ or eat them，"she thought．When the chickens arrived the （74）n______ day，they were in a box．Mary was very happy．
She took the box off the back of the truck and began to （75）c______ it into her garden．However，the box of chickens was too （76）h______ and she dropped it．The box fell to the ground and broke．The chickens all ran out．They went （77）e______-into neighbors"gardens，into the road，even into shops．It took Mary hours to find them and take them to her garden．
A few days later her uncle came to visit her．"Did the chicken arrive （78）s______？"he asked Mary．
"Yes，Uncle Toby，"Mary said．"But I had a lot of trouble with them．I dropped the box．It broke open and the chickens ran away．I （79）s______ the whole morning looking for them．"
"Did you find them all？"her uncle asked．"I hope so，"Mary replied，"I caught eleven of them．"
"Eleven？"Uncle Toby shouted，"But I （80）o______ sent you six!"

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