One Sheep One Thousand Sheep

Once upon a time there was a funny old chicken, which stuck its head out from a pan of boiling water, which had been boiling for forty days, on a stove with no fire, inside a house without a stove... Those who saw this peculiar chicken ran to listen to what it had to say. The weirdest thing is they listened with their ears covered to the story told by this funny chicken, which would not cook because of its stubbornness. You, however, please do not cover your eyes or ears and listen to it carefully...