Martha and the other eight hens, whose names were, Margaret, Blanche, Edna, Hester, Ethel, Henrietta, Mabel and Hortense, lined up side by side. They were all related to Martha. Blanche and Edna were Martha's full sisters, the other six were half sisters. Everyone who was gathered around the hens began to clap their hands in unison and tap their feet. This was all the encouragement the hens needed to begin dancing. First Martha raised her wings, then brought them down, folding one wing over the other on her chest. The other eight hens followed her lead and did the same thing with their wings. Martha then crouched down low at an angle with her legs outstretched. She then turned and looked down the line of the other hens and said to them, "Come on girls, assume the position as I have done. We've practiced this dance over and over again back at the farm. Give it your best. Don't let Mr Finleyson down. Right girls"! They all replied in unison, "We won't Martha. We'll do our best for the old boy. Don't you worry, you've taught us well"! Martha then replied, "Right girls, are we ready? Start on three. One two three...start dancing! " The eight hens and Martha began to kick their little stick legs out in front of them as they crouched down low, tilted back at an angle. All of them had their wings crossed over each other on their chests. Martha was the first to move forward. Out of line, her little stick legs still kicking out high in the air in front of her, as the other hens stayed in the line crouched down low with their little legs all kicking out in front of them as Martha was doing. They were all in step with each other. Martha, still kicking her little legs out in front of her in the same position, began to move backwards until she was back in line with the other dancing hens. The hen dancing next to Martha began to move forward as her little legs also continued to kick out high in front of her as her body moved forward as if gliding across the floor. She then, while still kicking her little legs, began to then move backwards as Martha had, right back into the line of the other dancing hens. This dancing routine continued with each hen who was dancing and kicking their little stick legs high in front of them until they reached the last hen in line!