A Chicken named Jenny

There once was a chicken named Jenny, who wanted to learn how to fly.
Farmer Todd told her she couldn't, but he didn't tell her why.
She waddled to the edge of the farm, and searched for a bird named magpie.
The black bird paused, and thought for a second, staring up at the sky.
"I know a way!", he finally said, "to teach you how to fly".
"We'll go to the cliffs of peril", he said. "Take a deep breath and dive."
"But it might kill me!" she gasped, "it might not" he replied.
"fear of death will bring out your best, your courage will teach you on the fly
"Its the way my mother taught me,
"I jumped from the highest of trees,
"With a kick and a scratch, a beat and a flap, I landed safely on my feet."
so she followed him to the cliffs, where he told her to take the leap.
She jumped for dear life, and screamed in sheer fright, when she landed she hurt her knee.
Now Jenny waddles through the farm knowing she cannot fly.
But she grins from ear to ear all day, because at least she knows she tried.