The Blood-Feud of Toad-Water

"The Blood-Feud of Toad-Water" is the story of the Cricks and the Saunderses who are neighbors in the town of Toad-Water. One raises hens and the other gardens. When a hen gets into the garden, the gardener chases the hen away. The children report to the woman who raises hens that the neighbor is throwing rocks at her prize hen, prompting a feud. The feud is so intense that the Crick's cat impregnates the Saunders' female cat and the Saunders drown the kittens "but the disgrace remained."