SC - Holy Feast and Holy Fast

[Philip & Susan Troy]

> Prince Unscrambles Evolution of Chickens
>  May 8, 2000 9:03 am EST
> 
>  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prince Akishino, an expert on catfish, has
>  turned his hand to another scholarly topic -- how wild chickens have
> been domesticated.
> 
>  A slim though weighty volume produced by the prince and four
>  co-authors, titled "Chicken and Man," is expected to go on sale this
> week, Kyodo news agency said.
> 
>  The 34-year-old prince, second in line to the Chrysanthemum throne,
> gathered material for the book on a trip to China in 1998, when he
> visited an area inhabited by an ethnic minority as a member of a group
> researching how domestic chickens have evolved, Kyodo said.
> 
>  The 256-page book will be priced at 3,200 yen ($29).