Egg Cracker: Science Fiction

[penthius]

The egg cracker cracked and the egg split lines along the surface of the shell. Food or child, the watcher wondered. Or something else entirely? That happened sometimes. One never knew. The large white sphere opened like lily petals, revealing a cage inside. Something else, she decided. "All right, let's see what we've got," she said, stepping forward. The workman stepped back obediently and let the egg cracker hang down his side. "Huh." She stared at it. It wasn't a food animal that she recognized--it wasn't *any* animal that she recognized. It certainly wasn't human or of any of the known alien species. "Is it dinner?" the workman asked. "No--not until I know what it is."

Inspiration: BoingBoing.net's post about an as-seen-on-TV tool for cracking eggs.
Story Potential: medium
Notes: I like the idea of the mystery egg deliveries, but this particular one isn't sufficiently compelling.