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wagging her finger at the bird. The hen strutted off back to the chicken pen, fuming.
‘Huh! I am a unique bird. When they discover who I really am, they will treat me with respect. As for woodland
animals, what do I care! Does anyone realise that I am no ordinary chicken? I have a long pedigree and I have won medals. And I can’t understand where Minnie and the others have gone.’
Adeline Hen had been repeating the same story since that first morning she’d woken up and discovered the empty perch. She had strutted outside to the pen and realised that