How Hen Got Her Cluck

Jul 9, 2026

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A charming children’s story traces how a proud hen learns humility through a chain of egg comparisons. After Hen proudly announces her egg as the smoothest and biggest, a goat challenges her and she seeks proof by visiting duck, goose, and turkey. Each bird claims a larger egg, pushing Hen to continue searching until ostrich reveals the biggest egg, leaving Hen to realize her own egg is the smallest among them.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages12

Reading Time18 min

Hen’s Proud Egg

Goat’s Challenge

Visits to Duck, Goose, and Turkey

The Biggest Egg with Ostrich

How Hen Got Her Cluck Lim Shang Nee Shanni Long ago, in the days before our time, Hens did not cluck. They were the proudest group of fowls, always thinking their eggs were the smoothest and the biggest ever . One day, they discovered that this was not so . Hen had just laid an egg. And she was so very proud of it!”Come and see my egg!” Hen called out to Goat.”Isn’t my egg beautiful? It’s the smoothest and biggest egg ever!” exclaimed Hen. ”It’s not that big,” said Goat. ”I have seen bigger eggs. In fact, Duck’s egg is bigger than yours!””Bigger than MINE?” exclaimed Hen. ”Well, I’ll just have to see it for myself.” So off Hen went to look for Duck. ”Hello, Duck!” called Hen. ”I heard that your egg was bigger than mine. Can I please see it?”Sure!” said Duck, showing Hen her egg.”Wow! It’s the smoothest and biggest egg I ever saw!” exclaimed Hen. ”It’s not that big,”said Duck. ”I have seen bigger eggs. In fact, Goose’s egg is bigger than mine!””Bigger than YOURS?” exclaimed Hen.”Well, I’ll just have to see it for myself!” So off Hen went to look for Goose. 4 ”Hello, Goose!” called Hen. ”I heard that your egg was bigger than Duck’s . Can I please see it?”Of course!” said Goose, showing Hen her egg.”Wow! It’s the smoothest and biggest egg I ever saw!” exclaimed Hen. ”It’s not that big,” said Goose. ”I have seen bigger eggs. In fact, Turkey’s egg is bigger than mine!””Bigger than YOURS?” exclaimed Hen.”Well, I’ll just have to see it for myself!” So off Hen went to look for Turkey. 6 ”Hello, Turkey!” called Hen. ”I heard that your egg was bigger than mine. Can I please see it?”Certainly!” said Turkey, showing Hen her egg.”Wow! It’s the smoothest and biggest egg I ever saw!” exclaimed Hen. ”It’s not that big,” said Turkey. ”I have seen bigger eggs. In fact, Ostrich’s egg is the BIGGEST egg that I have ever seen!””Bigger than all of ours?”Hen gasped.”Well, I must see it for myself.”So off Hen went to look for Ostrich. 8 ”Hello, Ostrich!” called Hen. ”I heard that your egg was the biggest egg ever! Can I please see it?”But of course!” said Ostrich, showing Hen her egg.”Oh wow! It’s the smoothest and biggest egg I have EVER seen!” exclaimed Hen.”Now it does seem that my egg is the smallest egg of all,” sighed Hen sadly.

FAQs

Why does Hen start looking for other eggs?

Hen becomes convinced her egg is the smoothest and biggest, but Goat says there are bigger eggs. Hen then decides to see for herself.

How does each animal respond when Hen asks to see their egg?

Duck, Goose, and Turkey each show Hen their egg and insist it is bigger than Hen’s, prompting Hen to move on to the next bird.

What lesson does Hen learn at the end?

After seeing Ostrich’s egg, Hen realizes her own egg is the smallest among them and sighs sadly, reflecting a shift from pride to humility.

Jul 9, 2026

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