
SLUMBER-TOWN TALES
Illustrations
THE TALE OF HENRIETTA HEN
I. A SPECKLED BEAUTY
II. A FINE FAMILY
III. WET FEET
IV. A SWIMMER
V. CAUGHT BY MR. CROW
VI. HENRIETTA COMPLAINS
VII. WARNING THE ROOSTER
Henrietta Hen struts through Pleasant Valley with a confidence that’s as bright as her speckled feathers. Proud of every worm she finds and every egg she lays, she can’t resist a good‑natured cluck that echoes from dawn till dusk, announcing her latest triumphs to anyone who’ll listen. Her boastful chatter, peppered with exaggerated “cut‑cut‑cut” fanfares, draws the attention of her farmyard neighbors—rabbits, ducks, and a sharp‑tongued goose—who are both amused and a little weary of her relentless self‑praise.
When Henrietta’s latest egg becomes the talk of the coop, the surrounding animals finally decide to investigate the source of her uproar. Their cautious curiosity leads them to her hay‑mowed nest, where the hen’s flamboyant display reaches a new, noisy pitch. As the flock gathers, listeners get a glimpse of Henrietta’s larger-than‑life personality and the gentle humor that underpins her competitive spirit, setting the stage for playful lessons in humility and friendship.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (76K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2006-06-22
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1877–1949
Best remembered for lively children's stories filled with talking animals, this American writer turned bits of natural history into gentle adventures young readers could easily follow. He produced more than forty books, and many of them are still widely read in digital editions today.
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