How very wide she had to spread them!
For many days she sat there waiting.
One morning she awoke to find her nest full of little ones.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, there were.
“Cluck, cluck, what dear little chickens,” said the hen.
“Come and get breakfast. Cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck! What hungry chickens!
Now I will let you play in the meadow. Come down to the brook first and get a drink.
The water is clear and cool. Do not go too near, or you will fall in.”
Now, what do you think those little ones did?