A Pet Reader

Chapter 40: My Pet Hen

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About This Book

Aimed at beginning readers, this collection presents short poems and simple prose about household and farm animals, including dogs, cats, birds, poultry, horses, rabbits, and small pets. Brief anecdotes, descriptive pieces, and rhymes portray everyday pet behavior, care tasks, and gentle moral lessons about kindness and responsibility toward animals. Sections group similar creatures and alternate playful vignettes with practical tips for feeding, housing, and helping wildlife. Illustrative scenes and accessible language support early reading and introduce empathy for animals.

My Pet Hen

I have a pet hen.

She seems to like to follow me around the yard.

When she gets into the chicken coop, she jumps up on the nest in a wooden box.

She lays eggs for us.

We eat some of the eggs, and sell some of them.

This spring my pet hen had some baby chickens.

She took very good care of them.

Once when I was feeding my little hen, she jumped upon my arm.

I was frightened.

I screamed.

I ran away as quickly as I could.

But now I am not afraid.

I still feed my pet hen every day.