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Two children in a messy kitchen assemble a jumble of food, medicine, and household items into a supposed animal serum; the elder conducts the process while the younger insists on assisting, adding ingredients and tending the pot. After cooking, the younger tastes a dab and immediately undergoes a startling physical transformation into a chicken, prompting bewilderment, curiosity, and the maker's disappointed miscalculation about the expected result. The narrative plays the scene for comic effect, emphasizing chaotic domestic detail, sibling dynamics, improvised science, and unpredictable consequences.
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