Reading Champion: The Hen Who Cried Fox: Independent Reading Purple 8

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 24 pages
Publication date: 13 December 2018
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

The hen is feeling bored on the farm. She comes up with a brilliant idea to entertain herself and the other animals. She decides to play a trick on them. The hen gathers all the animals together and tells them that she has found a treasure map. She claims that the treasure is hidden somewhere on the farm and that they must work together to find it.

The animals are excited and eager to participate in the treasure hunt. They search high and low, turning over every rock and digging in every corner. The hen watches from a distance, enjoying the excitement of the other animals.

As the search continues, the hen realizes that she has underestimated the intelligence of the other animals. They start to suspect that the treasure map is a hoax, and they become angry with the hen for playing such a trick on them.

The hen tries to defend herself, but the other animals are not convinced. They decide to take matters into their own hands and confront the hen. The hen tries to run away, but the other animals catch her and hold her down.

They start to interrogate the hen about the treasure map. The hen tries to keep up her act, but the other animals are not buying it. They realize that the hen was just trying to entertain herself and that she had no intention of finding any treasure.

The other animals are furious with the hen. They punish her by not allowing her to eat or drink for a few days. The hen is humiliated and embarrassed, but she learns a valuable lesson about the importance of honesty and the consequences of lying.

In the end, the other animals forgive the hen and allow her to return to her normal activities. The hen is grateful for the lesson she has learned and promises to be more honest in the future.

From that day on, the hen becomes a more trustworthy and respected member of the farm. The other animals look up to her and admire her for her honesty and integrity. The hen has learned that it is better to be honest and true to oneself than to play tricks and deceive others.

The story of the bored hen and her trick on the other animals teaches us a valuable lesson about the importance of honesty and the consequences of lying. It reminds us that it is better to be honest and true to ourselves than to play tricks and deceive others. It also teaches us that we should be careful not to underestimate the intelligence of others and that we should always be respectful and kind to others.

Weight: 64g
Dimension: 213 x 149 x 4 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781445162355