Once, a naughty little girl lived on a farm with her parents. She loved to play with the farm animals but created a lot of noise. One day, she was playing with the hens and their chicks. Suddenly, a hen pecked her finger. The girl started crying. She ran to her father and showed him her finger. She cried, “Father! The hen hurt me! I am so kind to all of them, yet…” Her father looked at her and said gently, “Do not cry. The poor hen thinks that you have come to harm her little children. So, she is scared of you and bit you in fear. You should be careful while playing with them. Let them not be threatened by you. Even if they are not like us, they also have feelings and fears!” The girl took her father’s advice and became a good friend of the hens and the other animals.
Moral: Respect everyone.
The Hen and the Girl
