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                          ADVENTURES OF A HEN.




                                  THE

                        SURPRISING AND SINGULAR

                              _Adventures_

                                   OF

                                 A HEN


                  AS RELATED BY HERSELF TO HER FAMILY
                              OF CHICKENS.


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                                LONDON:
                  PUBLISHED BY WHITTINGHAM AND ARLISS,
                          _Juvenile Library_,
                           PATER-NOSTER ROW.

                                 1815.

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                          ADVENTURES OF A HEN.


In the beautiful vale of Ravensworth, is situated a commodious farm
house: the proprietors treat all their domestic animals with humanity,
and provide every possible convenience for them. The poultry yard is
large and clean, at the bottom of it runs a clear brook, in which you
may always see a number of ducks and geese sporting.

One day, as an old speckled hen was scratching up some grubs for her
numerous family, one of her chicks came running up to her. Oh, mother,
pray do go and kill the young bantam cock! Why? replied the mother. Oh!
he has behaved to me worse than ever any chicken behaved to another, and
I will be revenged; I know I cannot fight him myself, but I hope you
will. Not till I know how he has offended. Why, I had just scratched up
a fine fat worm, and was cackling with delight, thinking what a nice
feast I should have, when the nasty little bantum came, snatched it from
me, ran away with it, and eat it, even before