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The Bald Hen and the Magic Ring Monica Lim © Kualiti Books Sdn Bhd 2015
There once lived a bald hen in a village. The hen had no hair on its head and neck. It shared the coop with the other hens on the farm.
The hen was so ugly that even the farmer chased it away. The farmer feared that the other chicks in the farm would be ugly too.
Finally, the hen decided to leave the village. It came to an old hut that belonged to an old lady. The old lady was kind and took in the hen.
One day., the hen was hungry and went to look for food. As itwas scrapping in front of the hut, it found a magic ring.
"Ask for anything and your wish will be granted," said the magic ring. A King passed by. He saw what happened and wanted the ring too.
The King took the ring away from the hen. The hen pleaded, "This ring belongs to an old lady." The King ignored the hen.
The hen went to the King's palace to take back the ring. The King became angry when he saw the hen at his palace.
The King ordered his guards to drown the hen. However, the magic ring helped the hen. The hen drank all the water from the pail.
When the guards put the hen in the fire, the ring again helped. "Put out the fire!" shouted the hen as it spat water onto the fire.
"Return the magic ring," pleaded the hen. The cruel guards threw the hen at a bee hive. The hen swallowed the hive.
The hen then went to find the King. He opened his mouth and allthe bees flew out to sting the King and the guards.
Finally, the King surrendered, "I will return the ring to you." The hen was happy to get back the ring.
The hen went back to the hut and gave the ring to the old lady. "This ring willchange your life forever," said the hen.
The magic ring helped the old lady. She was happier and had a lot of food to eat. She had more than enough to share with the hen.
Vocabulary List . bald 2. farm 3. ugly 4. decided 5. scrapping 6. magic 7. pleaded 8. spat having a little or no hair on the scalp area of land used for growing crops unpleasant to look at clear, definite act of digging power using supernatural forces requested sent water out from the mouth Answerthe question below. |. What made the bald hen ugly? 2. Where did the bald hen sleep? 3. Who snatched the ring from the bald hen? 4. Why was the bald hen thrown into the water? 5. Why did the King return the ring? Moral Value It is not right to take what is not ours.