If i were you i would publish this as an internet book for children.Its really just SOOO perfect reading to let kids enjoy what happens in a hatch in a non technical way and interesting Dont forget the cute pics too.GREAT JOB!!My copy of WORD says this is 749 words exactly!! Hope you all enjoy it. Kim
Little Chick Wakes Up
A hen sat looking out at the frost covered pasture from her nest inside the barn. She had been sitting patiently on four little brown eggs for many days. She fluffed herself impatiently and carefully rolled each of the eggs beneath her feathers.
From deep within one of the eggs, she suddenly heard a little ‘pip, pip’.
‘Chuck uckk, chuck uck uck” she replied to her eggs.
‘Chee cheeeee’ cried a little voice within the egg.
The old hen reached her head down to see the little bump on the side of the egg. She watched as the egg rocked ever so slightly. Again a little ‘Cheeep!’ came from within the egg and then wondrously, the little bump grew bigger.
“I will have chicks soon” thought the old hen and she gazed out from the barn and thought of the days ahead when she would lead them in a little procession through the grass and look for tasty little bugs to eat.
Throughout the next hours the sounds from the eggs under the old hen became more frequent. Cracks began to appear on the sides of the eggs as the chicks slowly pecked away the egg shell that covered them. Her chicks were all busy hatching underneath the old hen.
All but one egg that is. One small brown egg remained quiet and no bumps or cracks appeared on its side.
The old hen settled herself comfortably on the nest as she waited to greet her chicks. One by one, the eggs broke in two and a little mass of wet fluff peered out from the opening. The hen looked down and was surprised to see the one egg that remained unbroken in her nest. She leaned her head against the egg and listened. From within the egg she could hear the chick’s contented snores.
“Wake up Little Chick” cried the old hen. “You must come out and play with your brothers and sisters!” But Little Chick remained within her warm bed inside her eggshell. She pulled the thick bedcovers over her head and shut her eyes tight.
The other chicks breathed in the fresh spring air. They gathered around Little Chick’s egg and cried, “Wake up Little Chick! There are bugs and worms to catch. Join us Little Chick”.
But the egg remained still and Little Chick stayed inside her little bed.
“Well” said the old hen, drawing a long breath and fluffing herself one more time on the nest. “We must all be ready to go to the pasture to scratch for worms and delicious bugs. Get up Little Chick and come outside with us right now”!
Little Chick paid no attention to the old hen and sipped her tea inside the porcelain walls of her egg room.
The morning clouds slowly began to disappear as the sun rose higher in the sky and covered the pasture with splashes of sunlight. The old hen got off the nest and began to show her chicks how to scratch the ground nearby. They all surrounded her and watched attentively as she examined the ground carefully for anything good to eat.
From within her egg, Little Chick began to feel the sun’s warmth on her face. The sun began to call Little Chick. “Wake up Little Chick!” called the sun. Your sisters and brothers are waiting for you to accompany them out to the pasture!”
But it takes time to rouse a sleepy chick from her cozy room. The sun began to shine itself on the egg and the brilliant light made Little Chick rub her eyes. As the sun warmed Little Chick’s egg, it became stuffy and so unbearable. She began to think how wonderful the sun would feel against her feathers. She wanted suddenly to play with the other chicks in the morning sun. “I think I would like to scratch for bugs now” she thought to herself.
Little Chick got out of bed and began to peck her egg room apart. “I really must be going” she thought as she pushed against the egg wall.
The hen and her chicks looked up at the nest and began to cheer Little Chick as she broke apart her beautiful little room.
The egg suddenly broke and Little Chick looked out at the others around her. “Good morning Little Chick!” they called to her.
Little Chick peeped joyously and hopped out of the nest to join them as they paraded out into the morning sun.
