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 The Mother Hen Mysteries - Allan Ahlberg
 The Mother Hen Mysteries - Allan Ahlberg ... their meals? Could someone be leaving out tempting picnics? Mother Hen soon discovers Fast Fox's plot to fatten the chickens for his supper and Slow Dog, as ever, saves the day without even trying.Newest Review: ... of fishing of his own with a net. As he takes the chicks away in his rowing boat he sings a wee song, "Row, row, row ... more ... your boat,
Gently as can be,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Chicken pie for me."
This wakens Mother Hen up who sees the chicks are missing and Slow Dog suddenly realises that his fishing line is pulling and he gets pulled into the river right on top of Fast Fox and the boat.
The story ends with the chicks safely back home although Mother Hen has another problem and she tells her friend about an extra chicken she seems to have. When the page is turned we see that Fast Fox is up to his tricks again and is h...more |
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The Mother Hen Mysteries - Allan Ahlberg: Hey There Chicken (829 words)
by - written on 18/01/08 (Very useful, 120 readings)
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***Background*** Allan Ahlberg is a bit of a favourite with my son at the moment and he is constantly looking for books in his Funnybones series about a family of skeletons in our local library. This book is part of another series and is based around Fast Fox and Slow Dog. ***The Story*** The tale starts with Mother Hen speaking on the phone. "'It is a mystery to me,' she tells her friend. 'My chickens won't eat their breakfast. My chickens won't eat their lunch. My chickens won't eat their supper. And yet they're getting... Fatter...and fatter...and FATTER! I wonder ... Read the complete review
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