XXIV WINNING FIRST PRIZE 114

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ILLUSTRATIONS

Henrietta Hen is Afraid the Duck Will Drown. (_Page 14_) Frontispiece
"Come Up to My Nest!" Cried Henrietta Hen. (_Page 50_) 51
Henrietta Hen Scolds Jimmy Rabbit. (_Page 62_) 62
"Don't Worry!" Said Aunt Polly Woodchuck. (_Page 91_) 89

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THE TALE OF HENRIETTA HEN

I

A SPECKLED BEAUTY


Henrietta Hen thought highly of herself. Not only did she consider
herself a "speckled beauty" (to use her own words) but she had an
excellent opinion of her own ways, her own ideas--even of her own
belongings. When she pulled a fat worm--or a grub--out of the ground she
did it with an air of pride; and she was almost sure to say, "There! I'd
like to see anybody else find a bigger one than that!"