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Mother: To Madrid! No, no… you’re so little, and it’s a long trip. Stay here with me,
and some day, when you are bigger, I will go with you.

Half Chicken: No, mother, I already packed my things.

Mother: Very well, just be sure to treat kindly everyone you meet.

Narrator: Half Chicken said good bye to his mother and left the
ranch, and he went hoppity-kick, hoppity-kick, until he found a What is the use Connect

stream. of ‘hoppity-kick’
Language
Stream: Oh, Half Chicken! Please help me! Move the branches here?
and weeds so that my waters can flow freely.

Half Chicken: Sorry, I can’t waste time. Move them yourself! … I am going to Madrid
to see the King.

Narrator: Half Chicken went hoppity-kick, hoppity-kick until he found a small fire
that was almost about to extinguish.

Fire: Oh, Half Chicken! Please fan me a little with your wing so that I can live longer…
and put some sticks and dry leaves over me.

Half Chicken: Sorry, I can’t waste time. Do it

yourself! … I am going to Madrid to see
the King.

Narrator: And once again he went
hoppity-kick, hoppity-kick, until
he found the wind tangled in the

branches of a large oak tree.

Wind: Oh, Half Chicken! Please help
me to get free of these branches.

Half Chicken: Sorry, I can’t waste time.

Untangle the branches yourself! … I am going to Madrid to see the King.

Narrator: And he went hoppity-kick, hoppity-kick, until he finally reached Madrid.

Half Chicken: What a beautiful city! Now I will go straight to
the King’s Palace. extinguish: to make a fire
go away, like blowing out a
Narrator: When he reached the gates of the palace, one of the candle

guards standing before the gates, said. tangled: things twisted
together in a messy way
Guard 1: What do you want? untangle: to fix something
that’s all twisted up

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