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The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly

Author

Hwang Sunmi

Publisher

SAKYEJUL PUBLISHING LTD.

Categories

Children's Other Books
Children's Other Books

Audience

9~12 years old
Youth
Young Adult
Adult

Overseas Licensing

Keywords

  • #Love
  • #sacrifice
  • #wish
  • #mother-love
  • #freedom
  • #fable

Copyright Contact

Kang Hyunjoo

  • Publication Date

    2002-04-15
  • No. of pages

    199
  • ISBN

    9788971968710
  • Dimensions

    154 * 225
Overview

This book is the story of a hen named Sprout who leads her life with a hope that she will brood her egg and see the birth of her chick.

Book Intro

This is a novel that beautifully captures the life of a hen named Sprout who realizes her wish, freedom, and love following a poignant journey, during which she escapes from the barn hoping to hatch an egg and have her chick, but instead raises a mallard baby that looks different from her, but with deep-hearted mother-love, sacrifices herself to a weasel so her baby can live. The hen who named herself Sprout because she wanted to do something like an acacia leaf that embraces wind and sunshine, becomes compost when fallen down and rotten, and blossoms a fragrant flower; the hen who came out from the barn and yard where she could eat her fill to make her wish come true; the hen who is plucked around the neck and humbly thin but boldly fights with the weasel to protect her life and her offspring (the mallard baby); the hen who is considerate but also having humor and eccentricity. Along with such a hen Sprout, this book displays an array of animal characters with rich individuality and diverse types of lives. The mindless egg-laying hen locked up in the barn who eats to fill her stomach and lays the eggs she will never be able to hatch, the ornamental hen who leads a satisfying life with a cock and chicks but is anxious lest someone interrupts her life and ruin it, the mallard called Straggler who has a broken wing but does his best to live a life without losing his true character, the rooster that symbolizes authoritarianism, the flock of barnyard ducks who settle for the comfortable life and forget about their true selves, the gatekeeper dog who is a typical opportunist...

This book throws the fundamental questions and reflections about ‘Who I am and how should I live’ to today’s children by featuring the protagonist Sprout who firmly sticks to her wish and becomes the owner of her life and through diverse lives of unique and colorful characters. It deals with quite a difficult and weighty subject, but its realistic and solid plot, expressive symbolism, creative and distinctive characters, bright and sensitive prose lead to the literary configuration that allows readers to enjoy the depth of the work as well as to appreciate poignancy and a true taste of literature.

About the Author

Hwang Sunmi



(English) Hwang Sun-mi was born in Hongseong in South Chungcheong Province and studied creative writing at the Seoul Institute of the Arts as well as the Graduate School of Chung-Ang University. She is known for writing children's stories marked by a profound critical awareness and meticulous psychological descriptions which are characterized by a concise yet evocative writing style. She was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2012 and named "Author of the Day" at the London International Book Fair in 2014. She also received the Korean Culture and Arts Award in 2017 and a Service Merit Medal from the Korean government in 2023. Some of her most notable books include The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly, The Foolish Letter, A Silver Net Into the Sea, A Magical Gift, Eunseo, Don't Be Afraid!, Blue Eyes Inside a Truck, Necklace Key, The Shining Shadow, and The Bad Boy Stickers. She plans to keep writing works that help show the beauty of walking one’s own path in life.

Selection

Book included in elementary school textbooks for 5-2 and 6-2


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