The Journey of Shelly—The Hen Who Dared to Dream

 

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(The Curious Hen)

In a quiet little farm, there lived a small brown hen named Shelly.

While other hens scratched the ground and searched for food, Shelly often stared at the sky.

“Why can’t we fly like the other birds?” she would wonder.

The other hens laughed.

“We are hens, not eagles!”

But Shelly kept thinking.

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(The Laughter)

Every time Shelly flapped her wings harder than usual, the others giggled.

“Look! She thinks she can touch the clouds!”

Shelly felt embarrassed.
Her cheeks burned, and her heart felt heavy.

But deep inside, a small voice whispered:

“Try again.”

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 (The Fall)

One day, Shelly climbed onto a wooden fence.

She took a deep breath.

Flap. Flap. Flap.

She jumped.

For one second, she felt the wind beneath her wings…

Then she fell straight into the hay.

The hens burst into laughter.

That night, Shelly sat alone.

“Maybe they’re right,” she thought.
“Maybe hens aren’t meant to dream.”

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(The Wise Rooster)

An old rooster walked over slowly.

“Why so quiet, little one?” he asked.

“I want to fly,” Shelly said softly.
“But I keep falling.”

The rooster smiled.

“Flying isn’t about reaching the sky.
It’s about rising higher than you did yesterday.”

Those words stayed in her heart.

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 (The Rise)

Shelly began practicing every day.

Small jumps.
Stronger wings.
More courage.

Days passed.

Then one bright morning, she leaped again.

This time, she didn’t fall immediately.

She landed proudly on top of the tallest hay bale.

The entire farm stared in surprise.

She hadn’t flown like an eagle…

But she had flown higher than any hen ever had.

And for the first time, no one laughed.

They clapped.

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 Moral of the Story

• You don’t need to be an eagle to fly.

• Growth takes courage.

• The world may laugh first—but it will applaud later.

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