Summary: In this book it explains the life of a rooster and a hen on a farm. They are wanting to move to the big city to become king and queen, but not realizing that it takes a lot to do so. As they are heading through the woods towards the city they do realize that they need a couple of things before they go. But then they run into a hungry fox on the way who try's to trick them into to having supper with him so he can have them for supper instead.

Personal Reaction: Reading this book makes me realize how life is in general. I say this because, everyone wants something new in life right away. But what they don't know is how much time and effort it takes to get there. No one can just jump right up and go get what they want, they have to work for it in order for them to go get it.

Classroom Extensions: 1.) In the classroom I would first ask all students what is their favorite farm animal.
2.) I would let them sit down and tell me if they would have a farm what animals would they put on the farm.
3.) With reading this book I would let them sound out all the voices that each animal makes in the book.

A rooster and hen decide they will move to the city and become a king and queen. Other animals join their aspiring project, with an old shoe their equivalent of a carriage and field mice as horses, a sparrow as the queen's maid, a duck as the cook, a crow as a butler, etc. until they meet a fox who tells them the city is far away and invites them to spend the night at his house. Only the tiny sparrow realizes something is wrong and cries out at the last moment, allowing them to escape. Back at the farm everyone decides they're really quite content with their previous lot in life.