hen leaving the yard

Description

A full-length children's fairy tale with a profound theme, a solid plot full of excitement, and unique and distinct characters. …
It contains topics that are difficult even for adults, such as the true value of life, efforts to find that value, and that all life in the world cannot be inherently evil.

『The Hen Who Came Out of the Yard』 is the story of Leafssak, a hen who lives as the master of her own life with a firm wish to incubate eggs and see the birth of chicks. How comfortable would it be if we lived in a poultry farm, eating whatever we were given and laying eggs in abundance. But Leafsak thinks that living like that is not the life of a hen. So Leaf Bud leaves the poultry farm and the safe yard where he can eat his fill.

A full-length fairy tale that shows the essence of children's literature with profound themes and touching stories.

This work tells the story of the life of 'Leapsak', a hen who left the poultry farm with the hope of incubating eggs and seeing the birth of chicks, who raised a baby duck that looked different from her with utmost love and then let it go and gave its life to a weasel. It is a full-length fairy tale that beautifully depicts a life of suffering and death, but realizing one's wishes, freedom, and love.

A hen who named herself ‘Leafsprout’ because she wanted to do something like the leaves of the acacia tree, which absorb all the wind and sunlight, rot and become fertilizer after falling, and eventually bloom fragrant flowers, and seek a free life to fulfill her wish. A hen that has left the poultry farm and a safe yard where she can eat well, a hen that has lost her neck feathers and is unsightly and thin, but fights bravely against a weasel to protect her life and her child (baby mallard); deep in thought, but sometimes quirky and humorous. A hen with . In this work, animals with personalities as rich as these hen leaf buds and different types of life appear.

An oviparous polyp hen that is trapped in a poultry farm and eats its fill and lives without thinking while laying eggs it cannot bear; an ornamental hen that lives contentedly with a rooster and chicks in the yard, worried that someone might interfere and disrupt its life; a hen with one wing A wandering mallard that is injured but does its best without losing its true nature, a rooster that symbolizes authoritarianism, a flock of domestic ducks that forget their own nature and settle for a comfortable life, a gatekeeper dog that is the epitome of an opportunist... .

『The Hen Who Came Out of the Yard』 shows the main character, Leafsak, ​​firmly holding on to her wishes and living steadfastly as the master of her own life, and through the diverse lives of unique and unique characters, it helps today's children understand 'who am I and how should I live?' It is a work that makes you ask basic questions and reflect. Although it may be a somewhat difficult and heavy subject, you can fully feel the depth of the work as well as the deep emotion and true taste of literature through high-level literary visualization, such as a powerful and solid composition, rich symbolism, creation of unique characters, and refreshing and emotional writing style.

Author: Hwang Seon-mi
Graduated from Seoul Institute of the Arts, Department of Creative Writing. Won the 1997st Tamna Literary Award in the fairy tale category in 1.
Representative fairy tale collections include 『My Blue Bicycle』, 『Yellow House of Primrose』, 『Summer Tree』, 『Sammaeul Mongdangkkaebi』, and 『Bad Children's Ticket』.

Illustration: Hwanyoung Kim
Born in Chungcheong-do in 1959 and raised in Seoul. He studied Western painting at Hongik University and also studied comics and animation. He completed the 8th class of the Hankyoreh Cultural Center Children's Literature Writer's School and is currently concentrating on picture book work in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi-do.