a korean charlottes webmore than 2 million copies sold this is the story of a hen named sprout no longer content to lay eggs on command only to have them carted off to the market she glimpses her future every morning through the barn doors where the other animals roam free and comes up with a plan to escape into the wildand to hatch an egg of her own an anthem for freedom individuality and motherhood featuring a plucky spirited heroine who rebels against the traditionbound world of the barnyard the hen who dreamed she could fly is a novel of universal resonance that also opens a window on korea where it has captivated millions of readers and with its array of animal charactersthe hen the duck the rooster the dog the weaselit calls to mind such classics in english as animal farm and charlottes web featuring speciallycommissioned illustrations this first englishlanguage edition of sunmi hwangs fable for our times beautifully captures the journey of an unforgettable character in world literature