This was so much more charming than I thought it would be. It's the story of a hen, who, after deciding not to lay any more eggs, leaves the chicken coop for a rough life on her own. It was quite an easy and quick read, but there is a lot of depth to be found here. Sprout, the protagonist, is a fierce and brave female character, who will do anything to protect her family and her freedom. This book has been called the Korean Charlotte's Web, but I found it to be much more similar to Orwell's Animal Farm, as Sun-mi Hwang utilizes a society of different species of animals as allegory to demonstrate the hardships of trying to live one's life and simultaneously living in fear of one's life.