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(National Geographic (Little) Kids) #1

10 NAT GEO KIDS^ •^ DECEMBER 2018 | JANUARY 2019


Why did the chicken cross
the sea? To keep the sailor
company!
Guirec Soudée and
Monique have been sailing
buddies for about four years,
visiting places such as
Antarctica, the Caribbean
islands, and South Africa. The
hen stands beside Soudée
while he hoists the sails, and
she catches fish that have
flopped onto the deck. “I
knew that this little chicken
was as adventurous as I am,”
says Soudée, author of The

n Sails


Hen Who Sailed Around the
World: A True Story.
Monique lives in her own
cabin filled with straw, and she’s
been known to lay an egg on
board. Chicken behavior expert
K-lynn Smith says Monique
probably has a better life than
most chickens, with more space
and sunshine. The pair are now
in Brittany, France, planning
their next adventure together.
This chicken definitely isn’t
cooped up!
—Kitson Jazynka

AMAZING


ANIMALS


SOUDÉE SAYS
THAT MONIQUE
OFTEN “SINGS”
FOR HIM AS
THEY SAIL.

MONIQUE
USUALLY STAYS
CLOSE TO HER
OWNER, GUIREC
SOUDÉE.

Sailing is so
much easier
than flying.

Brittany, France

e World!


Let me steer
the boat.
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