The pancake ran on until, by and by, he ran
past a hen.
“Why are you running, pancake?” the hen
asked.
The pancake shouted, “I’ve outrun a mom, six
kids, two farmers, and a pig, and I can outrun you
too! I am too fast and too smart for you.”
“You think so?” said the hen. Then she set off,
clucking as she ran. The hen chased the pancake.
But the pancake was too fast.
The pancake went on until, by and by, he ran
past a fox.