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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.