Nine Men Chase a Hen

Nine Men Chase a Hen is a hilarious episode of hens and men in a wild chase.


School Zone’s Start to Read! series helps children learn to read by presenting interesting stories with easy vocabularies. Words are repeated. Sentences are short. Rhyming words help children increase their vocabularies. Meaningful clues in the illustrations are abundant. After several readings with a partner, the child should be able to read alone. Most of all, the reading experience should be enjoyable.


Most of the vocabulary words in Nine Men Chase a Hen are typically introduced in first grade. The words write, begin, and ends are second grade words, and the word chase is a higher-level word. You may need to help your child sound out these words.