The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly cover art

The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly

A Novel

Preview
Try Standard free
Select 1 audiobook a month from our entire collection.
Listen to your selected audiobooks as long as you're a member.
Auto-renews at $8.99/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly

By: Sun-mi Hwang, Chi-Young Kim - translator
Narrated by: Jill Larson
Try Standard free

Auto-renews at $8.99/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $16.99

Buy Now for $16.99

About this listen

A Korean Charlotte's Web

More than 2 million copies sold


This is the story of a hen named Sprout. No longer content to lay eggs on command, only to have them carted off to the market, she glimpses her future every morning through the barn doors, where the other animals roam free, and comes up with a plan to escape into the wild—and to hatch an egg of her own.

An anthem for freedom, individuality and motherhood featuring a plucky, spirited heroine who rebels against the tradition-bound world of the barnyard, The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly is a novel of universal resonance that also opens a window on Korea, where it has captivated millions of readers. And with its array of animal characters—the hen, the duck, the rooster, the dog, the weasel—it calls to mind such classics in English as Animal Farm and Charlotte’s Web.

Featuring specially-commissioned illustrations, this first English-language edition of Sun-mi Hwang’s fable for our times beautifully captures the journey of an unforgettable character in world literature.
Classics Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Magic Heartfelt Korean Authors
All stars
Most relevant
impressed with the narrators vocal dexterity. the story speaks to so much that makes us human: our yearning for company, acceptance, love, a safe home.
I think it must be every writer's dream to write a story of this quality, read by a narrator of such skill, as the hen wished so dearly to raise her own baby....

Fantastic narration of a truly beautiful story.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.