However, one hen was sitting up and pecking at her own feathers.

然而，一只母鸡正坐着啄自己的羽毛。

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Then, one hen replied to the sparrow. "Oh, what a pity. How could that happen?""

然后，一只母鸡回答麻雀说：“哦，真可惜。怎么这样？”

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It might make a larger omelette but a bigger egg isn't necessarily a better one and it certainly doesn't make the hen that laid it very happy.

它也许可以煎一个更大的蛋卷，但大鸡蛋不一定更好，当然也不会让下蛋的母鸡高兴。

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I've one hen left that has a nest inside the bird room and she's now got no mate so she's left the eggs.

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Hen harriers are one of the most persecuted raptors because they prey on game birds, such as grouse, according to the RSPB.

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The one of escarole, sunchokes, anchovies, and hen-of-the-woods mushrooms does not lack heft.

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