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FLIGHT OF THE HEN GLIDERS

When strong winds blow a flock of chickens and their coop away from young Emily and Sam's backyard, it's up to the chickens to learn to fly their coop back home.

On a sunny, windy day one summer, nine-year old Emily and six-year old Sam ready their lemonade stand. Their just out of town home is complete with a small vegetable garden, a few berry bushes, and a chicken coop of chickens, which they love dearly. And the chickens love them right back!

But just as their lemonade stand opens, a strong gust of wind blasts their chickens -- and the coop -- right out of their backyard.

Emily and Sam search the neighborhood with Mom and Dad to find their beloved chickens, but there is no sign of bird or coop.

The airborne coop lands a mile away, a little banged up, but intact, with the chickens frightened and lost. Roosters Henry Wooster and Emperor, along with fifteen hens (including bantams), work together through trial and error, and summon the courage to attempt flying their coop back home.

With hen Lavira's brooding eggs getting cold at home, it's every wing on deck to make the unthinkable happen (and get a little help from house cat CatJacqui).

As Emily and Sam pine for their pet chickens, and hope for the impossible, the hens, led by Dolcie, Stacy-Q, and Millie's ingenuity, utilize what the wind blew away with them to fly their coop home.

Truly making them the home of the Hen Gliders.

Script Excerpt
Written by:
Format:
Screenplay
Budget:
Low
Starring Roles For:
Rooster
Hen
Hen
In the Vein Of:
Finding Nemo
Land Before Time
The Emperor's New Groove (gentler chicken version)
Posted:
02/01/2025
Updated:
02/09/2025
Author Bio:
Freelance editor and writer, including ghostwriting and screenwriting. Also editing translations. Details upon request.

Some of my work:

THE WANDERING EARTH by Liu Cixin. Edited the English short story collection; now a movie https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt7605074 (as editor https://www.amazon.com/Wandering-Earth-Classic-Science-Collection/dp/1489502858).

GUILTY OF MIND/EVIL MINDS: Edited Lei Mi's translated Criminal Minds novels, now a Chinese TV series & movie.

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