King Zophius and the Miraculous Hen

In the empty, poor royal court, along with his granddaughter Rozalinda, lives King Sophia. Life goes on happily ever after until a young princess brings a friend — a hen — to court. Her gagging in a short time makes her grandfather so angry that he decides to throw her out of the castle. Offended by the King, his granddaughter decides to leave with her. A happy family breaks up, and each of the heroes experiences separation in their own way. Rozalinda embarks on a dangerous world, and Sophie, doomed to loneliness, deteriorates in health. Even objects leave the court outraged at how the stubborn King treated the girl. Rozalinda goes with the hen to the bridge, where many outcasts live... When she learns about the loneliness and sadness of her grandfather, she decides to return to him - in disguise. She is joined by Timo and Tomo, who met in exile. They know that if they can make the King laugh, it will be as before. And for that, of course, there is a reward! Then everything will change, and the chicken will turn out to be... wonderful.

Written by the great playwright Tancred Dorst in a witty translation by Jack St. Buras, the fairy tale is an excellent tale of how a lack of humor and distance can lead to unnecessary quarrels. Especially when grandfather and granddaughter stubbornly argue about such a banal matter as... chicken grunting.