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Hen is the tenth episode of the second series of Alphablocks. It is the 36th episode overall.
Synopsis[]
H makes a hen, who lays an egg, which rolls away. The Alphablocks give chase.
Plot[]
H is jogging and greets E, who joins in for some exercise. E calls out, “Exercise, everyone!” but N refuses—until H and E hold his hands.
H
E
N
, hen!
A hen appears! H says hello to the hen, who sits and lays an egg. N runs off, scared. E chases him and reassures him it's just an egg. The hen begins to follow them. H reminds the hen she forgot her egg and nudges it—it rolls downhill.
The egg stops in front of O, and then P pops in.
H
O
P
, hop!
The egg grows legs and begins to hop! H hops on top of it, delighted, thinking she's just like the hen. Suddenly, the egg grows a beak and says “Mama,” confusing O. He runs off, while H tells the egg that the hen—not O—is its real mother.
H rides the hopping egg past M and U.
H
U
M
, hum!
H, U, and M hum in unison while marching along with the hopping egg. The egg soon perches on a wall, reminding H of the “Humpty Dumpty” rhyme. H begins reciting it, but M eats the wall!
Despite H’s warning, the wall collapses and the egg nearly cracks. M quickly runs off and returns with E and N.
M
E
N
, men!
The King’s horses and men appear—but like the rhyme, they still can’t put the egg together again.
Then G comes along.
H
U
G
, hug!
H, U, and G give the egg a warm hug—just in time! The egg breaks open to reveal a baby chick inside. It says “Mama,” confusing U now. H corrects it, telling the chick that the hen is its mother.
Finally, E uses his loudhailer to amplify the chick’s call. The chick’s real mother—the hen—arrives! The chick then says “Dada,” causing U to flee in panic as the episode ends.
Characters (in their order of appearance)[]
Words[]
- Hen
- Hop
- Hum
- Men
- Hug
Total Words: 5.
Trivia[]
- A, B, C, D, F, I, J, K, L, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y and Z are absent in this episode.
- A and I are the only 2 vowels who did not appear in this episode.
- U only says his sound in this episode.
- Running gag: The egg/chick mistaking O and U as their mom or dad.
- Due to the size of the hen, as well as the fact that this is the tenth episode of the season, it all may be a reference to the nursery rhyme “One, Two, Buckle My Shoe”. Specifically, the line: “nine, ten, a big fat hen”.