Long ago a poor old man and his wife live in a house near the forest. One day a monk came to stay nearby.
The old man and his wife wanted to make a merit.
“How can we make a merit ? We have nothing to offer the monk ,” said old man.
“ Look ! we have a hen. That is for the curry tomorrow ,” said the wife.
“ That ’s a good idea,” the old man agreed.
The hen heard the old man and his wife talking. So she said to her seven chicks,
“ I ’m going to die very soon.”
“ No, no, no,” cried the chicks.