Medio Pollito: A Spanish Tale

Join master storyteller Eric A. Kimmel as he spins his next tale. Medio Pollito was remarkable from the day he was hatched – he had one leg, one eye, one wing, half a comb, and half a beak. Everywhere he went, he would hop-step, hop-step, hop-step . So, of course, he was called Medio Pollito, which means half chick. When Medio Pollito decided to travel to the big city, the barnyard animals didn’t think he could make it. “He’s only a half chick! He won’t even get halfway!” gobbled the turkey. Medio Pollito’s mother believed he could do it one step at a time, so off he went. During his journey, Medio Pollito discovered that even though he was a half chick, he had a whole heart, his most remarkable feature of all. Valeria Docampo’s vibrant illustrations rendered in acrylic and pencil add to the charm of this Spanish tale about friendship and the origin of weathervanes. An Author’s note about the tale’s origins is included.