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Hold the honest 10. Once upon a time in a cozy little farm nestled in the rolling hills, they lived a hen named Hilda. Hilda was not an ordinary hen. She was known throughout the farm for her honesty. One bright and sunny morning, Hilda discovered a shiny golden egg hidden in the corner of the barn. It sparkled like the morning sun and she knew it must be special, but instead of keeping it for herself, Hilda decided to find out to whom it belonged. Hilda clucked and gathered all the farm animals, Charlie, the cheeky goat, Daisy, the wise cow and Benny. Them as cheesy as bunny. They all marveled at the golden egg and wondered who it belonged to one by one. The animals confessed they had seen the egg but thought it was just a shiny rock and they ignored it. Benny even admitted he had tried to hide it, but he couldn't figure out where to put it. Hilda praised her friends for their honesty even though they hadn't realized the egg's true value as they pondered what to do next. Farmer Brown arrived. He was astonished to see the golden egg with a big smile. He explained that it was a rare valuable egg laid by Henrietta. The farm's oldest and wisest hen, she had hidden it as a gift for Farmer Brown's birthday. Farmer Brown was grateful to Hilda and her friends for their honesty in finding Henrietta's gift. He decided to let Hilda take care of the golden egg until it hatched weeks passed. And the golden egg finally cracked open out came a fluffy golden chick as bright and shining as the egg itself. Hilda who had shown such honesty and kindness was chosen to be the golden chick's adoptive mother. She named the chicks. Sonny. Hilda's honesty had not only reunited Henrietta with her precious egg, but had also brought joy to the farm with the arrival of Sonny, the golden chick from that day on Hilda and her friends know that honesty was the most valuable treasure of all the end.