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The Most Wonderful Egg in the World

5 minutes 17 seconds

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Color illustration of a king surrounded by a group of white hens. Caption. This is the biggest egg I have ever seen.

Three hens quarrel about which of them is the most beautiful. Unable to settle their dispute, they ask the king for his opinion. He offers to make a princess of the one who lays the most wonderful egg. After they produce three spectacular but very different eggs, the king declares all three of them princesses. Animated version of the book by Helme Heine.

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Runtime: 5 minutes 17 seconds

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