Puck Might Make Much More Sense

Hunch, the hen, whose vocabulary is constrained
to the extreme but articulate expression ‘puck’,
claims she dreams of being a Shakespearian actor.

What’s more she sees a role that’s tailor-made, not
Puck as you might opine but Nick Bottom with whom
she shares a belief she can discretely play all or any

actor’s part in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I don’t
want to play the fool for her myself but I can’t see a
case where she could wear a donkey’s head with the

necessary conviction – let alone bear Titania’s fiery
love. I must say though that I like her spritely style
and agree that she should have a chance. I decree

that she shall star as the hunchback in Richard III at
the next Shakespearean festival. On second thoughts,
being Puck might make much more sense...
© 26 April 2007, I.D. Carswell