Friday’s Page 69 ~ The Wild Robot

Something was happening inside the goose egg.
Tap, tap, tap.
Tap, tap, tap.
Tap, tap, CRUNCH!
A tiny bill poked through the eggshell, peeped once, and then continued crunching away. The hole grew bigger and bigger, and then, like a robot breaking from the crate, the hatchling pulled himself out into the world.