A flat hen

A flat hen peeled herself off the tarmac
and staggered across the road to the nearest house
to borrow a bicycle pump.
The valve wouldn't fit her misshapen beak
but the kindly neighbour jammed it down her throat
and pumped her back to her original shape.
"Thank you" she clucked,
before taking off home as fast as she could,
slowly deflating all the way.