Here are four short ways to say the same thing for a 6-year-old. Each sentence has nine words, the same as the original.
1. Mama hen pecks, and her chicks give soft peeps.
2. The mother hen pecks, while chicks make tiny peeps.
3. Hen pecks food, and baby chicks make small peeps.
4. A hen pecks, and her chicks chirp soft peeps.