Chicken Little
By Merri Beth Stephens
One day Chicken Little was walking in the woods
when -- KERPLUNK -- an acorn fell on her head
"Oh my goodness!" said Chicken Little. "The sky is
falling! I must go and tell the king."
On her way to the king's palace, Chicken Little met
Henny Penny. Henny Penny said that she was going
into the woods to hunt for worms.
"Oh no, don't go!" said Chicken Little. "I was there
and the sky fell on my head! Come with me to tell the
king."
So Henny Penny joined Chicken Little and they went
along and went along as fast as they could.
Soon they met Cocky Locky, who said, "I'm going to
the woods to hunt for seeds."
"Oh no, don't go!" said Henny Penny. "The sky is
falling there! Come with us to tell the king."
So Cocky Locky joined Henny Penny and Chicken
Little, and they went along and went along as fast as
they could.
Soon they met Turkey Lurkey, who was planning to
go to the woods to look for berries.
"Oh no, don't go!" said Cocky Locky. "The sky is
falling there! Come with us to tell the king " So
Turkey Lurkey joined Cocky Locky, Henny Penny
and Chicken Little, and they went along as fast as
they could.
Then who should appear on the path but sly old Foxy
Woxy.
"Where are you going, my fine feathered friends?"
asked Foxy Woxy. He spoke in a polite manner, so as
not to frighten them.
"The sky is falling!" cried Chicken Little. "We must
tell the king."
"I know a shortcut to the palace," said Foxy Woxy
sweetly. "Come and follow me."
But wicked Foxy Woxy did not lead the others to
the palace. He led them right up to the entrance of
his foxhole. Once they were inside, Foxy Woxy
was planning to gobble them up!
Just as Chicken Little and the others were about to go
into the fox's hole, they heard a strange sound and
stopped.
It was the king's hunting dogs, growling and
howling.
How Foxy Woxy ran, across the meadows and
through the forests, with the hounds close behind.
He ran until he was far, far away and never dared
to come back again.
After that day, Chicken Little always carried an
umbrella with her when she walked in the woods. The
umbrella was a present from the king. And if --
KERPLUNK -- an acorn fell, Chicken Little didn't
mind a bit. In fact, she didn't notice it at all.