The story and its name Henny Penny



illustration story chicken little , 1916


the story listed aarne-thompson-uther type 20c, includes international examples of folktales make light of paranoia , mass hysteria. there several western versions of story, of best-known concerns chick believes sky falling when acorn falls on head. chick decides tell king , on journey meets other animals (mostly other fowl) join in quest. after point, there many endings. in familiar, fox invites them lair , eats them all. alternatively, last one, cocky lockey, survives long enough warn chick, escapes. in others rescued , speak king.


in retellings, animals have rhyming names, commonly chicken licken or chicken little, henny penny or hen-len, cocky locky, ducky lucky or ducky daddles, drakey lakey, goosey loosey or goosey poosey, gander lander, turkey lurkey , foxy loxy or foxy woxy.


the moral drawn changes, depending on version. there happy ending , moral not chicken have courage. in other versions birds eaten fox, fable interpreted warning not believe 1 told.


in united states, common name story chicken little , attested illustrated books children dating 19th century. in britain , other former colonies, best known henny penny , chicken licken , titles went in united states.





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