~Henny Penny

Once upon a time there was a dear little chicken named
Chicken Little.
One morning as she was scratching in her garden,
a pebble fell off the roof and hit her on the head.
"Oh, dear me!" she cried, "the sky is falling.
I must go and tell the King," and away she ran down the road.

By and by she met Henny Penny going to the store.
"Where are you going?" asked Henny Penny.
"I'm going to tell the King the sky is falling,"
answered Chicken Little.
"How do you know the sky is falling?" asked Henny Penny.
"Because a piece of it fell on my head," she replied.
"May I go with you?" begged Henny Penny.
"Certainly," answered Chicken Little, and she hastened on, followed by Henny Penny. Turning up a shady lane they met Cocky Locky.
"Where are you two going?" asked Cocky Locky.
"Oh, we are going to tell the King the sky is falling,"
answered Henny Penny.
"How do you know?"
"Chicken Little told me," said Henny Penny.

"A piece of it fell on my head," cried Chicken Little.
"May I go with you?" asked Cocky Locky.
"Certainly," answered Chicken Little.
Then away went the three, Chicken Little, Henny Penny
and Cocky Locky.
By and by they came to a pond where they met
Ducky Daddles.
"Where are you three going?" he asked.
"The sky is falling and we are going to tell the King,"
answered Cocky Locky.
"How do you know?" asked Ducky Daddies.
"Henny Penny told me," said Cocky Locky.
"Chicken Little told me," said Henny Penny.
"'A piece of it fell on my head," cried Chicken Little.
"May I go with you?" asked Ducky Daddies.

"Certainly," they answered.
By and by whom should they meet but Goosey Poosey,
carrying a basket of gooseberries to market.
"Where are you four going?" she asked.
"The sky is falling and we are going to tell the King," answered Ducky Daddles.
"How do you know it is falling?" asked Goosey Poosey.
"Cocky Locky told me,"answered Ducky Daddles.
"Henny Penny told me," said Cocky Locky.

"Chicken Little told me," said Henny Penny.
"A piece of it fell on my head," cried Chicken Little.
"May I go with you?" asked Goosey Poosey.
"Certainly," said Chicken Little.
Then Goosey Poosey followed Chicken Little, Henny Penny, Cocky Locky, and Ducky Daddles until they met
Turkey Lurkey.
"Where are you five going?" asked Turkey Lurkey.
"The sky is falling and we're going to tell the king,"
answered Goosey Poosey.
"How do you know?" asked Turkey Lurkey.

"Ducky Daddies told me so," answered Goosey Poosey.
"Cocky Locky told me," answered Ducky Daddles.
"Henny Penny told me," said Cocky Locky.
"Chicken Little told me," said Henny Penny.
"A piece of it fell on my head," cried Chicken Little.
"May I go with you?" asked Turkey Lurkey.
"Certainly," said Chicken Little, Henny Penny, Cocky Locky, Ducky Daddies and Goosey Poosey.
So away they went until they met Gander Pander.
"Where are you six going?" he asked.
"The sky is falling and we are going to tell the King."
"How do you know?" asked Gander Pander.
"Goosey Poosey told me," said Turkey Lurkey.
"Ducky Daddies told me," said Goosey Poosey.
"Cocky Locky told me," said Ducky Daddles.

"Henny Penny told me," said Cocky Locky.
"Chicken Little told me," said Henny Penny.
"A piece of it fell on my head," cried Chicken Little.
"May I go with you?" asked Gander Pander.
"Certainly," answered all the little feathered folks.
By and by they became tired, and sat down to rest,
when out from behind the rocks jumped Foxy Loxy.
"Where are you all going?" he asked, with a sly grin.
"The sky is falling and we are going to tell the King,"
they all replied together.
"How do you know?" asked Foxy Loxy squinting his
wicked eyes.
"Turkey Lurkey told me," said Gander Pander.

"Goosey Poosey told me," said Turkey Lurkey.
"Ducky Daddies told me," said Goosey Poosey.
"Cocky Locky told me," said Ducky Daddies.
"Henny Penny told me," said Cocky Locky.
"Chicken Little told me," said Henny Penny.
"A piece of it fell on my head," cried Chicken Little,
"and we are going to tell the King."
"You are not going the right way. Shall I show it to you?"
said Foxy Loxy.
"Oh, certainly," they all answered at once and followed Foxy Loxy, until they came to the door of his cave among the rocks.
"This is a short way to the King's Palace; you'll soon get there if you follow me. I will go in first," said Foxy Loxy.'
Just as the little feathered folks crowded around the dark narrow hole, eager to follow the sly fox, a little gray squirrel,
with very bright eyes, jumped out from behind the bushes and whispered to them: "Don't go in, don't go in, all your little necks he'll wring, and you'll never see the King."
But the sharp ears of Foxy Loxy heard the warning,
and, quick as a wink, he turned and caught Gander Pander.
Just as he was about to twist Gander Pander's neck,
the little squirrel threw a big stone and hit the old fox right on the head.
"The sky surely is falling," groaned Foxy Loxy, creeping into the darkest corner of his cave.

Happy to escape from the wicked old fox,
away ran Chicken Little, Henny Penny, Cocky Locky, a
Ducky Daddies, Goosey Poosey, Turkey Lurkey and
Gander Pander.
By and by they came to the beautiful palace in which lived the wise King, and upon being brought before him, they all
shouted at once; "Good and wise King, we have come to
warn you that the sky is falling!"
"How do you know the sky is falling?" asked the King.
"Because a piece of it fell on my head," said Chicken Little.
"Come nearer, Chicken Little," said the King and leaning
from his velvet throne, he picked the pebble from the
feathers of Chicken Little's head.
"You see it was only a little pebble and not part of the sky at all," said the King. "Go home in peace and do not fear because
the sky cannot fall; only rain falls from the sky."

Weary but wiser, the little feathered folks left the palace and started on their long journey homeward.

Chicken Little is hurrying
Umbrella 'neath her wing.
She thinks the sky is falling fast
So goes to tell the King.
But, after she has spread the news
And all is told and said
The good old King just laughs at her
And sends her home instead.