Chicken little the sky is falling book
The Story of Chicken Little: The Sky is Falling
© Written by Tasha Guenther and illustrated by Leanne Guenther
Fairy tale based on the original story first collected by Danish librarian Just Mathias Thiele.
There was once a big farm near a vast field, and here there lived a hen named Penny. She was great friends with everyone, and those who knew her gave her many names.
She was a tiny hen. The other chickens in the yard would tease her for her size. They often termed her “Chicken Little.” While Penny surprisingly loved this name, her favorite thing to be called was “Henny-Penny,” given to her by the other fowls that lived nearby. The rhyme was perfect, it was sweet, and she liked it very much.
One morning, as Henny-Penny was plucking worms in the henyard, an acorn dropped from a tree right onto her head! She had no idea what had hit her, however, and so she started shouting:
“The sky is falling! The sky is falling!”
She ran around in circles for a while, calmed herself, and then got right to waddling—she had to alert the king!
She waddled and waddled and waddled until she found her excellent friend Rooster-Booster.
“What’s the matter, Henny-Penny?” he asked.
“Oh, Rooster-Booster, the sky is falling! The sky is falling! And we must alert the king!” she cried.
“Oh, we must, we must!” he cried back.
Henny-Penny and Rooster-Booster waddled and waddled and waddled until they saw their wonderful pal Ducky-Chucky.
Now, Ducky-Chucky was basking in the sun near the pond’s edge when he noticed the two chickens fast-approaching.
“Henny-Penny, Rooster-Booster: hello! Fine day, isn’t it?” Ducky-Chucky giggled and splashed into the water.
“Oh, Ducky-Chucky, the sky is falling! The sky is falling! And we must alert the king!” Henny-Penny exclaimed.
“Oh, we must, we must!” Rooster-Booster chimed in.
Ducky-Chucky bounded from the pond and joined his friends immediately. As he shook his little webbed feet free of water, he felt the warm sun dry them quickly and wondered how the sky could fall on a warm summer’s day such as this one.
He looked at the concern on his friends’ faces, nevertheless, and shrugged his wonders away.
Henny-Penny, Rooster-Booster, and Ducky-Chucky waddled and waddled and waddled until they met up with the brawny Goosie-Brucie floating with ease at the other end of the pond.
“Oh, Goosie-Brucie,” Henny-Penny began, “the sky is falling! The sky is falling! We must alert the king!”
“Oh, we must, we must!” Rooster-Booster chimed in.
Ducky-Chucky looked back up at the blazing sun and again wondered how the sky could fall on a warm summer’s day such as this one.
Goosie-Brucie wanted to protect his fowl friends, and he wanted to join them on their journey to the nearby palace, but he had a question about the sky above.
“Henny-Penny…” he started. “How do you know the sky is falling?”
“Well, it fell right on my head!” she answered.
Goosie-Brucie puffed his chest feathers instantly and moved right along, shrugging his question away.
Henny-Penny, Rooster-Booster, Ducky-Chucky, and Goosie-Brucie waddled and waddled and waddled until they came to the farm fence. They noticed the eccentric Turkey-Perky pecking on the other side.
“Oh, Turkey-Perky, the sky is falling! The sky is falling! We must alert the king!” Henny-Penny squealed.
“Oh, we must, we must!” Rooster-Booster chimed in.
Again, Ducky-Chucky, now hot as ever and missing his pond, wondered how the sky could fall on a warm summer’s day such as this one.
Goosie-Brucie again asked aloud, “How do we know the sky is falling?”
“It fell right on my head, I say, I say!” Henny-Penny shouted in desperation.
Now, Turkey-Perky stopped pecking and turned to the group:
“Rooster-Booster, did you see the sky fall?”
“No, I did not,” the rooster replied quietly.
“And, Ducky-Chucky, you look strained: how are you feeling?” Turkey-Perky asked.
“Well, I am concerned, I am hot, and I wonder how the sky could be falling on such a beautiful day,” he replied.
“And Goosie-Brucie,” Turkey-Perky turned to the burly bird, “You do not see any sky falling, do you?”
“No, I do not,” the goose responded.
“Ha-ha! Well, then, I will come with you on your merry way, but we’ve all got some doubts, Penny!” the turkey said with glee. He was interested to see where this adventure would go.
Henny-Penny, Rooster-Booster, Ducky-Chucky, Goosie-Brucie, and Turkey-Perky waddled and waddled and waddled until they could see the palace just beyond the farmer’s field.
As they waddled over the last hill of the vast field, they saw a flash of reddish-brown before them. It was Mr. Fox!
None of the fowl friends had met this sly creature before, but they had heard rumors of his trickery and appetite. Henny-Penny and Rooster-Booster were oblivious, though, and desperate to keep moving.
Ducky-Chucky suddenly shivered, forgetting the day’s heat, while Goosie-Brucie’s chest became even puffier; Turkey-Perky just stopped and smiled.
“Hello, hello, hello,” cooed the fox.
“Oh, Mr. Fox, the sky is falling! The sky is falling! We must alert the king!” Henny-Penny shouted.
“Oh, we must, we must!” Rooster-Booster chimed in. But the other birds stayed silent.
“Ah, yes, the sky is falling! And I know where the king is!” replied a delighted Mr. Fox. He licked his lips and gestured the birds to follow him past a large tree and back over the hill.
Henny-Penny and Rooster-Booster began to waddle and waddle and waddle in the direction of Mr. Fox. Turkey-Perky whispered something to Ducky-Chucky and Goosie-Brucie, and then the three waddled closely behind the rest.
As Mr. Fox led Henny-Penny and Rooster-Booster into a hole in the hill just under the tree, Ducky-Chucky bounded into action. There was a small patch of water beside the opening, and the duck giggled with delight as he splashed his feet loudly.
Rooster-Booster and Mr. Fox re-emerged from the hole, suddenly distracted by all the quacking and splashing. Goosie-Brucie looked at Turkey-Perky, who gave him the signal, and stood right under the tree over the hole. The goose puffed his chest out as hard as he could muster and bumped the trunk, causing the tree to shake. Several acorns fell, covering the hole and hitting Mr. Fox, knocking him out cold. Turkey-Perky pecked and pecked and pecked up the acorns until there was just enough room for the tiny hen to escape out of the hole. “Chicken Little” indeed! By now, she had seen the acorns collapse and knew what had fallen on her head earlier.
Henny-Penny, Rooster-Booster, Ducky-Chucky, Goosie-Brucie, and Turkey-Perky waddled and waddled and waddled back home to safety. Henny-Penny hugged her fowl friends and kissed Turkey-Perky on the cheek, grateful that the fox had not eaten them—and that the world was not ending! Instead, they all lived happily ever after.
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My name is Tasha Guenther. I currently live in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, while I finish my Ph.D. in Cultural Studies with a concentration in digital cultures at McMaster University. I am an avid academic essay/book chapter writer, but I also enjoy writing short stories and non-fiction pieces. You can read more of my DLTKsCrafts work here!
Alongside my learning, studying, and thinking about digital platforms and critical theory, I appreciate long conversations with close friends, reading poetry, and taking photos of my cat. Learn more about me here or connect with me on my Instagram, Twitter, VSCO, and Facebook accounts.
Chicken Little the Sky Isn't Falling: Raising Resilient Adolescents in the New Age of Anxiety by Erica Komisar, Paperback
Chicken Little may be the most important resource for parents of kids struggling with anxiety and depression. While other books describe these illnesses, Erica shows us what to do.
Brilliantly written and clear, she calms worried parents. If you are concerned about your kids at all, you must read this book.”
—Meg Meeker, MD, pediatrician, parenting expert, podcast host, and best-selling author of Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters
“Raising adolescents today is tougher than ever. With science, wisdom, and heart jumping out of every page, Chicken Little is the ‘owner’s manual’ parents can’t be without.”
—Randy Tobler, MD, ob/gyn and host of The Randy Tobler Radio Show
“Chicken Little, the Sky Isn’t Falling will help any parent navigate our anxious age. Everything seems to be stacked against the mental health of our children and teenagers. But, in reality, there is hope. Read this excellent book to learn what power you have as a parent to raise them to be resilient, happy, and free.”
—W. Bradford Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project, senior fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, visiting scholar at The American Enterprise Institute
“Kids have more material advantages and less spiritual advantages than any previous generation.
Erica helps parents navigate between these two poles. Her insights are both practical and inspiring. They very well might save your child, your marriage, and, at the very least, your sanity.”
—Dennis Prager, nationally syndicated radio talk show host, founder of Prager University, New York Times bestselling author
“Erica Komisar brings science, common sense, and humanity to bear on the question of how to raise children in our crazy time.”
—James Taranto, editor for The Wall Street Journal
“Erica Komisar’s highly readable overview of the challenges adolescents face in our modern world gives insight, encouragement, and hope to parents who struggle with their teens and young adult children. Her kind and gentle wisdom are palpable on each page and point families toward a plan for success.”
—Robert C. Hamilton, MD, pediatrician, podcast host, author of 7 Secrets of the Newborn
“Look no further! Erica has once again provided parents and educators with a vital playbook to help adolescents navigate the challenges of today’s world.
If you have had difficulty communicating with or felt disconnected from the teens and pre-teens in your life, then this book is for you. Erica explores many important issues and offers realistic options for support.”
—Mary T. Cantwell, educator, learning issues specialist, founder of Enriched NYC
“Erica Komisar has vast experience with helping families navigate the ever constant and complex currents of life. She has a wonderful way of balancing kindness with pragmatism, providing what will no doubt be one of the most important resources for parenting.”
—Eric L. Motley, PhD, executive vice president and corporate secretary, The Aspen Institute
“Erica documents the science and the solutions needed for parents to help their adolescents overcome the unprecedented pressures they face today. What’s more is that her work is a necessary prescription for how to better shape public policy and schools and can reduce the many barriers to having healthy kids and families.
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—Jeanne Allen, founder and CEO, The Center for Education Reform
“If every parent put Erica’s gentle, apolitical, and commonsense guidance and education to use, America would be deluged with happy, healthy families. I cannot say enough about Erica’s work. Make it part of your parenting journey and you can’t go wrong.”
—Suzanne Venker, relationship and life coach, author, podcast host
“Many parents are confused and bewildered by what is happening in the lives of their teenagers. They want to help but feel utterly ill-equipped to do so. This book teaches parents that you can still make a difference and give your teen or young adult child a foundation of emotional security and stability that will help them weather the storms of adolescence. If you are a parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle, pick up this book and use it as a compass to guide you through these challenging times.”
—Baroness Philippa Stroud, CEO of the Legatum Institute, co-founder of the Center for Social Justice, member of the House of Lords
“Erica Komisar is one of today’s most important, provocative, and commonsense voices on crucial issues of parenting and relationships.
Her insights and arguments always deserve serious attention.”
—Michael Medved, syndicated talk radio host and New York Times bestselling author
From the PublisherChicken Licken | English
A simple adapted fairy tale (Level 0).
A fairy tale about a chicken on whose head a nut fell. Frightened that the sky is falling, he runs and tells everyone he meets this terrible news.
Chicken Licken (Part 1)
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| Chicken Little | |
| One day Chicken-Licken was under a nut tree. | One day, Chicken Little was standing under a walnut tree. |
| Bang (a nut fell on her head). | Bang bang (a nut fell on his head). |
| "Oh, no. The sky is falling," said Chicken-Licken. | "Oh no. The sky is falling" said (shouted) Chicken Little. |
| Chicken-Licken ran and ran. | Chicken Little ran and ran. |
| She saw Hen-Len. | He saw (met) a Simple Hen. |
| "The sky is falling," said Chicken-Licken. | "The sky is falling" said (to her) Chicken Little. |
| "Hurry, Hen-Len. Run, run," | "Hurry Little Chicken Run Run" |
Chicken-Licken said. | said (shouted) Chicken Chicken. |
| Chicken-Liken and Hen-Len ran and ran. | Chicken Little and Hen Simple ran and ran. |
| They saw Cock-Lock. | They saw (met) Puchka Cockerel. |
| "The sky is falling," Hen-Len said. | "The sky is falling" said (to him) the Simple Hen. |
| "Hurry, Cock-Lock. Run, run," | "Faster Cockerel Bundle Run Run" |
| Hen-Len said. | cried the Simple Hen. |
| Chicken-Licken and Hen-Len | Chicken Chick, Hen Simple |
| and Cock-Lock ran and ran. | and Cockerel Puchok ran and ran. |
| They saw Duck-Luck. | They saw (met) Ooty the Duck. |
"The sky is falling. Hurry, Duck-Luck. | "The sky is falling. Faster, Ooty Duck, |
| Run, run," Cock-Lock said. | run, run" shouted Cockerel Puchok. |
Topics to study: "Articles" (a, the, an), "Irregular Verbs" (ran), and "Present Continuous" (is, ing)
Reminder. When translating, it is often necessary to change the sentence, unlike the original, for example, change the word order, tense, change the gender of the characters, etc. Often the most difficult thing is to keep the meaning of the original. (In order not to confuse you, the translation is almost verbatim)
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Chicken Little/Chicken Little (2005) - “Zootopia was nowhere near.
School cruelty, public censure, the conflict of fathers and children, the power of friendship, love contrary to stereotypes - yes, this cartoon has it all! "Chicken Little" is another Disney brainchild, and I've watched it through and through
The film is based on the old fable about a chicken who screamed that the sky would fall to the earth every time it was hit on its head acorn. For a year now, the Chicken has been trying to overcome the shame of his mistake (about the falling skies) and live as if nothing had happened.
But alas! - there are few people who want to be friends with the loser, and therefore the same outcasts go to his comrades, like himself. But once misfortune really happens - it's time to sound the alarm! But who will believe the Chicken, because he has already made a fool of himself once...
Now the future of the planet depends on the modest fighters of the invisible front: the accelerated pig, the wretched duck, the mutant goldfish and the Chicken, with whom no one wants to know.
The cartoon shows the life of humanized animals: they wear clothes, drive cars, use modern gadgets, go to work and school, visit cafes, restaurants and cinemas. Cats, dogs, turkeys, bulls, horses, even leopards and porcupines - they all coexist under the same sky in the tiny fictional town of Oaky Oaks.
A young chick is not lucky enough to be at the center of the plot.
One fine sunny day the whole city stood up on its ears - the chicken screamed in fright that the sky was falling. From that very day, his life was divided into "before" and "after", because from now on he is crazy for everyone.
Public pressure did not bypass his father - a respected man in the city (that is, a rooster named Ptah-Kudah), a baseball star in his youth.
But Chicken and Bird are doing well and do not lose heart, although small failures still stubbornly pursue Chicken.
In doing so, he shows amazing miracles of ingenuity (for example, what is his idea to use a bottle of cola as a jetpack to get into the window of the second floor).
Chipa's school friends also help him not to lose heart. They are also not among the popular guys, like Chicken.
And so that life does not seem like honey, school hooligans get Chicken (moreover, female)
But everything changes when one fine day the sky fell again on the long-suffering head of Tsype.
In general, the characters, their way of life, their relationships and plot twists and turns are worked out with a bang and will not make the viewer bored. And they can be like a child attending kindergarten, and an adult hard-working person. Everyone here will find something of their own.
The cartoon is also remarkable with excellent graphics, colorful, but not too catchy colors and well-chosen musical accompaniment.
