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One day Henny-penny was picking up corn in the cornyard when—whack!—something hit her upon the head.

“Goodness gracious me!” said Henny-penny; “the sky’s a-going to fall; I must go and tell the king.”

So she went along and she went along and she went along till she met Cocky-locky.

“Where are you going, Henny-penny?” says Cocky-locky.

“Oh! I’m going to tell the king the sky’s a-falling,” says Henny-penny.

“May I come with you?” says Cocky-locky.

“Certainly,” says Henny-penny.

So Henny-penny and Cocky-locky went to tell-the king the sky was falling. They went along, and they went along, and they went along, till they met Ducky-daddles.

“Where are you going to, Henny-penny and Cocky-locky?” says Ducky-daddles.

“Oh! we’re going to tell the king the sky’s a-falling,” said Henny-penny and Cocky-locky.

“May I come with you?” says Ducky-daddles.

“Certainly,” said Henny-penny and Cocky-locky.

So Henny-penny, Cocky-locky and Ducky-daddles went to tell the king the sky was a-falling. So they went along, and they went along, and they went along, till they met Goosey-poosey,

“Where are you going to, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky and Ducky-daddles?” said Goosey-poosey.

“Oh! we’re going to tell the king the sky’s a-falling,” said Henny-penny and Cocky-locky and Ducky-daddles.

“May I come with you,” said Goosey-poosey.

“Certainly,” said Henny-penny, Cocky-locky and Ducky-daddles. So Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles and Goosey-poosey went to tell the king the sky was a-falling. So they went along, and they went along, and they went along, till they met Turkey-lurkey.

“Where are you going, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, and Goosey-poosey?” says Turkey-lurkey.

“Oh! we’re going to tell the king the sky’s a-falling,” said Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles and Goosey-poosey.

“May I come with you? Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles and Goosey-poosey?” said Turkey-lurkey.

“Why, certainly, Turkey-lurkey,” said Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, and Goosey-poosey.

So Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey and Turkey-lurkey all went to tell the king the sky was a-falling. So they went along, and they went along, and they went along, till they met Foxy-woxy, and Foxy-woxy said to Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey and Turkey-lurkey:

“Where are you going, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey?”

And Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey said to Foxy-woxy:

“We’re going to tell the king the sky’s a-falling.”

“Oh! but this is not the way to the king, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey and Turkey-lurkey,” says Foxy-woxy; “I know the proper way; shall I show it you?”

“Why certainly, Foxy-woxy,” said Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey.

So Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, Turkey-lurkey, and Foxy-woxy all went to tell the king the sky was a-falling. So they went along, and they went along, and they went along, till they came to a narrow and dark hole.

Now this was the door of Foxy-woxy’s cave. But Foxy-woxy said to Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey:

“This is the short way to the king’s palace you’ll soon get there if you follow me. I will go first and you come after, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey.”

“Why of course, certainly, without doubt, why not?” said Henny-Penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey. So Foxy-woxy went into his cave, and he didn’t go very far but turned round to wait for Henny-Penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey and Turkey-lurkey.

So at last at first Turkey-lurkey went through the dark hole into the cave. He hadn’t got far when “Hrumph,” Foxy-woxy snapped off Turkey-lurkey’s head and threw his body over his left shoulder.

Then Goosey-poosey went in, and “Hrumph,” off went her head and Goosey-poosey was thrown beside Turkey-lurkey.

Then Ducky-daddles waddled down, and “Hrumph,” snapped Foxy-woxy, and Ducky-daddles’ head was off and Ducky-daddles was thrown alongside Turkey-lurkey and Goosey-poosey.

Then Cocky-locky strutted down into the cave and he hadn’t gone far when “Snap, Hrumph!” went Foxy-woxy and Cocky-locky was thrown alongside of Turkey-lurkey, Goosey-poosey and Ducky-daddles.

But Foxy-woxy had made two bites at Cocky-locky, and when the first snap only hurt Cocky-locky, but didn’t kill him, he called out to Henny-penny.

So she turned tail and ran back home, so she never told the king the sky was a-falling.

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Independent Thinking

1. When Henny Penny felt something hit her head, what would have been a good thing to do before she started telling everyone that the sky was falling down?

2. Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey and Turkey-lurkey were Henny Penny’s friends. Do you think this means that they should have believed Henny Penny when she said that the sky was falling down?

3. Why do you think Henny Penny wanted to tell the king? Were there better things she could have done if the sky was really falling down?

Stranger Danger

4. There are all kinds of strangers in the world: nice ones, and not-so-nice ones. Do you think Henny Penny and her friends should have been scared to follow Foxy Loxy into his hole? Why or why not?

5. If Henny Penny and her friends were worried about trusting Foxy Loxy, but didn’t know whether he was friendly or not, what are some other things they could have done so as not to go in Foxy Loxy’s hole?

English Fairy Tales: Henny-Penny

English Fairy Tales: Henny-Penny
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ONE day Henny-penny was picking up corn in the cornyard when--whack!--something hit her upon the head. 'Goodness gracious me!' said Henny-penny; 'the sky's a-going to fall; I must go and tell the king.'

So she went along and she went along and she went along till she met Cocky-locky. 'Where are you going, Hennypenny?' says Cocky-locky. 'Oh! I'm going to tell the king the sky's a-falling,' says Henny-penny. 'May I come with you?' says Cocky-locky. 'Certainly,' says Henny-penny. So Hennypenny and Cocky-locky went to tell the king the sky was falling.

They went along, and they went along, and they went along, till they met Ducky-daddles. 'Where are you going to, Hennypenny and Cocky-locky?' says Ducky-daddles. 'Oh! we're going to tell the king the sky's a-falling,' said Henny-penny and Cocky-locky. 'May I come with you?' said Ducky-daddles. 'Certainly,' said Henny-penny and Cocky-locky. So Hennypenny, Cocky-locky, and Ducky-daddles went to tell the king the sky was a-falling.

So they went along and they went along, and they went along, till they met Goosey-poosey. 'Where are you going to, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, and Ducky-daddles?' said Gooseypoosey. 'Oh! we're going to tell the king the sky's a-falling,' said Henny-penny and Cocky-locky and Ducky-daddles. 'May I come with you?' said Goosey-poosey. 'Certainly,' said Hennypenny, Cocky-locky, and Ducky-daddles. So Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, and Goosey-poosey went to tell the king the sky was a-falling.

So they went along, and they went along, and they went along, till they met Turkey-lurkey. 'Where are you going, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, and Gooseypoosey?' says Turkey-turkey. 'Oh! we're going to tell the king the sky's a-falling,' said Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Duckydaddies, and Goosey-poosey. 'May I come with you, Hennypenny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, and Goosey-poosey?' said Turkey-lurkey. 'Oh, certainly, Turkey-turkey,' said Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, and Gooseypoosey. So Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey all went to tell the king the sky was a-falling.

So they went along, and they went along, and they went along, till they met Foxy-woxy, and Foxy-woxy said to Hennypenny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey: 'Where are you going, Henny-penny, Cockylocky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey?' And Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey poosey, and Turkey-lurkey said to Foxy-woxy: 'We' re going to tell the king the sky's a-falling. ' 'Oh! but this is not the way to the king, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey,' says Foxy-woxy; 'I know the proper way; shall I show it you?' 'Oh, certainly, Foxywoxy,' said Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey. So Henny-penny, Cockylocky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, Turkey-lurkey, and Foxy-woxy all went to tell the king the sky was a-falling. So they went along, and they went along, and they went along, till they came to a narrow and dark hole. Now this was the door of Foxy-woxy's cave. But Foxy-woxy said to Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkeyturkey: 'This is the short way to the king's palace: you'll soon get there if you follow me. I will go first and you come after, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-turkey.' 'Why, of course, certainly, without doubt, why not?' said Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey.

So Foxy-woxy went into his cave, and he didn't go very far, but turned round to wait for Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey. So at last at first Turkey-lurkey went through the dark hole into the cave. He hadn't got far when 'Hrumph', Foxy-woxy snapped off Turkey-lurkey's head and threw his body over his left shoulder. Then Goosey-poosey went in, and 'Hrumph', off went her head and Goosey-poosey was thrown beside Turkey-lurkey. Then Ducky-daddles waddled down, and 'Hrumph', snapped Foxy-woxy, and Ducky-daddles's head was off and Duckydaddies was thrown alongside Turkey-turkey and Gooseypoosey. Then Cocky-locky strutted down into the cave, and he hadn't gone far when 'Snap, Hrumph!' went Foxy-woxy, and Cocky-locky was thrown alongside of Turkey-lurkey, Gooseypoosey, and Ducky-daddles.

But Foxy-woxy had made two bites at Cocky-locky, and when the first snap only hurt Cocky-locky, but didn't kill him, he called out to Henny-penny. But she turned tail and off she ran home, so she never told the king the sky was a-falling.

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History of domestication of turkeys | Agricultural sector

Pets on the farm decorate our lives and bring harmony to the house.

Greetings, readers of the Agrarian Sector website! This article will focus on the incredibly valuable poultry - the turkey and consider the history of its domestication.

The modern domesticated turkey originates from Mexico and is thought to have originated from the wild turkey that lived in the wild forests of central and southern North America. The North American origin was fixed in the Russian name of this bird - by analogy with the Indians who once inhabited these territories.

The Mayan people in Mexico domesticated the turkey. The turkey was considered a sacred bird of one of the ancient tribes - Talde. He was associated with thunder and rain, and was the main predictor of the weather, due to his character traits, namely restlessness before the storm.

In the 16th century, the Spaniards, having seen this amazing bird and being convinced of its excellent taste, brought it to Europe, where it soon gained immense popularity (in the 30s of the 16th century). In 1571, on the lower Rhine, turkeys were already beginning to be kept in large numbers.

There is a mention that in Arnstat (German city) in 1560 about 150 turkeys were eaten at one of the weddings. As a Christmas dish, the turkey appeared on the tables of the British in 1585, and later these birds were brought to Russia. In America, on Thanksgiving Day, a roast turkey with cranberry sauce decorates the festive table for a long time.

Turkeys belong to the genus of birds from the Hen order. The head, as well as the front of the neck, is not feathered, covered with warty outgrowths with fleshy lobes. Separate feathers on the front of the chest are bristly, the tail is 18-feathered, wide. The domestic turkey, unlike its wild ancestors, is quite large in size, weight, and is considered the largest poultry bred for meat. The weight of adult turkeys reaches 25 kg, and for turkeys up to 17 kg. Their egg-laying begins at 10-11 months, usually in January-March. The intensity of oviposition increases rapidly, but after 3 months it gradually decreases and stops during molting, which occurs at different times of the year. Turkeys have good hearing and excellent eyesight.

Keeping turkeys is not difficult if you know how to properly breed them. We'll talk about this in the next article.

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Interesting facts about the turkey

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Turkey is a type of pheasant. The origin of the name is unknown, but there are interesting theories. Christopher Columbus thought the New World was connected to India. He named the unusual bird "tuka", which means "peacock" in the language of India. Another story tells that merchants who sold turkey to Spain replaced the Indian word "tuka" with the Hebrew "tukki", which entered the English language as "turkey" - turkey. Others believe that the Amerindian name for this bird was firkee. Another theory says that the current name "turkey" comes from the call of this bird, which sounds like something like "turc, turc, turc."
Christopher Columbus and later Cortes loved the turkey they tasted in the Western Hemisphere and both brought some of these birds back to Europe. By 1530, turkeys were being grown in Italy, France, and England. When the Pilgrims and other early settlers arrived on American shores, they were already familiar with turkey meat.
Biologists say that turkeys have inhabited the territory of America for 10 million years.
Who was the first to domesticate the turkey? There is archaeological evidence that turkeys were caught by the Southwest Indians 2,000 years ago. Some scholars believe that the Aztecs were the first to domesticate turkeys.
History links the turkey to the first Thanksgiving banquet celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621. However, some believe that the settlers of Virginia celebrated the first Thanksgiving even earlier when they celebrated the English Harvest Festival, a sort of weekend homecoming.
Ben Franklin suggested that the national bird should be the turkey, not the bald eagle.
Turkey feathers are dyed and used in Indian costumes. Turkeys are estimated to have approximately 3500 feathers at maturity. At least one company in the state of Texas uses leather like leather to make custom cowboy boots. Turkey feathers are used to make pillows.
President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863
A domesticated turkey cannot fly. The wild turkey can fly short distances at speeds up to 88.51 km/h and can run at speeds up to 40.23 km/h.
Only male turkeys can mumble.
Abraham Lincoln's son, Ted, had a pet turkey. When it was decided that the bird would make a wonderful holiday meal, the boy made such a fuss that the president issued a "presidential pardon" for Ted's pet.
Neil Armstrong's first moon meal was a roast turkey in a bag.
Turkeys do not have ears, and despite this they have excellent hearing. They have no sense of smell at all, but they have an excellent taste.
The homeland of turkeys is North and Central America, and there is evidence that they appeared there as early as 10 million years ago.
A turkey egg is twice the size of a chicken egg. Its shell is a pale cream color with brown spots.
The largest roasted turkey weighed 39.09 kg and was cooked on December 12, 1989.
A turkey can drown if it raises its head when it is raining.
Turkey meat, like other poultry, has less cholesterol than beef and many other meats.

Festival Bird

How the turkey became a festival bird....

In England the Harvest Festival has been held for many years. When Queen Elizabeth sat at the table during the festival and dined on roast goose, she was told the news that the Spanish troops were defeated on the outskirts of England.