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One who panics at the slightest provocation
- Henny Penny (pl. Henny Pennies) One who panics at the slightest provocation.
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Henny Penny", more commonly known in the United States as "Chicken Little" and sometimes as "Chicken Licken", is a European folk tale with a moral in the form of a cumulative tale about a chicken who believes that the world is coming to an end.
This simple tale with its short and rather straightforward, linear plot hides an impressive number of morals within its brief narrative. But what are those morals, and what is the meaning of the Chicken Little (or Chicken Licken) tale?
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.
Henny-Penny is a story young children should learn early: trying to incite panic can result in opportunists like Foxy-woxy doing real harm. The iconic story was published in English Fairy Tales, retold by Flora Annie Steel (1922), illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Jan 19, 2024 · It might have first been known as “Henny Penny.” But the story has been told to American children at least since the mid-1800s under a title similar to “Chicken Little.”
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Henny Penny was one of the stories chosen for our World Stories project with St Ebbes School in 2016. It is a great story to tell with small children with lots of repetition and opportunities to join in.
"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.
