by Margaret Free and by Harriette Taylor Treadwell
Chicken Little
Language: English
Chicken Little was in the woods. A seed fell on his tail. Chicken Little said, "The sky is falling. I will run." Chicken Little met Henny Penny. He said, "The sky is falling, Henny Penny." Henny Penny said, "How do you know, Chicken Little?" Chicken Little said, "Some of it fell on my tail." "We will run," said Henny Penny. "We will run and tell the king." They met Turkey Lurkey. Henny Penny said, "The sky is falling, Turkey Lurkey." "How do you know, Henny Penny? "Chicken Little told me. "How do you know, Chicken Little?" "I saw it with my eyes. I heard it with my ears. Some of it fell on my tail." Turkey Lurkey said, "We will run. We will run and tell the king." They met Ducky Lucky. Turkey Lurkey said, "The sky is falling, Ducky Lucky." "How do you know, Turkey Lurkey?" "Henny Penny told me." "How do you know, Henny Penny?" "Chicken Little told me." "How do you know, Chicken Little?" "I saw it with my eyes. I heard it with my ears. Some of it fell on my tail." Ducky Lucky said, "We will run. We will run and tell the king." They met Goosey Loosey. Ducky Lucky said, "The sky is falling, Goosey Loosey." "How do you know, Ducky Lucky?" "Turkey Lurkey told me." "How do you know, Turkey Lurkey?" "Henny Penny told me." "How do you know, Henny Penny?" "Chicken Little told me." "How do you know, Chicken Little?" "I saw it with my eyes. I heard it with my ears. Some of it fell on my tail." Goosey Loosey said, "We will run, We will run and tell the king." They met Foxy Loxy. Goosey Loosey said, "The sky is falling, Foxy Loxy." "How do you know, Goosey Loosey?" "Ducky Lucky told me." "How do you know, Ducky Lucky?" "Turkey Lurkey told me." "How do you know, Turkey Lurkey?" "Henny Penny told me." "How do you know, Henny Penny?" "Chicken Little told me." "How do you know, Chicken Little?" "I saw it with my eyes. I heard it with my ears. Some of it fell on my tail." Foxy Loxy said, "We will run. We will run into my den, And I will tell the king." They ran into Foxy Loxy's den, But they did not come out again.
Authorship:
- by Margaret Free , from The Primer, first published 1910 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Harriette Taylor Treadwell , from The Primer, first published 1910 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Chicken Little", 2007 [high voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-02-12
Line count: 77
Word count: 389