Chicken Licken. Retold by Bev Evans

One day an acorn fell from a tree and landed – ‘PLOP!’ – on Chicken Licken’s head.
“Help!” shouted Chicken Licken.
“The sky is falling down!”
“I must go and tell the king!”
And off went Chicken Licken to tell the king that the sky was falling down.

On the way Chicken Licken saw Henny Penny.
“The sky is falling down! I am on my way to tell the king!”
“I’ll come with you,” said Henny Penny
And off they went to tell the king that the sky was falling down.
“What’s the matter?” she said.

On the way they saw Cocky Locky.
“The sky is falling down! We are on our way to tell the king!”
“I’ll come with you,” said Cocky Locky.
And off they went to tell the king that the sky was falling down.
“What’s the matter?” he said.

On the way they saw Ducky Lucky and Drakey Lakey.
“The sky is falling down! We are on our way to tell the king!”
“We’ll come with you,” said Ducky Lucky and Drakey Lakey together.
And off they went to tell the king that the sky was falling down.
“What’s the matter?” they said.

Off they all went along the road.
“The sky is falling down! We are on our way to tell the king!”
“I’ll come with you,” said Goosey Loosey.
And off they went to tell the king that the sky was falling down.
Soon they bumped into Goosey Loosey.

At the farm they all met Turkey Lurkey.
“I’ll come with you,” said Turkey Lurkey.
And off they went to tell the king that the sky was falling down.
But then a sly voice said……
“What’s the matter?” he said
“The sky is falling down! We are on our way to tell the king!”

“Where are you all going together?”
“You’re going the wrong way!” said Foxy Loxy.
“Let me show you how to get to the palace.”
Everyone was so excited! They followed Foxy Loxy along the path all the way to……
It was Foxy Loxy!
“The sky is falling down! We are on our way to tell the king!”

…Foxy Loxy’s family lair!
And that was the end of Chicken Licken and all his friends.
Just in time for dinner!
And the king never found out about the sky falling down.