Tales of Laughter — Henny Penny
“Goodness gracious me!
” says 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,” says Henny-penny and Cocky-locky.
“May I come with you?
” says Ducky-daddles.
“Certainly,” says 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?
” says Goosey-poosey.
“Oh!
we’re going to tell the king the sky’s a-falling,” says Henny-penny and Cocky-locky and Ducky-daddles.
“May I come with you?
” says Goosey-poosey.
“Certainly,” says 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,” says Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, and Goosey-poosey.
“May I come with you, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, and Goosey-poosey?
” says Turkey-lurkey.
“Oh, certainly, Turkey-lurkey,” says 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 says 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 says to Foxy-woxey: “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, Foxy-woxy,” says 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 says 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?
” says 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 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 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.
