Henny Penny
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Henny Penny is a traditional European folk tale, also known as "Chicken Little" or "Chicken Licken," about a panicked chicken who believes the sky is falling and spreads alarm among other animals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henny Penny canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
European folk tale
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literary character ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Cocky Locky
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Ducky Lucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Foxy Loxy NERFINISHED ⓘ Goosey Loosey NERFINISHED ⓘ Henny Penny NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey Lurkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
animated short films
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children’s picture books ⓘ educational materials ⓘ radio plays ⓘ stage plays ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Chicken Licken
NERFINISHED
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Chicken Little NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | chicken ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | inspired the idiom "the sky is falling" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse |
teaches critical thinking about information sources
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used to discuss rumor and panic in social studies ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
cautionary tale
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fable ⓘ folk tale ⓘ |
| hasLanguageVariant |
Danish
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Dutch ⓘ English NERFINISHED ⓘ German ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
| hasMoralFunction | warns against overreacting to minor events ⓘ |
| hasMotive | warn the king about the sky falling ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSymbolism | represents uncritical fear ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consequences of fear
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gullibility ⓘ mass hysteria ⓘ misinformation ⓘ panic ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Henny Penny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moral |
Do not believe everything you are told without evidence
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Do not spread unfounded rumors ⓘ Panic can lead to disaster ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| plotEvent |
Foxy Loxy offers to show the animals a shortcut
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Henny Penny concludes that the sky is falling ⓘ Henny Penny decides to tell the king NERFINISHED ⓘ Henny Penny gathers other animals on the way to the king ⓘ Henny Penny is struck on the head by a falling object NERFINISHED ⓘ In many versions the animals are eaten by Foxy Loxy ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| usedAsIdiom | Chicken Little is used to describe someone who exaggerates danger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Chicken Little (2005 film)