Henny Penny

Title: Various Titles
Author: Joseph Jacobs
Publisher: D. Nutt, London, 1894
Reading Level: 3th and up
Pages: 1-2 for each tale
Genre: Fairy Tale
Other Read: Jack and the Beanstalk, The Story of the Three Little Pigs, The Golden Arm










Summary:

Henny Penny is in her garden when something falls on her head. She think that they sky is falling so she sets of to tell the king. Along the way she meets many charatcters; Cocky-locky, then Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey and Turkey-lurkey. They all head off to tell the kind the sky is falling when they run into Foxy-Woxy. Foxy-Woxy tells them they are going the wrong way, so he leads them the 'right' way. He leads them to the entrance of his lair. When he gets there he has them come in one at a time and he snaps their necks. However, when Cocky-Locky comes he isn't killed at first, so he calls out to Henny-Penny. She runs away and never tells the king that the sky was falling.

My Reaction:

I did not like this story. It seems all happy and then everybody dies horribly. I wouldn't read them again.

Potential Problems:

There isn't the usual happy ending, so I think children might not life it.

Recommendations:

I do not recommend this unless you are studying fairy tales and need to read them. They are interesting to see the different versions, but I didn't like them.