Chicken Little
Carl Sommer, Jorge Mercado
language
(Advance Publishing, Nov. 12, 2013)
Chicken Little lives in a world of fear, in spite of her big sister and loving parents’ advice. She trembles at a mouse, cowers during a wind storm, and panics when the tricky fox tries to fool her with superstitions. When an acorn hits her on the head, she’s convinced that the sky is falling. Frightened, Chicken Little starts a panic among all the animals until they take the problem to wise King Leo.King Leo’s simple explanation makes Chicken Little and her friends realize they shouldn’t be gullible, but should check things out before believing them. When Chicken Little stops listening to superstitions and unfounded fears, she becomes a very happy and peaceful hen. This expansion of the Chicken Little story demonstrates the dangers of being too gullible.