Henny Penny
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"Henny Penny" is a European folk tale with a moral in the form of a cumulative tale about a chicken who believes that the world is coming to an end. The phrase "The sky is falling!" features prominent
Illustration for the story "Chicken Little", 1916
Cumulative tale
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In a cumulative tale, sometimes also called a chain tale, action or dialogue repeats and builds up in some way as the tale progresses. With only the sparest of plots, these tales often depend upon rep
Henny Penny
…more commonly known in the United States as "Chicken Little" and sometimes as "Chicken Licken") is a European folk tale with a moral in the form of a cumulative tale about a chicken who believes that the world is coming to an end. The phrase "The sky is falling!" features prominently in the story, and has passed…
Cumulative tale "This Is the House That Jack Built"