TIIE STORY OF CHICKEN LICKEN (Taken from Tip Top 2: Shelagh Rixon. Macmillan ELT.

(1991) Once upon a time, there was a little chicken called Chcken Licken. He was a very stupid little chicken. He was the stupidest chicken in the world. One day he was in the garden. It was autumn. An apple fell from a tree. It fell on his head. "Oh dear," said Chicken Licken, "the sky is falling! I must go and tell tbe king!' So Chicken Licken went down the road. He met Henny Lenny. "Good morning, Chicken Licken," said Henny Lenny. "Where are you going?" "Oh, Henny Lenny," said Chicken Licken, "the sky is falling I must go and tell the king!" "I'll come with you," said Henny Lenny. So Chicken Licken and Henny Lenny went down the road. They rnet Cocky Locky. "Good morning, Chicken Lcken and Henny Lenny" said Cocky Locky. "Where are you going?" "Oh, Cocky Locky," said Chicken Licken "The sky is falling and I must going tell the kng!" "I'll come with you," said Cocky Locky. So Chicken Licken, Henny Lenny and Cocky Locky went down the road. They met...... Who did they meet? Yes ... Ducky Lucky! They met Ducky Lucky. "Good morning, Chicken Licken, Henny Lenny and Cocky Locky" said Ducky Lucky. "Where are you going?" "Oh, Ducky Lucky," said Chicken Licken, "the sky is falling and I must go and tell the king!" "I'll come with you," said Ducky Lucky. So Chicken Licken, Henny Lenny, Cocky Locky and Ducky Lucky went down the road. They met Drakey Lakey. "Good morning, Chicken Licken, Henny Lenny, Cocky Locky and Ducky Lucky" said Drakey Lakey. "Where are you going?" "Oh, Drakey Lakey" said Chicken Licken, "the sky is falling and I must go and tell the king!" So Chicken Licken, Henny Lenny, Cocky Locky, Ducky Lucky and Drakey Lakey went down tbe road. They met Goosey Loosey. 'Good morning, Chicken Licken, Henny Lenny, Cocky Locky, Ducky Lucky and Drakey Lakey" said Goosey Loosey. "Where are you going?" "Oh, Goosey Loosey" said Chicken Licken, "the sky is falling and I must go and tell the king!" "I'll come with you" said Goosey Loosey. So Chicken Licken, Henny Lenny, Cocky Locky, Ducky Lucky, Drakey Lakey and Goosey Loosey went down the road. They met Turkey Lurkey. "Good morning Chicken Licken, Henny Lenny, Cocky Locky, Ducky Lucky, Drakey Lakey and Goosey Loosey" said Turkey Lurkey. "Where are you going?' "Oh, Turkey Lurkey" said Chicken Licken, "the sky is falling and I must go and tell the king!" "I'll come with you" said Turkey Lurkey. So Chicken Licken, Henny Lenny, Cocky Locky, Ducky Lucky, Drakey Lakey, Goosey Loosey and Turkey Lurkey went down the road. They rnet Foxy Loxy. "Good morning Chicken Licken, Henny Lenny, Cocky Locky, Ducky Lucky, Drakey Lakey, Goosey Loosey and Turkey Lurkey" said Foxy Loxy. 'Where are you going?' "Oh Foxy Loxy" sad Chicken Licken, "the sky is falling and I rnust go and tell the king!" Foxy Loxy looked at the sky. "Hmmm," he said. "This is important. Come wth me. I can take you to the king!" So Chicken Licken, Henny Lenny, Cocky Locky, Ducky Lucky, Drakey Lakey, Goosey Loosey and Turkey Lurkey went down the road with Foxy Loxy. They went over the hill, through the forest, over the river ... and INTO Foxy Loxy's house! And who was there? Not the king, but Mrs Fox and all the little foxes. And they all had a lovely dinner. What did they have for dinner? Yes! They had Chicken Licken, Henny Lenny, Cocky Locky, Ducky Lucky, Drakey Lakey, Goosey Loosey and Turkey Lurkey. Oh dear!