The Sky is Falling

The Grey Hen and the Duck

The Grey Hen lives in a small house near a garden.

She likes to eat apples, and she can find very many apples in the garden.

One day an apple falls on her head.

"The sky is falling," says the Grey Hen. "I must go and tell the Turkey."

So she walks and walks.

By and by she meets a Duck.

"Where are you going, Grey Hen?" asks the Duck.

"The sky is falling," says the Grey Hen. "I am going to tell the Turkey."

"May I go with you?" asks the Duck.

"Yes, you may," says the Grey Hen. "Let us go to the Turkey together."

The Grey Hen and the Goose So the Grey Hen and the Duck walk and walk.

By and by they meet a Goose.

"Where are you going, Grey Hen?" asks the Goose.

"The sky is falling," says the Grey Hen. "We are going to tell the Turkey."

"May I go with you?" asks the Goose.

"Yes, you may," says the Grey Hen. "Let us go to the Turkey together."

The Grey Hen and the Fox

So the Grey Hen, the Duck and the Goose walk and walk. By and by they meet a Fox.

"Where are you going, Grey Hen?" asks the Fox.

"The sky is falling," says the Grey Hen. "We are going to tell the Turkey."

"Come to my house," says the Fox, "the sky is not falling there."

"Very well!" says the Grey Hen.

So the Grey Hen, the Duck, the Goose, and the Fox walk and walk. By and by they come to the Fox's house.

"This is my house," says the Fox. "Come in, please."

They all go into the Fox's house, but they never come out again.