Chicken Little — VOA Learning English
Topics: класика
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And now an American Children’s Story from VOA Learning English.
Today’s story probably had its start long before it was published in Europe long ago.
It might have first been known as “Henny Penny.” But the story has been told to American children at least since the mid-1800s under a title similar to “Chicken Little.”
Generations have heard and thought about the lessons of the little chicken who causes big problems for a group of well-meaning but not-so-thoughtful birds.
Today’s version is based on two examples of the story. One is called Remarkable Story of Chicken Little. John Green Chandler had it published in the city of Boston, Massachusetts in 1842. Katharine Pyle published her 1918…
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