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Explore a variety of Chicken Stories that offer insights into barnyard adventures, cautionary tales, and humorous encounters. These stories feature chickens and their interactions with other animals, farmers, and even unexpected visitors in the farmyard.

Barnyard Adventures
In Raggedy Ann And The Chickens, Raggedy Ann finds herself in a chicken yard, where she unexpectedly helps a group of hens with their chicks. In The Contest, a rooster, gander, gobbler, and drake each vie to be king of the barnyard until a new rooster brings them all to order. The Green-and-Red Rooster tells the tale of a hen’s admiration for a tin rooster atop a farmer’s shed.

Clever Tricks and Cautionary Tales
The cunning Cock And The Fox showcases a rooster who outwits a fox by convincing him that dogs are near, while in Cheerful Cock, a rooster narrowly escapes from a fox disguised as a monk. Henny-penny presents a famous tale of a chicken’s misunderstanding about the sky falling, leading to an encounter with a fox.

Morals and Lessons
Stories like The Woman and Her Hen, where a hen stops laying eggs after being overfed, and The Cock And The Jewel, where a cock values barleycorn over a precious stone, impart simple but memorable morals. In Gray Hen’s Strategy, a group of hens teach a chicken the importance of self-reliance by playing a trick on him.

Christmas and Festive Tales
In The Thin Santa Claus: The Chicken Yard That Was a Christmas Stocking, Mrs. Gratz finds a Christmas surprise in her chicken yard in the form of a purse with money, while Christmas in the Barn sees Johnny decorating a tree for his pets, bringing festive joy to the barn.

Unusual Chickens and Extraordinary Tales
The Half Chick follows Medio Pollito, a half-chicken with one eye, one leg, and one wing, who sets out on an adventure to Madrid. In Kuratko, the Terrible Chick, a chick’s insatiable appetite causes trouble until a cat finally resolves the issue. Meanwhile, The Happy Egg tells the story of a colorful chick who inspires others with his vibrant appearance.

Folklore and Classic Tales
Chicken Little narrates the well-known story of a chicken convinced the sky is falling, creating panic in the barnyard. In The Little Red Hen, the titular hen finds a wheat seed, plants it, and makes bread, ultimately teaching her lazy barnyard friends a lesson in responsibility.

Uncle Wiggily’s Adventures
The collection includes several Uncle Wiggily tales, such as Uncle Wiggily And The Chicken-pox, where he teaches a mischievous boy a lesson, and Uncle Wiggily And Charlie Chick, in which he rescues a young chicken attempting to cross a pond.