National Chicken Little Awareness Day

In real life as well as on the silver screen and in works of literature, music, painting, sculpture, the image of the chicken is always mentioned and brings significant achievements to the authors. Among them was Chicken Little. The story follows a chick named Chicken Little who thinks the world is about to end because something, usually a nut, such as a nut, falls on its head. Throughout the story, it mistakenly believes that disaster is imminent and always exclaims, "The sky is falling!". The story has different moral messages but clearly, the story has brought readers many levels of emotions and memorable lessons. And to recognize and raise awareness about the confident and brave chick, National Chicken Little Awareness Day is held every year on April 9 to honor him.

History of National Chicken Little Awareness Day

In the UK, everyone just know the name of the story is Henny Penny or Chicken Licken, but in the United States, the most common name of the story is Chicken Little. The story, dating from about 2,500 years ago, is an oral folk tale. It started appearing in books in the early 19th century, after the Brothers Grimm set a precedent by publishing German fairy tales.

Chicken Little is a folk tale. The story talks about a chick who thinks the world is about to end because something falls on its head, usually a nut, such as a nut. Throughout the story, it mistakenly believes that disaster is imminent and always exclaims, "The sky is falling!". Chicken Little decides to tell with all of citizens that includes the king and the other animals about what falls on its head but it say that the sky is falling. Chicken Little tell to every one who join the chick in its quest. In most versions of the story, the animals have names that rhyme like Goosey Loosey, Ducky Lucky, and Cocky Locky. There are many versions of the ending of the story: The main story says that a fox named Foxy Loxy invites all the animals into its house and eats them. In some versions, the chicken escapes, and in others, all the animals find their freedom and are able to visit the king.

Depending on how it ends, the story has different moral messages. If all the animals survived, the story could be interpreted as saying that acting like a chicken is not a good idea, and that we should show courage instead. If the fox eats everyone, it is assumed that not everything people say should be believed.

In 1895, the Merriam-Webster dictionary first listed "Chicken Little", defining it as "one who warned or predicted disaster." Although, the term has been used in that field since about 1840. When someone want to refer to those who are unreasonably fearful, or those who try to frighten others, "Chicken Little" or "The sky is falling!" has also been used to. People can even get "Little Chicken Syndrome". Those who experienced it were overwhelmed by overwhelming fear and unable to move forward, because they thought something catastrophic was about to happen. In the 1950s people began use the term.

Various versions of the story emerged from the early to mid-nineteenth century. Just Mathias Thiele printed a first edition in Danish in 1823. John Greene Chandler published The Outstanding Story of the Little Chicken in 1840 in America. Popular Rhymes, Fireside Stories, and Scottish Delights by Robert Chambers were printed in 1842, and included a version of the story. In England in 1849 people printed the Joseph Orchard Halliwell’s Chicken – Licken Story, English version of Thiele's 1823 story in 1853 were printed in Joseph Cundall's 1850 compilation of Children's Joy Books includes "The Wonderful Story of Henny Penny," and Benjamin Thorpe.

Although not much is known about the date, it seems to be related to the Chicken Little folk tale. Not only should this be the anniversary of this story, but it can also be a day to reflect on its moral messages. Celebrities can try to make sure they don't turn into Chicks and instill unwarranted fear in others.

How to observe national chicken little awareness day

Celebrate the day by reading Chicken Little's story. Maybe you can even find one of the first versions mentioned in the description of the day. The day can also be celebrated by looking up at the sky and making sure it's not falling or being aware of your surroundings in general — after all, "perception" is the title of the day. When you overreacted to something, like Chicken Little did, the day can also remind all of you and it can be used to reflect on times, and to improve in such situations in the future by thinking about how you can. Making sure you don't frighten others for no reason can also be part of this. While doing all of this, why not eat some chicken, or better yet, a few Chicken Jars. You can also watch the 1943 movie Chicken Little, made to fight Nazism during the Second World War; it focused on creating fear that undermined the war effort. In 2005, a movie studio released a film of the same name. There was also a 1999 television episode called "Henny Penny" which was part of the series Happily Forever: A Fairy Tale for Every Child. Any of these titles would be relevant to watch this day.