Prologue (sung by Narrator)

Just poultry! Just chickens!

No Shakespeare! Not Dickens!
No need for a Nobel Prize!
My plot line I’m spillin’!
My hero’s your villain!
No need for you to analyze!

No need to use your brain!
It’s meant to entertain!
There are no hidden symbols
In this fairy tale!

Just poultry! Just chickens!
No Shakespeare! Not Dickens!
No need for a Nobel Prize!

Narrator

Many years ago Isaac Newton sat beneath a tree when an apple fell on his head. His first reaction was "Ouch"! His second reaction, however, was to notice that all particles of matter exert an attraction to one another. He went on from this little incident to formulate the laws of gravity. That was Isaac Newton and that was many years ago. Today an acorn fell on the head of Chicken Little. It will soon become obvious that Chicken Little was no Isaac Newton.

Chicken Little enters from (SL) rubbing her head.

Chicken

Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! There can only be one possible explanation for the lump on my head. The sky is falling! The sky is falling! I must got tell the king!

(sings) Who will believe when I say that the sky is falling?
What if I’m wrong and it’s just a little acorn from a tree?
But if I’m right I’ll be the hero of the land!
All of my friends will say that I am Chicken Grand!
So I will go to the king and explain my story!
Soon I will be the most famous chicken in the land!

Heroes of old came along when the sky was falling!
Though I am small, I will shock the world with all my bravery!
No need to think of anything that can go wrong!
Don’t look before you leap – Now that’s my battle song!
So I will go to the king and explain my story!
Soon I will be the most famous chicken in the land!

Chicken starts to exit (SL) but is stopped by Henny Penny entering from stage right. Although Henny is a hen, it is obvious from her clothing and jewelry that she is a very rich hen.

Henny

Where are you going, Chicken Little?

Chicken

Oh, help, Henny Penny! The sky is falling! The sky is falling.

Henny

How do you know this?

Chicken

I saw it with my own eyes, and heard it with my own ears, and part of it fell on my head!

Henny

This is terrible, just terrible! How will this affect the stock market and all my buckets of gold and silver coins!

Chicken

Gosh, Henny Penny, I never even thought about the effect of the sky falling on the financial market!

Henny

Few do, Chicken Little, few do!

Henny

(sings) Might sound funny, but I made some money
And the stock exchange ain’t gonna like this news!
’m confessin’ that big depression,
Oh, it’s really gonna give the blues!

Chorus

If the sky is falling on down
I don’t know what this is gonna bring!
Let us make a call on royalty!
Let us go and tell the king!

Henny

Love my money, yes, I love my money
And I love to see it glitter in the sun!
Love my money, yes, I love my money
And the thought of losing gold ain’t fun!

Chorus

If the sky is falling on down
I don’t know what this is gonna bring!
Let us make a call on royalty!
Let us go and tell the king!

Chicken and Henny start to exit (SL) but are stopped by Ducky Lucky, who is dressed as a gypsy.

Ducky

Where are you going, Chicken Little and Henny Penny?

Chicken

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

Henny

We’re going to tell the king!

Ducky

This is strange, very strange. My Tarot card reading today made no mention of the sky falling! Neither did my ouija board! And my extra sensory perception usually clues me in about any upcoming dangerous event far ahead of anyone else! Are you sure about this?

Henny

She saw it with her own eyes!

Chicken

And I heard it with my own ears!

Henny

And part of it fell on her head!

Ducky

(sings)
You say you heard a knocking from the heavens?
Unearthly sounds from somewhere up above?
This could be strangers calling from the next world!
Or could it be you transcendental love!

Ducky

It must be time to check up on your ouija!
Bring out the board and see what is your fate!
The spirits call us from a new dimension!
Just feel the karma as you levitate!

Chorus

It’s ESP. There is no other answer!
And this explains the knock upon your head!
This was a supernatural visitation!
Someone is speaking to you from the dead!

Chicken

It is getting late! Me must all hurry and run like quick little bunny rabbits through the forest!

Henny

Perhaps we should return to my mansion and take my Ferrari! We’ll be at the king’s palace in no time!

Chicken

The forest is no place for a Ferrari! The paths are too tiny and narrow for a car!

Ducky

Perhaps a fourth dimensional vehicle would be more practical here!

Goosey Loosey, wearing heavy mascara, black clothing, and lots of metal objects enters stage right.

Goosey

What’s this, a meeting of all the big losers in town?

Chicken

What’s wrong with your eyes, Goosey Loosey? They’re all smudged with black stuff!

Goosey

It’s heavy mascara to show everyone how dark and gloomy I am inside!

Ducky

It certainly does have that effect!

Henny

What’s with the pink spiked hair?

Goosey

That just shows you how cool I am!

Chicken

Would you like to hear our bad news?

Goosey

Sure! I love bad news. It’s the only thing that makes me happy!

Henny

The sky is falling! The sky is falling.

Goosey

That is good news! How do you know for sure?

Chicken

I heard it with my own eyes!

Henny

Part of it fell on her ears!

Ducky

And she saw it with her own head!

Goosey

Man, and my parents think I’m crazy!

Chicken

But it’s all true! It really is!

Goosey

(sings)
Come on, sky! I’ve been awaiting for the world to end!
My life stinks, and if you end it you will be my friend!
Hate my mother, despise my father ‘cause they are not cool!
Come on down and blow things up – especially my school!

Chorus

Come on, sky! I’ve been awaiting for the world to stop!
Send on down one big explosion – blow up all this slop!
Got no friends. Don’t really want them. They just cause me pain! I’m prepared for any explosion! Drop it on my brain!

Chicken

Now listen! We really have to start off to see the king!

Goosey

Hey, I want to go, too. I never saw the king up close. I’ll bet he’s as big a fake as everyone else around here!

Henny

You’re not a very happy person, are you?

Goosey

(snaps) No, and I’m not a big stupid rich person either!

Henny

Charming, Goosey Loosey, charming!

Chicken

Let’s go! Let’s go! The sky is falling!

Duckey

My horoscope said I’d be taking a trip soon! And it’s never wrong! Let’s be on our way!

Turkey Lurkey, wearing an outfit that screams "Star Trek Nerd" enters from stage right.

Turkey

Wait a minute! Wait a minute!

Chicken

We can’t wait, Turkey Lurkey! The sky is falling!

Henny

We’re on our way to tell the king!

Chicken

It’s the end of the world!

Goosey

Yeah! It’s gonna be so cool!

Turkey

The end of the world is coming? The sky is falling? How do you know this?

Goosey

That little Chicken told us!

Chicken

(angry) My name is Chicken Little!

Goosey

Whatever!

Turkey

But what proof do you have?

Chicken

I saw it with my own eyes, and heard it with my own ears, and part of it fell on my head!

Turkey

So they have finally arrived.

Chicken

What’s that?

Goosey

Yeah, dude, who has finally arrived?

Turkey

Did you ever see "The War of the Worlds"?

Goosey

Yeah! What a cool show! These space ships come to earth and start to blow up everything!

Turkey

Well, folks, it looks like science fiction has finally become science fact!

Henny

I don’t get it.

Turkey

(sings)
You say you felt a presence from the heavens?
And on your head a lump begins to grow?
There is one easy simple explanation!
I do believe you saw a UFO!

Chorus

Those UFO’s are filling up the skyways!
They want to make us be their helpless slaves!
If we don’t warn the king that they are coming!
We all will die from poison photon waves!

Turkey

The skeptics claim our evidence is flimsy!
I think they have a fear of the unknown!
They don’t believe in any flying saucers!
When will they learn that we are not alone!

Chorus

Those UFO’s are filling up the skyways!
They want to make us be their helpless slaves!
We all will die from poison photon waves!

Ducky

You know, I think I see your point about the UFO’s, but I don’t agree!

Turkey

What other explanation fits better?

Ducky

Spirits from another dimension!

Turkey

Oh, no! Another crazy spiritualist! I suppose you also believe inTarot cards and ESP!

Duckey

At least there’s some evidence for ESP. How many flying saucers have they ever found?

Turkey

They’re space ships, not saucers!

Duckey

Whatever you call them, they don’t exist!

Turkey

Yes, they do!

Ducky

No, they don’t

Turkey

Yes!

Ducky

No!

Both

(growing louder and more rapid) Yes! No! Yes! No! Yes! No! Yes! No! Yes! No! Yes! No! Yes! No! Yes! No! Yes! No!

Foxy Loxy enters (SL)

Foxy

Not so loud! Not so loud! You’re destroying the peace of the forest!

Chicken

We’re on our way to see the king!

Henny

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

Chicken

I saw it with my own eyes, and heard it with my own ears, and part of it fell on my head!

Foxy

Fell on your head, eh? I can believe that!

Henny

So we must run through the forest like quick little bunny rabbits to tell the king!

Foxy

You know, I think I can help you. I know a shortcut.

Chicken

(pointing SR) But the sign for the forest path is right over there! We won’t need a shortcut!

Foxy

Lucky I was here to save you the trouble. That’s an old path, and it’s overgrown with weeds and stickers. You’ll never make it that way!

Henny

If your shortcut works well, I can reward you handsomely with gold. I’m Henny Penny, the richest fowl in the land!

Foxy

(with deep sincerity) Helping my fellow creatures is the only reward I need!

Foxy

Chorus

Foxy

Never take the long way round
If you have any choice!
And you will soon rejoice!

Chorus

No reason to procrastinate!
We must not keep the good king late!
On our way! Hip hooray!
Let’s go see the king!

After song, all exit (SL) led by Foxy Loxy.

Narrator

So Foxy Loxy led Chicken Little, Henny Penny, Ducky Lucky, Goosey Loosey, and Turkey Lurkey across the field to the shortcut, which led straight to his den. And since they were all very hungry, Foxy Loxy invited them in for a meal. And the meal must have made them forgetful, for they never saw the king to tell him that the sky is falling. Isn’t that ironic? All that talk about the sky falling and they ended up just staying with Foxy Loxy! Which brings us to the happy ending to this story. You see, the sky didn’t fall after all. It’s still hanging up there with the sun, the moon, the rainbows, the clouds, and all the beautiful planets and stars!

Foxy Loxy enters from (SL) rubbing his huge stomach.

Foxy

And it’s a happy ending for me, too! You see, I haven’t eaten this well for years. Yum, yum, yum! It’s always so nice to have friends drop by for a little bite!

Narrator

And that’s the story of Chicken Little! We hope you all enjoyed it!

Foxy

Hey, Narrator, you want to stop by my place for a meal?

Narrator

That sounds like a wonderful idea! What’s on the menu?

As Foxy and Narrator exit (SL)

Foxy

I hope you like poultry!

Blackout. Repeat "Just Chickens" music for curtain call.