One Tuesday afternoon a purple chicken is working near an apple tree when suddenly, a large red apple falls on its head. The purple chicken gets worried and thinks that the sky is falling. Hence, he goes to inform the farmer.

While walking to the farmer’s house, the purple chicken runs into his friend the black duck. The back duck is happy to see his friend, but asks why he is worried. The purple chicken tells the black duck that the sky is falling, and now the two become worried and walk together to inform the farmer.

On the way to the farmer’s house, the purple chicken and the black duck see an orange vixen exercising. The chicken and the duck run towards her and tell her that the sky is falling. The orange vixen agrees and assures them that the sky is falling and convinces them to take a shortcut through the cornfield in order to get to the farmer’s house faster. However, in the cornfield the orange vixen reveals her true intentions by trying to eat the purple duck and the black duck.

The chicken and the duck run and escape. Arriving at the farmer’s house they tell him what happened. The farmer tells them that by panicking they put their lives in danger.

Moral: Unjustified panic can put life in danger.

Media Attribution

• Illustrations by Cheyenne Pokeda