Henny-Penny
A free A2-level English story for language learners, readable online in 7 languages, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
A hen panics after something bonks her on the head and sets off to warn the king the sky is falling, picking up gullible barnyard friends along the way — but their new "guide" has his own plans for them.
One day Henny-penny was picking up corn in the cornyard when—whack!—something hit her upon the head. “Goodness gracious me!” said Henny-penny; “the sky's a-going to fall; I must go and tell the king.”
Suatu hari Henny-penny sedang memunguti jagung di halaman jagung ketika—duk!—sesuatu mengenai kepalanya. “Ya ampun!” kata Henny-penny; “langit akan runtuh; aku harus pergi memberi tahu raja.”
So she went along and she went along and she went along till she met Cocky-locky. “Where are you going, Henny-penny?” says Cocky-locky. “Oh! I'm going to tell the king the sky's a-falling,” says Henny-penny. “May I come with you?” says Cocky-locky. “Certainly,” says Henny-penny. So Henny-penny and Cocky-locky went to tell-the king the sky was falling.
Maka pergilah dia, terus berjalan dan berjalan sampai bertemu Cocky-locky. “Mau ke mana kamu, Henny-penny?” tanya Cocky-locky. “Oh! Aku mau memberi tahu raja bahwa langit akan runtuh,” kata Henny-penny. “Bolehkah aku ikut denganmu?” tanya Cocky-locky. “Tentu saja,” kata Henny-penny. Maka Henny-penny dan Cocky-locky pergi untuk memberi tahu raja bahwa langit akan runtuh.
They went along, and they went along, and they went along, till they met Ducky-daddles. “Where are you going to, Henny-penny and Cocky-locky?” says Ducky-daddles. “Oh! we're going to tell the king the sky's a-falling,” said Henny-penny and Cocky-locky. “May I come with you?” says Ducky-daddles. “Certainly,” said Henny-penny and Cocky-locky. So Henny-penny, Cocky-locky and Ducky-daddles went to tell the king the sky was a-falling.
Mereka berjalan dan berjalan dan berjalan, sampai bertemu Ducky-daddles. “Mau ke mana kalian, Henny-penny dan Cocky-locky?” tanya Ducky-daddles. “Oh! Kami mau memberi tahu raja bahwa langit akan runtuh,” kata Henny-penny dan Cocky-locky. “Bolehkah aku ikut dengan kalian?” tanya Ducky-daddles. “Tentu saja,” kata Henny-penny dan Cocky-locky. Maka Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, dan Ducky-daddles pergi untuk memberi tahu raja bahwa langit akan runtuh.
So they went along, and they went along, and they went along, till they met Goosey-poosey, “Where are you going to, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky and Ducky-daddles?” said Goosey-poosey. “Oh! we're going to tell the king the sky's a-falling,” said Henny-penny and Cocky-locky and Ducky-daddles. “May I come with you,” said Goosey-poosey. “Certainly,” said Henny-penny, Cocky-locky and Ducky-daddles. So Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles and Goosey-poosey went to tell the king the sky was a-falling.
Maka mereka berjalan dan berjalan dan berjalan, sampai bertemu Goosey-poosey. “Mau ke mana kalian, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, dan Ducky-daddles?” tanya Goosey-poosey. “Oh! Kami mau memberi tahu raja bahwa langit akan runtuh,” kata Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, dan Ducky-daddles. “Bolehkah aku ikut?” tanya Goosey-poosey. “Tentu saja,” kata Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, dan Ducky-daddles. Maka Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, dan Goosey-poosey pergi untuk memberi tahu raja bahwa langit akan runtuh.
So they went along, and they went along, and they went along, till they met Turkey-lurkey. “Where are you going, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, and Goosey-poosey?” says Turkey-lurkey. “Oh! we're going to tell the king the sky's a-falling,” said Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles and Goosey-poosey. “May I come with you? Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles and Goosey-poosey?” said Turkey-lurkey. “Why, certainly, Turkey-lurkey,” said Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, and Goosey-poosey. So Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey and Turkey-lurkey all went to tell the king the sky was a-falling.
Maka mereka berjalan dan berjalan dan berjalan, sampai bertemu Turkey-lurkey. “Mau ke mana kalian, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, dan Goosey-poosey?” tanya Turkey-lurkey. “Oh! Kami mau memberi tahu raja bahwa langit akan runtuh,” kata Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, dan Goosey-poosey. “Bolehkah aku ikut denganmu, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, dan Goosey-poosey?” tanya Turkey-lurkey. “Wah, tentu saja, Turkey-lurkey,” kata Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, dan Goosey-poosey. Maka Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, dan Turkey-lurkey semua pergi untuk memberi tahu raja bahwa langit akan runtuh.
So they went along, and they went along, and they went along, till they met Foxy-woxy, and Foxy-woxy said to Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey and Turkey-lurkey: “Where are you going, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey?” And Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey said to Foxy-woxy: “We're going to tell the king the sky's a-falling.”
Maka mereka berjalan dan berjalan dan berjalan, sampai bertemu Foxy-woxy, dan Foxy-woxy berkata kepada Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, dan Turkey-lurkey: “Mau ke mana kalian, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, dan Turkey-lurkey?” Dan Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, dan Turkey-lurkey berkata kepada Foxy-woxy: “Kami mau memberi tahu raja bahwa langit akan runtuh.”
“Oh! but this is not the way to the king, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey and Turkey-lurkey,” says Foxy-woxy; “I know the proper way; shall I show it you?” “Why certainly, Foxy-woxy,” said Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey. So Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, Turkey-lurkey, and Foxy-woxy all went to tell the king the sky was a-falling.
“Oh! Tapi ini bukan jalan menuju raja, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, dan Turkey-lurkey,” kata Foxy-woxy; “aku tahu jalan yang benar; maukah kutunjukkan?” “Wah, tentu saja, Foxy-woxy,” kata Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, dan Turkey-lurkey. Maka Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, Turkey-lurkey, dan Foxy-woxy semua pergi untuk memberi tahu raja bahwa langit akan runtuh.
So they went along, and they went along, and they went along, till they came to a narrow and dark hole. Now this was the door of Foxy-woxy's cave. But Foxy-woxy said to Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey: “This is the short way to the king's palace you'll soon get there if you follow me. I will go first and you come after, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey.” “Why of course, certainly, without doubt, why not?” said Henny-Penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey.
Maka mereka berjalan, dan berjalan, dan berjalan, sampai tiba di sebuah lubang yang sempit dan gelap. Ternyata ini adalah pintu gua Foxy-woxy. Namun Foxy-woxy berkata kepada Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, dan Turkey-lurkey: “Ini jalan pintas menuju istana raja, kalian akan segera sampai jika mengikutiku. Aku akan berjalan lebih dulu dan kalian menyusul di belakang, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, dan Turkey-lurkey.” “Wah, tentu saja, tanpa ragu, kenapa tidak?” kata Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, dan Turkey-lurkey.
So Foxy-woxy went into his cave, and he didn't go very far but turned round to wait for Henny-Penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey and Turkey-lurkey. So at last at first Turkey-lurkey went through the dark hole into the cave. He hadn't got far when “Hrumph,” Foxy-woxy snapped off Turkey-lurkey's head and threw his body over his left shoulder.
Maka Foxy-woxy masuk ke dalam guanya, dan dia tidak berjalan terlalu jauh tetapi berbalik untuk menunggu Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, dan Turkey-lurkey. Maka akhirnya, yang pertama, Turkey-lurkey masuk melalui lubang gelap ke dalam gua. Belum jauh dia berjalan ketika “Hrumph,” Foxy-woxy menggigit putus kepala Turkey-lurkey dan melemparkan tubuhnya ke bahu kirinya.
Then Goosey-poosey went in, and “Hrumph,” off went her head and Goosey-poosey was thrown beside Turkey-lurkey. Then Ducky-daddles waddled down, and “Hrumph,” snapped Foxy-woxy, and Ducky-daddles' head was off and Ducky-daddles was thrown alongside Turkey-lurkey and Goosey-poosey. Then Cocky-locky strutted down into the cave and he hadn't gone far when “Snap, Hrumph!” went Foxy-woxy and Cocky-locky was thrown alongside of Turkey-lurkey, Goosey-poosey and Ducky-daddles.
Lalu Goosey-poosey masuk, dan “Hrumph,” kepalanya pun putus dan Goosey-poosey dilemparkan di samping Turkey-lurkey. Lalu Ducky-daddles berjalan terhuyung-huyung masuk, dan “Hrumph,” gigit Foxy-woxy, kepala Ducky-daddles putus dan Ducky-daddles dilemparkan di samping Turkey-lurkey dan Goosey-poosey. Lalu Cocky-locky melangkah dengan gagah masuk ke dalam gua dan belum jauh dia berjalan ketika “Krak, Hrumph!” Foxy-woxy menggigit dan Cocky-locky dilemparkan di samping Turkey-lurkey, Goosey-poosey, dan Ducky-daddles.
But Foxy-woxy had made two bites at Cocky-locky, and when the first snap only hurt Cocky-locky, but didn't kill him, he called out to Henny-penny. So she turned tail and ran back home, so she never told the king the sky was a-falling.
Namun Foxy-woxy menggigit Cocky-locky dua kali, dan ketika gigitan pertama hanya melukai Cocky-locky tetapi tidak membunuhnya, dia berteriak memanggil Henny-penny. Maka dia pun berbalik dan lari pulang, sehingga dia tidak pernah memberi tahu raja bahwa langit akan runtuh.
