Henny Penny
Feathered doomsday herald
Henny Penny is a character in a folk tale, also called Chicken Little.
The story is a cautionary tale about overreacting and panic.
It is used figuratively for people who are panicked or alarmed over nothing or over something that is not as serious as they think.
Erroneous warning signal
- overreactionDisproportionate emotional response
- fearmongeringDeliberately spreading exaggerated threats
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
gullibility · credulity · warning · misinformation · sensationalism · rumormongering · paranoia · hoax
Traditional narrative passed down
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
- cautionary taleStory illustrating consequences
- Chicken LittleFolk tale's famous worrywart
- children's storySimple narrative for youth
allegory · parable · moral · Aesop · nursery tale · storytelling · didactic · anthropomorphic
false alarm
Erroneous warning signal
- overreactionDisproportionate emotional response
- fearmongeringDeliberately spreading exaggerated threats
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
hysteria · gullibility · credulity · warning · misinformation · sensationalism · rumormongering · paranoia · hoax · delusion
folktale
Traditional narrative passed down
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
- cautionary taleStory illustrating consequences
- Chicken LittleFolk tale's famous worrywart
children's story · allegory · parable · moral · Aesop · nursery tale · storytelling · didactic · anthropomorphic · talking animals
chicken
Domestic fowl for eating
farmyard · chick · coop · feathers · clucking · flapping · scurrying · fretting · anxious · frightened
- animated chickensChicken Little, Foghorn Leghorn, Ginger, Rocky, Mac
- pet namessweetheart, darling, Buddy, honey, Max
Henny Pennycool head
Calm temperament under stress
voice of reason · stoic · level-headed · composed · imperturbable
Henny Pennywise owl
Symbol of intelligence
sage · Solomon · Athena · nobody's fool · street-smart