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Intro

The movie Chicken Little is a spin off of the classic children's story about a young chicken who thinks the sky is faling.One day,as Chicken Little is walking in the forest,an acorn falls on his head.He panics and thinks that the world coming to an end.He runs off to tell the king,and has lots of adventures on the way.

Listen to Taylor and Dave chat about the movie.

Dialogue

Dave:That movie Chicken Little has been a real hit in the box office the past week and a half.

Taylor:You know,It's interestiong how many folk tales in the past couple of months have,have made the transition to,ah,the movie theaters,like The Brothers Grimm recently..

Dave:Yeah

Taylor:...and now we have this,Chicken Little.

Dave:Yeah,I havent seen it,Ah,I heard,I hear it's really good.The response  has been really good to it,but  I dont know how much it resembles the original children's folk tale.

Taylor:Yeah,The original story,you know,was  a story about courage,you know,and even though,you know,the sky could be falling,you dont want to freak out about it.

Dave:Right,right.

Taylor:You just want to stand up and let it fall on your damn head.

Dave:Well,yeah,that's the moral.That's what they're telling you.

Taylor:Right

Dave:Um,this is supposed to have a new twist to it.I dont know what it is,but apparently the audiences like it.

Taylor:Yeah,Do you,do you know if the've added some sort of villainous creature that might,you know,be trying to gobble up Chicken Little?

Dave:I dont know.Like the fox in the,ah,original?

Taylor:Yeah

Dave:I'm sure there is.Every story has got a villain.

Vocab

moral
Definition
n.lesson,reason
Examples
The moral of the story was that we should all be good to each other

twist
n.a sudden suprise or change in a story
Examples
There was a great twist in the movie Fight Club.

villainous
Definition
adj.evil or bad;from'villain'
Examples
Batman battles all kinds of villainous people.

gobble up
Definiton
v.eat quickly;usually used when talk to or about children
Examples
The big,bad wolf tried to gobble up the three little pigs.

folk tales
Definition
n.stories about average people;classic stories told within a community;stories with a moral or hidden meaning
Examples
The Brothers Grimm collected many of today's most famous folk tales.

transition
Definition
n.change;development
Examples
It was an easy transition going from sales to teaching

resembles
Definiton
v.looks like or is similar to
Examples
My brother kind of resembles Matt Damon

panic
Definition
V.feel anxious and worried;freak out
Examples
When the elevator got stuck I kept telling myself"Dont panic,dont panic,Just relax"

courage
Definiton
n.inner strength and confidence;ability to control fear
Examples
The cowardly lion in The Wizard of Oz doesnt have courage.

freak out
Definiton
expr.panic;act crazily
Examples
I was about to freak out after I crashed my car,but my brother calmed me down and made me feel better