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[DJ Fuch]

Remember those stories and fables that would capture your imagination and you couldn't wait to see how they would unfold. And now when you read them as an adult, you think some of these old tales could use a fresh spin. We have a perfect podcast to bring you the stories you remember, remixed and reimagined for the kids in your life today. Join me, DJ Fuch and my trusty turntable Baby Scratch as we spin up new tales in the kids and family podcast. Once Upon a Once Upon a Beat Wondry and Tinkercast are bringing you a jam packed music filled weekly party where hip hop and fables meet. It's Once Upon A Beat. I'm about to play a clip from Once Upon a Beat. Follow Once Upon a Beat on the Wondry app or wherever you get your podcasts. What up, what up, what up? Hey everybody, it's your main man DJ Fuch here with Baby Scratch, my amazing turntable. Hit em up Baby Scratch. You know what it is. I'm the fairy godfather of hip hop, fairy tales and fables. And today we're going way back to remix a classic fairy tale about Lil Chicken or as she's otherwise known, Chicken Little. A little chicken who's prone to getting overly worked up and eggs cited at the drop of a. Well, anything. This story has me kinda not nervous. Give me a wicked, wicked, wicked Baby Scratch if you've heard about Lil Chicken. Bet see, Lil Chicken is the owner of Lil Chicken's Chicken Shack, home of the best corn nuggets in the kingdom. They're super tasty and that's just a fact. It does sound yummy. But first we gotta go where hip hop and fairy tales meet. Once Upon a Beat. The story begins in Little Chicken's Chicken Shack, a cheery restaurant with bright blue walls and a picture of Lil Chicken on the wall in the back.

[Baby Scratch]

Order up. Two orders of nuggets of fried fritter sauce on the side and an iced coffee with no ice and a slice of lemon pie called the Lemon.

[DJ Fuch]

It was lunchtime and the cooking crew was slicing and dicing doing what they do in the dining room. Happy customers filled the seats enjoying the meals they'd stopped by to eat. Little Chickens was moving like a well oiled machine and Little Chicken herself was as calm as she'd ever been. She was laid back and chill, at least until a regular customer named Glenda came in with a little tea to spill.

[Glenda]

Hey Little Chicken, I have some news for you.

[Baby Scratch]

Hi Glenda. Okay, tell me the news like you always do.

[Glenda]

Okay. A restaurant Critic of great renown is in town, and he's making his rounds. He's judging all the restaurants to see if they're good or bad. Five stars for the best meals and zero for the worst that he's had.

[DJ Fuch]

Five stars will mean she's a success. Everyone will come to the Chicken Shack because they'll know it's the best. Little Chicken gets five stars. She'll be a hero, but she'll lose all of her business if she gets zero.

[Baby Scratch]

That sounds awesome. So he'll be eating everywhere. I better step outside to get a little air.

[DJ Fuch]

Suddenly, on Little Chicken's brow appeared a bead of sweat, but she wiped it off, trying to remain cool and not become upset. She said to herself, chicken, relax.

[Baby Scratch]

You've got this. Nobody in this kingdom has a better nugget dish.

[DJ Fuch]

Suddenly, on her head, she felt an unexpected plop. She looked up, and on her face fell another big, white, gooey glop. She ran back inside. As she wiped off the slop, yelling.

[Little Chicken]

The sky is falling.

[Baby Scratch]

Somebody make it stop. Chicky.

[Glenda]

That looks like bird poop. But brighten up. Bird poop is supposed to mean good luck.

[Baby Scratch]

Bird poop is disgusting. I think I got some in my eye. If I had to choose between the two, I might prefer a falling sky.

[DJ Fuch]

If I was Little Chicken, I might also be filled with dread. I mean, for real, though, who wants to be known as a poopy head? Lil Chicken's brow furrowed with worry. Her hands began to shake, her toes begin to curl, and she got a tummy ache. Lil Chicken cleaned off the poo, then frantically started chewing, checking on every table. She went into the kitchen to see if the staff was ready and able. She was making the staff feel so nervous, the head chef had to say.

[Head Chef]

The kitchen crew is gonna make mistakes today if you keep stressing us out this way. Little Chicken, how about you see if you can mellow out?

[DJ Fuch]

Little Chicken was a chicken, and the head chef was a bear. They had a lot of crazy critters working there. But he wasn't a mean bear. He was a very ch. And all he wanted from the chicken was for her to be mellow.

[Baby Scratch]

Mellow, mellow. Can't you see the sky is falling? Or at least there's a chance of bird droppings. Poop is falling from the sky, and it may not be stopping. Any minute, the restaurant critic could walk into this room, and we'd be doomed. Chef, what is it that you don't get? A restaurant critic is coming here to judge this place, and we're not ready yet.

[DJ Fuch]

Little Chicken was so nervous, and you won't believe this, but suddenly she said, that's it.

[Baby Scratch]

We're closed for business.

[DJ Fuch]

That's right, Baby scratch, she said, closed for business.

[Head Chef]

Little Chicken, you don't really mean this. You said it too many times before. Last month when the stoves wouldn't work, and last week when your foot got caught in a hole in the floor.

[DJ Fuch]

Then the chef reminded her about the time the water spouted up from the kitchen sink and Little Chicken jumped in a raft, saying the restaurant was about to sink. Chicken laughed, agreeing, things are never as bad as she thinks. Yes, Baby Scratch. Lil Chicken's restaurant needs work, but so does Little Chicken. She was a bundle of nerves.

[Little Chicken]

I got the falling feeling I'm staring at the ceiling waiting for the other.

[Baby Scratch]

Shit to draw.

[Little Chicken]

I don't know what is real what's just the fun I feel and what to start I don't know how to stop hey, yo, oh, yo.

[Baby Scratch]

I'm tripping Feeling like I'm going to slip badly Gravity pushing me down like it's mad at me My strategy's not working out. I feel pitiful, cynical trying to please the critic. And it's critical. If I don't get five stars, then I'm just a zero. If I don't try hard, I'll always be a weirdo. I guess I'm messed up like these mismatched place. Cause I'm always scared of coming in last place.

[Head Chef]

Hey, Chicken Little. You walking on eggshells? You're thinking too hard. It's making your head swell. You just got the jitters. You know what? This chef smells the best Fritters. This critic's gonna be fed well, so let's chill. Come on. Take a deep breath. Focus on the moment. Notice each step.

[Baby Scratch]

Yo, I know you're trying to set me straight, but I'm too hard to meditate. And if I start breathing deep, I'll just hyperfit.

[Head Chef]

Yo. I know that it's stressful. I know that you wrestle with yourself trying to be successful. But look from a that's less tangled. With all hands on deck, the mess gets handled. You're not alone. See, you got a whole team. This kitchen's so clean, we make the chrome gleam. And every recipe's the best yet. We run a tight shift. Right, kids? Yes.

[Little Chicken]

Yep. I got the falling feeling I'm staring at the ceiling waiting for the other shoe to drop I don't know what is Reeling was just a fun feeling. What's the start? I don't know how to start.

[DJ Fuch]

You can listen to Once Upon a Beat early and ad free right now on Wondry. Join Wondry in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts.