Chicken Chicken by R. L. Stine is the story of a twelve year
old girl Crystal and her brother Cole who unintentionally evoke the wrath of a
strange woman called Vanessa. Vanessa has a farmhouse on the outskirts of
Goshen Falls. She lives there with her cat. The tales that goes round in Goshen
Falls about her were quite frightening. They believe she is a sorceress and did
something awful to a boy named Tommy. From her looks it is impossible to tell
her age. Though she is kind of pretty, she always wears black. Even her
lipstick and nail-polish were always black. Though the children were dead scared
of this mysterious woman, that never stops them from playing mischief on her.
The story of Chicken Chicken by R. L. Stine begins with
children playing one such trick on Vanessa. They pour water in her mailbox. No
sooner do they empty their pitchers into her mailbox, Vanessa comes out. Her
cold and angry gaze first falls on Crystal, who is only an witness to the
misdeed and has no involvement in it. Their next encounter with Vanessa happens in front of the grocery shop.
While playing among themselves the boys bump
into Vanessa. Her grocery bag falls on the street. Everyone except Crystal and
Cole runs away. The sheer horror of the incident freezes them. They simply
stand there cowering under the cold stare of Vanessa. It is then that Vanessa
points her finger at them and pronounces the words – Chicken Chicken. She does
it in a way as if to cast a spell.
Chicken Chicken by R. L. Stine is the 53rd book
in his famous Goosebumps series. Like so
many other Goosebumps books, this book has frequent plot twists that makes it
impossible to predict how the book was going to end. Even the last line of this
book fills you with uneasy anticipation. The places and the characters are so simply
yet so vividly projected that you get a sensation almost akin to reading a graphic
novel. I believe young readers will definitely enjoy reading Chicken Chicken by
R. L. Stine.
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