Every time someone believes the
hype behind an apocalyptic theory that will end the world, and the hysteria that ensues. It is an old cumulative tale about a
chicken (or a hare in an
early version) who believes the world is coming to an end. The phrase "The sky is falling" has passed into the English language as a common idiom indicating a hysterical or mistaken belief that disaster is imminent.
Suffering from Chicken
Little Syndrome, Johnny believes that either the Mayans were just
lazy, or the world is coming to an end in
2012.