The Little Red Hen

Once upon a time, Little Red Hen lived on a farm with her five little chicks. She worked very hard every day. She used to scratch the barnyard from morning to night looking for food for herself and her chicks. She was not alone on the farm. A dog, a cat, and a pig also lived there. But they were lazy. They used to sit around the barnyard and watch the hen work and scratch.

One day the hen found some wheat seeds and rushed to tell her friends. She was very happy and decided to plant it. Perhaps they would help her plant the seed. Who will help me plant this wheat? Dog, “will you help me to plant this seed? Not I. Its too sunny to do it.” Pig, “will you help me to plant this seed? Not I. Its too sunny to do it.” Cat, “will you help me to plant this seed? Not I.” It is too sunny to do it. Okay, then I shall do it all alone! So the little red hen planted the seeds all by herself.

Several days went by there was bright sunshine and it rained. The little red hen decided to weed the seed. Who will help me weed this seed? Dog, “will you help me weed the garden? Not I.” The weather is very pleasant to do any work. Pig, “will you help me weed the garden? Not I. The weather is very pleasant to do any work. Cat, “will you help me weed the garden? Not I. The weather is very pleasant to do any work.” Okay, then I will do it. So the little red hen weeded and tended the garden all by herself.

As the weeks went by, the sun-ripened the wheat until it was ready to harvest. The wheat had grown all tall and strong. So the little red hen decided to ask her friends to help her thresh the wheat. Dog, “will you help me thresh the wheat? Not I. I want to rest in my barn today.” Pig, “will you help me thresh the wheat? Not I. I want to play in the mud today.” Cat, “will you help me thresh the wheat? Not I. I want to find my bone in the dog house today.” Okay, then I will do it alone. No one helped little red hen, so once again she had to do all the work by herself. So she threshed the wheat.

After she finished, she asked her friends to help her grind the wheat into flour. Who will help me grind the wheat into flour? Dog, “will you help me grind the wheat into flour? Not I. It is too close to milking time.” Pig, “will you help me grind the wheat into flour? Not I. It is too close to supper time.” Cat, “will you help me grind the wheat into flour? Not I. I’m so tired.” Okay, then I will do it. So little red hen ground the wheat into flour all by herself.

The little red hen decided to bake her flour into bread. She decided to give her friends another chance to help her. Who will help me bake this flour into bread? Dog, “will you help me bake this flour into bread? Not I. I don’t know how to bake.” Pig, “will you help me bake this flour into bread? Not I. I don’t know how to bake.” Cat, “will you help me bake this flour into bread? Not I. I don’t know how to bake.” okay, then I will do it. The little red hen baked the bread all by herself.

When it was done, she left it cool for a while. Before she knew it, the time came to cut and eat the bread. Looking around, she didn’t see anyone. I wonder who will help me eat this bread? I will said the dog. I will say the pig. I will say the cat. No, you will not say the hen. “My five little chicks and I will eat the bread.” And they did!

YOU SHOULDN’T BE AFRAID OF ANYONE AND SHOULD ALWAYS STAND UP FOR YOURSELF.