Once upon a time, there was a little red hen who lived on a farm
. She was friends with a lazy dog
, a sleepy cat
, and a noisy yellow duck
.
One day the little red hen found some seeds
on the ground. The little red hen
had an idea. She would plant the seeds
.
The little red hen asked her friends, “Who will help me plant the seeds
?”
“Not I,” barked the lazy dog .
“Not I,” purred the sleepy cat
.
“Not I,” quacked the noisy yellow duck
.
“Then I will,” said the little red hen . So the little red hen
planted the seeds
all by herself.
When the seeds had grown, the little red hen
asked her friends, “Who will help me cut the wheat
?”
“Not I,” barked the lazy dog .
“Not I,” purred the sleepy cat
.
“Not I,” quacked the noisy yellow duck
.
“Then I will,” said the little red hen . So the little red hen
cut the wheat
all by herself.
When all the wheat was cut, the little red hen
asked her friends, “Who will help me take the wheat
to the mill
to be ground into flour
?”
“Not I,” barked the lazy dog .
“Not I,” purred the sleepy cat
.
“Not I,” quacked the noisy yellow duck
.
“Then I will,” said the little red hen . So the little red hen
brought the wheat
to the mill
all by herself, ground the wheat
into flour
, and carried the heavy sack
of flour
back to the farm
.
The tired little red hen asked her friends, “Who will help me bake
the bread
?”
“Not I,” barked the lazy dog .
“Not I,” purred the sleepy cat
.
“Not I,” quacked the noisy yellow duck
.
“Then I will,” said the little red hen . So the little red hen
baked
the bread
all by herself.
When the bread was finished, the tired little red hen
asked her friends, “Who will help me eat
the bread
?”
“I will,” barked the lazy dog .
“I will,” purred the sleepy cat
.
“I will,” quacked the noisy yellow duck
.
“No!” said the little red hen . “I will.” And the little red hen
ate
the bread
all by herself.