Little Red Hen finds some wheat and asks the cat, mouse, and goat to help plant it, but they refuse. Little Red Hen plants the wheat herself and later asks for their help to cut, take to the mill, and take the flour to the baker, but again they refuse and she does it alone. When the bread is ready, the cat, mouse, and goat want to eat it, but Little Red Hen refuses since they did not help with any of the work.