The Little Red Hen finds a grain of wheat and asks her friends (a dog, cat, and pig) to help plant and harvest it, but they all refuse. She does the work alone. When the bread is ready, her friends want some, but the hen refuses, saying she'll share it when pigs fly. The pig then straps on homemade wings and flies to the roof, demanding bread as promised.

1. The Little Red
Hen
By: Patrick O’Dell

2. Once
a
li)le
red
hen
found
a
grain
of
wheat.
“Oh
what
joy!”
she
exclaimed
.
Then
she
went
to
her
friends
and
ques>oned
“Who
will
help
me
plant
the
wheat?”
“I
Wont”
Said
the
dog.”
“I
already
do
enough
for
the
farmer.”
“I
wont”
the
Cat
yawned.
“I
hate
the
dirt!”

3. “
I
wont”
snorted
the
pig.
“Wait,
will
there
be
mud?”
The
hen
shrugged
her
shoulders
and
was
pre)y
sure
they
would
not
play
in
the
mud.
“Then,
no”
sighed
the
pig.
“Well
I’ll
do
it
alone”
the
hen
said
sadly.
Then
she
tro)ed
off
singing
a
li)le
tune.
Once
the
hen
was
finished
she
asked
her
friends,
“Who
will
help
me
reap
the
wheat?”

4. “I
wont”
said
the
dog.
“I
cant”
said
the
cat.
“I’m
just
to
>red
to
work”
“You’re
not
>red.”
“You’re
just
a
fat
tabby”
the
pig
and
dog
taunted.
“Quit
your
barking”
the
cat
snarled.
“By
the
way,
we
cant
help
either.”
I’ve
got
um..
uh….
Some
food
yes!
Some
food
to
take
care
of.
The
dog
couldn’t
answer
he
was
gone
in
an
instant
chasing
a
ball.

5. “Then
I’ll
do
it
alone”
the
hen
said
as
she
sadly
walked
to
the
garden.
When
the
hen
was
finished
se
went
to
her
friends
and
demanded
“Who
will
help
me
thresh
the
wheat?”
Wait,
you
all
can’t
because
you
have
some
ridiculous
deed
you
need
to
do!”
Her
friends
were
shocked
at
her
words
,but
they
were
glad
she
didn’t
bother
them.

6. When
the
hen
finished
she
went
to
her
friends.
“Who
will
help...”
“Must
have
go)en
>red
of
me
asking.”
The
hen
did
what
she
had
to
do.
She
went
straight
to
the
mill.
The
hen
got
there
and
read
a
sign
that
said,
Out
to
lunch.
“ The
nerve
of
some
people!”
The
hen
finished
and
came
to
the
kitchen
and
started
baking.
ASer
she
had
prepared
the
bread
she
took
a
nap.
When
a
few
hours
were
up
something
starter
to
smell
good.
The
hen

7. Peered
into
the
kitchen
and
there
were
all
her
friends
staring
into
the
toasty
oven.
The
hen
chuckled
and
tried
not
to
look
at
them.
She
pulled
out
the
bread
and
her
friends
all
begged
for
a
piece.The
hen
laughed
and
said
“I’ll
give
you
bread
when
pigs
fly”.Then
the
hen
ate
it
all.
When
the
hen
finished
she
heard
a
commo>on
outside.She
walked
out
and
there
was
pig
on
the
roof.He
looked
like
he
had
wings
with
a
bucket
of
paper
mache
next
to

8. Him.Then
he
started
chan>ng
“bread,here
I
come!”
The end