the little red hen原文

the little red hen原文
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The Little Red Hen A Tale of Hard Work Illustrated by Linda Dockey Graves Other illustrations byMarty Noble Adapted by Jennifer Boudart The little red hen lived next to the roadby the farmer鈥檚 house.Where she livedwasn鈥檛 very fancy,but she loved it.Sheshared her home with her five baby chicks and her friends,the dog,the cat,and the duck.The little red hen worked very hard.She kept the house and the yard neat andclean.There always seemed to be plentyof work to do in order to keep everything looking good.Everyone liked having a clean house andgood food on the table.When it cam timeto do the chores,though,the others always seemed to have something else todo.As soon as the hen would send herbaby chicks out to play,the older animals always seemed to disappear,too.The little red hen did all the workherself.Her days were filled withmaking beds,cleaning,gardening,and cooking.One day,the little red hen was sweepingher yard.When she looked down on theground,she found some kernels of wheat.She put the kernels into her pocket for safe keeping.Then she went to look for the dog,cat,andduck.She found them by the pond.She showed them the kernels and asked,鈥淲howill help me plant these?鈥 Her three friends looked at eachother.Then they looked at the littlered hen.鈥淣ot us,鈥 they said.鈥淩ight nowwe need to take a nap.鈥 鈥淚鈥檒l plant them myself,鈥 she toldthem.The little red hen returned to thegarden and began digging.Soon her babychicks came to see what she was doing.The little red hen and her five baby chicks pretended they were buryingtreasure.The game made the work goquickly.Soon they had planted all thekernels.The little red hen visited the gardenevery day to watch the wheat grow.Shemade sure the young plants got plenty of sunshine and care.One day she found her three friends leaningagainst the farmer鈥檚 barn.The littlered hen said,鈥淭here are weeds that are stopping the wheat from growing.Will you help me pull the weeds?鈥 鈥淚 can鈥檛,鈥 said the cat.鈥淭hey鈥檙e all dirty.Do you have any idea how long it takes me towash my paws?鈥 The dog and the duck both had excuses,too.No one could help.鈥淚鈥檒l just do itmyself,鈥 said the little red hen.Thenshe walked back to the garden.Onceagain,her chicks joined her.They had acontest to see who could pull the most weeds.It was such fun that they finished in no time.A dry spell kept the rain away for aweek.The little red hen was worriedabout the wheat.If the plants didn鈥檛get some water soon,the tender stalks would wither and die.The only thing to do was bring water to theplants.She went looking for herfriends.She found them on top of the haypile.The hen looked up and said,鈥淭hesummer heat is to strong for the wheat.Who will help me water the garden?鈥 The dog,the cat,and the duck looked ather.鈥淲e鈥檙e busy writing a song andcan鈥檛 be bothered now,鈥 growled the dog.鈥淒idn鈥檛 you hear me playing my banjo?鈥 鈥淚鈥檒l just water it myself,鈥 shesaid.The little red hen took herwatering pail to the garden.Her chickscame to keep her company.The henpretended to be a thundercloud and tried to sprinkle them with water.Beforelong,the whole garden had been watered.The summer sun was very good,and thewheat grew fast.The little red hen andher chicks visited the garden every day.They lovingly tended to the wheat,and it grew strong and hardy.There was going to be a bumper crop!Soon it was fall and the wheat turnedgolden brown.The little red hen knewwhat that meant.She found her friendsplaying cards under the farmer鈥檚 wagon.The hen knelt down and said,鈥淲ho will help me harvest the wheat?鈥 The dog,the cat,and the duck kept theireyes on their cards.鈥淣ot us!鈥 theymumbled.鈥淐an鈥檛 you see we鈥檙e busy?鈥 Thehen stood up and fixed he apron.鈥淚鈥檒lharvest it myself,鈥 she said.The littlered hen took her cutting tools to the garden.This time the five chicks were waiting for her.The family cut the wheat and tied it intobundles.They sang songs,and soon thehard work was done.Even though she had already spent a greatdeal of time and energy on the garden,the little red hen knew the work was notfinished.She often told her chicks thatif a job was worth doing,it was worth doing well.Thelittle red hen went looking for her friends.She found them sitting by the road.鈥淚 need to have the wheat ground into flour,鈥 she said.鈥淲ho will help me carry it to the miller?鈥 The dog,the cat,and the duck looked waydown the road.The miller was locatedseveral miles away.鈥淣ot us!鈥 the triosaid together.鈥淚t鈥檚 too far for us towalk.鈥 Once again,the little red hen would haveto do it herself.She and her chicksleft right away.They had a long journeyahead of them,and the chicks moved slowly.The trip seemed to go much faster when they pretended to be hobostraveling with their knapsacks across the country.The little red hen returned home.She and the chicks were so tired that theysoon fell asleep.That night everyoneslept very well.The next morning,thelittle red hen went outside.Her friendswere sunbathing on the roof.She calledto them,鈥淲ho will help me bake bread with my flour?鈥 The dog,the cat,and the duck didn鈥檛even bother looking down.鈥淚t鈥檚 abeautiful day.Who would want to beindoors baking bread?鈥 observed the dog.The hen shook her head.She thought,鈥淲ho would want to spend all daydoing nothing?鈥 She told the three,鈥淚鈥檒l bake it myself.鈥 The little redhen went inside.Her chicks tried tomake the bread dough for her.Flour wasall over the floor and the chicks,too.They shaped the dough into a big loaf and pretended to be sculptorsmaking a statue.Everyone was sorry tohave to stop when the loaf was finished.The smell of baking bread floated in theair.The dog,the cat,and the duck cameand looked into the kitchen.Two babychicks danced around the little red hen.She asked,鈥淲ho will help eat this tasty,fresh bread?鈥 鈥淲e will!鈥 squeaked all five of herchicks.鈥淲e will!鈥 cried the group in thedoorway.鈥淲ell,鈥 said the little red hen,鈥渁nyonewho helped make this bread can have some.So,if you helped plant the wheat,water it,weed it,harvest it,takeit to the miller,or bake the bread,raise your hand!鈥 That night,six tummies got their fill of thebread as a reward for work well done.Hard Work Playing is always more fun than working鈥?ris it?Think about how the dog,the cat,and the duck in this story spent their days.Now think about how the little red hen and her chicks spent theirdays.Who do you think had more fun andexcitement?This story shows us that when you worktogether,you can have fun,too.Youalso get to enjoy the rewards of your work.What would you rather spend your time doing?* taken from Treasury ofVirtues-Courage-Love-Honesty