The Little Red HenThe Little Red Hen
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Unaided by her three lazy animals companions, and industrious hen tends to all the chores on their New England farm
The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the cake she makes from it.
Award-winning illustrator Paul Galdone's dynamic, amusing pictures add much humor to the familiar tale of the industrious hen and lazy cat, dog, and mouse.
The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the cake she makes from it.
Little Red Hen is a time-tested cautionary tale about how we reap what we sow. When the hen asks a cat, dog, and mouse for help planting some wheat, she gets no takers: "&;Not I!&; said the cat. &;Not I!&; said the dog. &;Not I!&; said the mouse." They won&;t water, cut, or grind the wheat . . . or help bake a cake with it, either. So guess who eats the cake by herself in the end? Caldecott Honor artist Paul Galdone&;s delightfully detailed ink and wash illustrations&;packed with charming details&;add plenty of sly humor to the well-loved story that not only offers a sage message but also shows children what it takes to make a cake from the ground up!
Award-winning illustrator Paul Galdone's dynamic, amusing pictures add much humor to the familiar tale of the industrious hen and lazy cat, dog, and mouse.
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- New York : Houghton Mifflin/Clarion Books, c1973.
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