A Children's Tale for Today

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[LiteKeeper]

One day as the Little Red Hen was scratching in a field, she found a grain of wheat.

"This wheat should be planted," she said. "Who will plant this grain of wheat?"

"Not I," said the Duck.
"Not I," said the Cat.
"Not I," said the Dog.

"Then I will," said the Little Red Hen. And she did.

Soon the wheat grew to be tall and yellow.

"The wheat is ripe," said the Little Red Hen. "Who will cut the wheat?"

"Not I," said the Duck.
"Not I," said the Cat.
"Not I," said the Dog.

"Then I will," said the Little Red Hen. And she did.

When the wheat was cut, the Little Red Hen said, "Who will thresh the wheat?"

"Not I," said the Duck.
"Not I," said the Cat.
"Not I," said the Dog.

"Then I will," said the Little Red Hen. And she did.

When the wheat was threshed, the Little Red Hen said, "Who will take this wheat to the mill?"

"Not I," said the Duck.
"Not I," said the Cat.
"Not I," said the Dog.

"Then I will," said the Little Red Hen. And she did.

She took the wheat to the mill and had it ground into flour. Then she said, "Who will make this flour into bread?"

"Not I," said the Duck.
"Not I," said the Cat.
"Not I," said the Dog.

"Then I will," said the Little Red Hen. And she did.

She made and baked the bread. Then she said, "Who will eat this bread?"

"Oh! I will," said the Duck.
"And I will," said the Cat.
"And I will," said the Dog.

"No, No!" said the Little Red Hen. "I will do that." And she did.

From The Gingerbread Guide: Using Folktales with Young Children. Copyright 1987 Scott, Foresman and Company.

[LiteKeeper]

For those who have ears to hear, and eyes to see.

How does this tale reflect the world today? More later.

[BrooklynGOP]

ping!

[Only1choice____Freedom]

If you ain't there for the fix'n, you won't be there for the eat'n.

[50sDad]

"Drop dead, all of you!" cried the Little Red Hen!

[In The Defense of Liberty]

Yes, and this is the EXACT story I used to help my boys, aged 7 and 10, to understand how Germany and France acted before, during and after this war of liberation and anti-terrorisim. They got the point of the story no problem at all.

You know, it's funny how chilren can understand things that adults - particularly democraps - completly fail to comprehend.

[Jack of all Trades]

You forgot the environmental impact statement to the EPA prior to cultivating the wheat. Where was OSHA when all that threshing and cutting was going on? Little Red Hen never applied for a license from the FDA for baking bread. Thank God she decided to keep it for herself. Think of the tax and liability problems she avoided.

In today's world Little Ren Hen would be in a heap of trouble.