The Little Red Hen

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The Little Red Hen
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One day, a little
was scratching in the farmyard when she found a
grain of
.
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Who will help me plant this
?
asked the little
.
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Not I, said the
.
Not I, said the
.
Not I, said the
.
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Very well, said the little
.
Then I will.
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The grain of
sprouted and grew tall.
When it was ripe the
asked, Who will cut this wheat?
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Not I, said the
.
.
Not I, said the
Not I, said the
.
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The I will do it myself, said the little
.
Now, she said, who will thresh the wheat?
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.
Not I, said the
Not I, said the
.
.
Not I, said the
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So the little
threshed it herself and put it in a sack to take
to the mill.
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Who will carry this wheat to the mill to have it
ground into flour?
.
asked the little
When her animal friends yawned and ignored her,
she took the wheat herself and had it ground into
fine flour.
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asked, Who will help knead this flour into
bread?
The
We cannot, replied the
.
the
and the
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Very well. Then I will do it.
.
said the little
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Soon she was taking a beautiful, crusty loaf of
out of the oven.
Now, who will help me eat this delicious loaf of
bread?
.
asked the little
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We will, cried the
the
.
and the
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Oh no you wont!
.
said the little
I will.
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And so she called all her little
and shared the bread with them.
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The End