Little Red Hen
(retold and illustrated by Florence White Williams)
Little Red Hen is an old English folk tale.
It was published by The Saalfield Publishing Company, Chicago, Akron (Ohio), and New York, USA.
Florence White Williams created numerous color illustrations and black-and-white drawings.
The book was published in 1918.
Little Red Hen is always busy. She needs to feed her chickens. Warms are their main stable.
The cat is lazy. Most of the time she spends sleeping.
The rat doesn't interest her.
One day, Little Red Hen finds a seed.
She asks around and finds out that wheat grows of seeds. From grain, flour is made and flour is used to bake bread.
Little Red Hen needs help. Planting a seed, taking care of the wheat, grounding it into flour, and baking bread demands time. Can the pig help her?
Little Red Hen asks who can give her a hand.
The cat, the rat, and the pig have no interest in planting the seed.
So she decides to plant it by herself.
The cat spends her time in lazyness.
The rat and the pig spend their time eating.
Little Red Hen is taking care of the wheat alone. Soon, it's ready to be cut. Nobody helps her, so she has to cut it all by herself.
The chickens are unhappy with their mother spending so much time with the wheat.
Little Red Hen is busier than ever. The wheat has to be trashed. Nobody wants to help her.
Little Red Hen puts her chickens to sleep and trashes the wheat.
Now, the wheat is thrashed and ready to be taken to the mill. Who will help her?
The cat, the rat, and the pig have no intention to give her a hand. She has to do it alone.
Little Red Hen carries the wheat to the mill.
There the miller makes the flour of the grain. It's not easy to carry a full bag of flour all by herself.
She brings the bag home and finds a few worms by the way.
The chickens are very happy with the food.
Still, they can eat more. Little Red Hen is busier than ever.
Little Red Hen would like to sleep a bit longer in the morning but the bread needs to be baked.
She knows how to make bread but some help would be nice. Who can give her a hand?
Again, she asks other animals for help.
The pig won't help.
The rat neither.
The cat is just watching when the Little Red Hen starts baking the bread.
The bread is almost ready!
Little Red Hen is very proud.
The bread smells delicious!
Little Red Hen asks who will eat the bread.
The rat wants to eat the bread.
Everybody wants to eat the bread.
But the Little Red Hen remembers who helped her with seeding, caring, cutting, trashing, carrying, and baking.
That's why she eats the bread all by herself!
This folk tale carries many important messages and gives parents and teachers a great educational tool. For some ideas, visit this short post about Little Red Hen.
That's the end of Little Red Hen by Florence White Williams.