In "The Little Red Hen and the Ear of Wheat," a hardworking hen discovers a grain of wheat and decides to plant it. She asks her friends for help, including the lazy dog, cat, and duck, but they all refuse to lend a hand. Undeterred, the Little Red Hen cultivates the wheat alone, harvesting and milling it into flour. When she bakes bread, her friends eagerly want to share in the feast. However, the Little Red Hen reminds them of their earlier unwillingness to help. The story emphasizes themes of hard work, accountability, and the rewards of effort. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called Barefoot Beginner .
This book has been graded for interest at 2-6 years.
This book was published in 2001 by Turtleback Books .
Mary Finch (Bath, England) worked for 12 years in children's publishing and nine years as a children's bookseller.
This book contains the following story:
The Little Red Hen
The Little Red Hen finds some grains of wheat and asks the other animals if they will help her to plant them. They will not. Neither will they help her to cut the wheat, have it ground into flour or made into bread. But when the Little Red Hen asks if the animals would like to help her eat the bread they are all totally up for it. However, the Little Red Hen refuses to share her bread with the animals who didn’t do any of the work to make it.
