Tale summary
The Little Red Hen is centred around a red hen who finds some seeds on the ground and decides to plant them so as to ultimately make bread. For each of the steps required to make the bread, she asks the other farm animals—the pig, goose, cat and duck—for assistance, but they all decline. The little red hen responds, “Then I will do it myself.” This cycle continues until the hen finishes baking the bread and asks the unhelpful animals one last time if they will help her eat the bread. This time, they all chime and agree to help her eat the bread, but the little red hen declares that she will eat it herself and does so.