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THE LITTLE RED HEN
"Not I,” said the cat.
bread?” asked the little red hen.
“Not I,” said the mouse. “Then I will,” says the little red hen. “Cluck! Cluck!”
"Not I," said the dog. “Not I,” said the cat.
"Not I," said the mouse.
So she reaped the wheat.
“Then I will,” said the little red hen. “Cluck! Cluck!”
“Who will help me thresh this wheat?” asked the little red hen.
So she baked the flour and made a loaf of bread.
"Who will help me eat this bread?”
"I will,” said the dog.
"Not I,” said the dog. “Not I,” said the cat. "Not I,” said the mouse. “Then I will,” said the little red hen. “Cluck! Cluck!" So she threshed the wheat.
"I will,” said the cat.
"I will,” said the mouse.
"You may share my loaf of bread," said the little red hen. “Cluck! Cluck!"
“Who will help me take this wheat to the mill to have it ground into flour?" asked the little red hen.
And she shared the loaf of bread with the dog, the cat, and the little mouse.
“Not I,” said the dog.
"Not I," said the cat.
Thus the dog, the cat and the little mouse saw how kind-hearted the little red hen was. Since that day they all helped in looking after the house and the garden.
“Not I,” said the mouse. “Then I will,” said the little red hen. “Cluck! Cluck!”
So she took the wheat to the mill, and by and by she came back with the flour. “Who will help me bake this flour into
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