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“Who will help me plant the wheat?“

The little red hen is determined to make a loaf of bread. When she asks for help from her lazy friends they all refuse yet they all want to eat the bread when it is done.

This story teaches the value of hard work and cooperation. It illustrates the importance of contributing to communal efforts.

This story is an example of a fable and a folk tale, which are both specific types of traditional literature. In this particular retelling of this timely story the red hen asks upon some of her friends to help her make a cake. After they refused to help, she was forced to make the cake on her own. But that meant she also ate it on her own. The moral of the story is that hard work pays off, while laziness on the other hand has its own consequences.

I truly enjoyed reading this story! I think that it could be well utilized in an early elementary classroom. I think it would send a strong message to students that when they work together (helping in building a classroom community) that they will find that everyone will benefit. Alos touching on the other lesson in which the story teaches, which is hard work pays off. Two very powerful messages that young children could benefit from learning.

“Then I will, said the little red hen. And she did.“

“The Little Red Hen“, by Paul Galdone is the TL story of a hen who wants her friends a cat, mouse, dog to help her grow and tend wheat to make bread. However, she finds out they are extremely lazy and don‘t want to help her until it comes time to eat the bread. Will her friends learn a lesson? Will they get to eat the bread? Read this childhood favorite to find out. #ucflae3414su20

(this is after the cake the little red hen had finished being made, and now then hen is going to eat it by himself since no one helped him) “And so she did, to the very last crumb.” she deserved the cake!

again, Paul Galdone‘s illustrations are incredibly detailed and really well done. The illustrations add to the humor in the story.

This fable has been around for generations. It has lots of repetition. The little red hen in the story asks a cat, dogs and mouse to help plant some wheat. The story includes lots of a humor, and shows how working hard for something gets you somewhere, versus those who do nothing.

“And so she did, to the very last Crumb.”

I loved this part when the chicken finally had enough and ate the whole cake

I like this book a lot! It had a lot of repetition which makes it fun to see what will happen next. I thought it was a funny book as well

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This a fable focused in traditional literature. It contains a repetitive structure and focuses on one main story throughout the plot. it holds a moral to teach kids important lessons. Like how hard work can pay off, and how its always nice to help others no matter what! This fable also contains aspects in which brings animals to life!

Compelling story of a little red hen going through the steps to make bread while nobody would help her! In the end when it was done, they were willing to eat it, but it was too late!

TL / none / DR
• the cat, dog & mouse sleep all day while the hen does all the work to make a cake, once the cake is baked the cat, dog and mouse all want a piece but the little red hen decides she deserves all the glory
• https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Little-Red-Hen-Unit-of-StudyEngaging...
• #UCFSU19
• UDL: 4.1
• EL: short sentences and pictures of the characters by what they are saying