One of my mother's favorite stories out of a possible two or three. One liners were more plentiful.
On Nov 9, 9:15�am, PNY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know why, lately, this story I read as a child, keeps running > through my mind: > > One day as the Little Red Hen was scratching in a field, she found a > grain of wheat. > > � � "This wheat should be planted," she said. "Who will plant this > grain of wheat?" > > � � "Not I," said the Duck. > > � � "Not I," said the Cat. > > � � "Not I," said the Dog. > > � � "Then I will," said the Little Red Hen. And she did. > > Soon the wheat grew to be tall and yellow. > > � � "The wheat is ripe," said the Little Red Hen. "Who will cut the > wheat?" > > � � "Not I," said the Duck. > > � � "Not I," said the Cat. > > � � "Not I," said the Dog. > > � � "Then I will," said the Little Red Hen. And she did. > > When the wheat was cut, the Little Red Hen said, "Who will thresh the > wheat?" > > � � "Not I," said the Duck. > > � � "Not I," said the Cat. > > � � "Not I," said the Dog. > > � � "Then I will," said the Little Red Hen. And she did. > > When the wheat was threshed, the Little Red Hen said, "Who will take > this wheat to the mill?" > > � � "Not I," said the Duck. > > � � "Not I," said the Cat. > > � � "Not I," said the Dog. > > � � "Then I will," said the Little Red Hen. And she did. > > She took the wheat to the mill and had it ground into flour. Then she > said, "Who will make this flour into bread?" > > � � "Not I," said the Duck. > > � � "Not I," said the Cat. > > � � "Not I," said the Dog. > > � � "Then I will," said the Little Red Hen. And she did. > > She made and baked the bread. Then she said, "Who will eat this > bread?" > > � � "Oh! I will," said the Duck. > > � � "And I will," said the Cat. > > � � "And I will," said the Dog. > > � � "No, No!" said the Little Red Hen. "I will do that." And she did. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
