Paper Puppet Playhouse presents
Little Red Hen
The sun was bright and shining in the farmyard
and all the animals were enjoying the warm summer day
The cat lounged by the wooden fence
The duck dozed off in his favorite haystack
[snoring]
and the pig settled into the mud puddle
Suddenly, the little red rushed in, full of excitement
Oh, how excited I am! Do you know what this is?
Uh, your wing?
No no no, cat
This is a wheat seed
The pig, the cat, and the duck had nothing to say
If we plant this seed and care for it well, it will grow into wheat
The pig, the cat, and the duck still had nothing to say
Who shall help me plant the seed?
Not I, said the cat
Not I, said the duck
Not I, said the pig
Then I shall plant it myself
And so she did
While the cat, the duck, and the pig laze under the warn sun,
the Little Red Hen planted the wheat seed all by herself
In time, the little wheat seed grew into a stand of wheat
Woohoo, look I planted the seed, cared for it well,
and the wheat seed grow into wheat
What a surprise
Now, who shall help me thresh the wheat?
Not I, said the cat
Not I, said the duck
Umm...what does 'thresh' mean?
Threshing means to separate the grains of the wheat
from the leaves and stems, pig
Oh, not I
I have a blister said the pig
Then I will do it myself
And so she did
While the cat, the duck, and the pig lazed in the warm sun,
the little red hen threshed the wheat all by herself
Whew...that's done
Now who will help me grind the wheat into flour?
Not I said, the cat
Not I, said the duck
Mmm...that sounds like work
Not I, said the pig
Then I will do it myself
And so she did
While the cat, the duck, and the pig lazed under the warm sun,
the little red hen ground the wheat grains into flour, all by herself
I'm pretty sure I know the answer to the question,
but I will ask anyway
Who will help me bake the flour into bread?
Not I, said the cat
Not I, said the duck
Not I, said the pig
Mmm...it's time for a nap
Then I will do it myself...again
And so she did...again
While the cat, the duck, and the pig lazed in the warm summer sun,
Hey, it's what we do best
Now, who will help me eat this fresh, warm, tasty bread?
Mmm...I will
Oh...uh...I will
Uh, I will
I'm here to help. Yes, I am
No, you will not
Not even a bite?
Not even a crumb?
Not even a nibble?
I did all the work
and so I will eat the warm tasty bread with my baby chicks
And so she did
Next time I ask for help,
do your share of the work and earn your share of the bread
It's the fair thing to do
I will, said the cat
I will, said the duck
Are you sure there isn't a teeny tiny crumb left?
I will, said the pig
And so they did
The duck helped prep the soil,
And the cat helped plant the seed
Even the pig helped little red hand in the planting
And they all got to watch their wheat crops grow big and strong
Together
The end
It's me, Marvie, from Sesame Studios
Wow, Super Simple TV,
that was a really fun show!
It reminds me of my friends Elmo and Cookie Monster at Sesame Street
Did you know Sesame Street has a YouTube channel?
You should check it out
It's one of my favorite channels