Hey Tia. Where were you?
Everybody has left.
I was waiting for you.
I am sorry Tofu
There was some thing I needed to take care of at school
What happened?
Some mean kids are being unfair to my friend Gemma
I found out that they’ve planned to trick her into doing all the work
and take the credit for it.
Oh! That’s so bad. What will Gemma do now?
Oh, well. Thankfully Gemma is a smart girl.
She’s like the little red hen
What?
Did you just call Gemma a hen?
Oh Tofu! Haven’t you heard the story of the little red hen?
No! But it sounds so interesting!
Tell me, Tia
Tell me, please
Okay
Once upon a time
a little red hen lived on a farm
with a lazy dog
a sleepy cat
and a noisy yellow duck.
Hey guys! Look! I found some seeds
Let’s go and plant them!
Who will help me?
Not I.
So the little red hen went
and planted the seeds by herself
When the seeds had grown into wheat crop
the hen asked her friends.
The seeds have grown
Who will help me harvest the crop?
Not I.
So the little red hen went and harvested the crop by herself
The wheat needed to be taken to the mill and ground into flour.
The wheat is heavy
Who will help me take it to the mill and grind it into flour?
Not I.
So the little red hen carried the heavy wheat to the flourmill by herself
She alone grinded it into flour
filled it into a sack and brought it back to the farm.
Friends, I am very tired
Who will help me bake the bread?
Not I.
The poor, tired hen baked all the bread by herself
Once she was done, she asked, yet again.
The bread smells so great.
Who will help me eat it?
I will!
No way!
I will eat all this delicious bread by myself!
And so the little red hen ate all the bread by herself
and enjoyed it completely.
What a clever hen!
Wasn’t she!
That’s how you should be.
You shouldn’t be afraid of anyone and should always stand up for yourself.
I agree
I hope Gemma knows this story and will do the right thing.
Trust me, she will!