THE LITTLE RED HEN traditional story retold and arranged by Shirley McRae NARRATOR: Here is a story about a hen d and her lazy tends, rat!"Peat, © and dog. 6, "Oh no, not |," said the rat, bos [Sas © said the Litte Red Hen, A "you are big and you ean cig. Will you help me plant the seed?" "Oh no, not |," said the cat, E) "Dog," said the Little Red Hen, A ‘you are big and you can dig. Will you help me plant the seed?" {Oh no, net," said the dog. >And the three fiends ran off singing. SONG “Very well, then,” said the Little Red Hen. A ‘I wil" ‘SPEECH CHOIR: And she did. 7 The seed putted up. ~~” (Sx) And the seed shot up. (slide whistle) “See!” said the Lite Red Hen, A ‘The seed is a corn plant" "Rat" = said the Little Red Hen, A “you have sharp teeth. Wil you help me cut the corn?" "Oh no, not |," said the rat, Bo “Cat” G2 said the Lite Ried Hen, A “you have sharp teeth. Will you help me cut the corn?" "Oh no, not |," said the cat, “Dog,” A said the Little Red Hen, A "you have sharp teeth. Will you help me cut the corn?" “Oh no, nat i said the dog Mind the three friends ran off singing. SONG “Very well, then," said the Little Red Hen. A “I will SPEECH CHOIR: And she did, 2 Now it was time to shuck the com, "Raat," So said the Little Red Hen, A ‘you have strong claws. Will you help me shuck the corn?" "Oh no, not |," said the rat, bos "Cat" said the Little Red Hen, JA ‘you have strong claws, Will you help me shuck the corn? 10h no, not |,* said the cat, “Beg. sald the Little Red Hen, (\ “you have strong claws. Will you help me shuck the SONG corn?" & TOh no, not |," said the dog.~And the three friends ran off singing, “Very well, then,” said the Litle Red Hen. A‘ will SPEECH CHOIR: And she did. <°Now it was time t© cost the com, jPauTis saic the Line Red Hen, “you have strong feet fer string, Wi we ‘600k the corn?” "Oh no, not i,” said tne rat, Pe Oak") Said the Usie Fed Hen, "you have strong feet for sting, Will You Nels pie cook the corn?" “Oh no, not |," said the cat, _Dosr' dbs Sale the Litle Red Hen, 2S "you have strong feet for string. Wil Yo, cook the corn?” “Oh no, not L* said the dog!”*And the three rience ran off singing. SONG “Very well, then,” said the Little Red Hen. A“! will SPEECH CHOIR: And she cid, —* Now it was time to eat the corn, "Mmmm," said the rat, 5> “I will help you eat the corn." ‘Mmmm," said the cat, GI‘! will help you eat the corn.” “Minm," said the dog, A"! will help you eat the corn” But the Lite Red tien A locked up from the steaming bowl of corn and said, “ou did not help me plant the corn. You did not help me cut the sorn, You did not help Ie shuck the com. You cid not help me cook the corn. You shall net help me eat the com. | shall eat the corn," said the Litie Red Hen. SPEECH CHOIR: And she did, 2. SONG = x — x 7 7 v fF ——-t z + = a 4 = =o ve —> fs SII a TI : i Bx St F j — : ca - ' Busy busy, busy, Zim busyas a bee, Lack fir somebody elsets belp,you'h have de penton m Arena oonkehop iti Sh Moy eRe.