The Brave Red Hen
Once upon a time, there was a red hen who lived on a farm.
She was friends with a lazy fox, a sleepy cat .
One day red hen found some grain of paddy on the ground. The red hen had an idea. She would plant the grain . The red hen asked her friends, "Who will help me plant the grain ?"
"Not I," barked the lazy fox. .
"Not I," purred the sleepy cat .
"Then I will," said the red hen . So the red hen planted the grain all by herself.
When the grain had grown, the red hen asked her friends, "Who will help me cut the paddy?" "Not I," barked the lazy fox.
"Not I," purred the sleepy cat .
"Then I will," said the red hen . So the red hen cut the paddy all by herself.
When all the paddy was cut, the red hen asked her friends, "Who will help me take the to the mill to be ground into flour ?" "Not I," barked the lazy fox.
"Not I," purred the sleepy cat .
"Then I will," said the red hen . So the red hen brought the paddy to the mill all by herself, ground the paddy into flour , and carried the heavy sack of flour back to the farm .
The tired red hen asked her friends, "Who will help me bake the rice ?" "Not I," barked the lazy fox .
"Not I," purred the sleepy cat
"Then I will," said the red hen . So the red hen baked the rice all by herself.
When the rice was finished, the tired red hen asked her friends, "Who will help me eat the rice ?" "I will," barked the lazy fox.
"I will," purred the sleepy cat .
"No!" said the red hen . "I will." And the red hen ate the rice all by herself.