The Little Red Hen Makes a The Little Red Hen Makes a PizzaPizzaRetold by Philemon Sturges

Once upon a time there was a little Once upon a time there was a little red hen whose favourite food was red hen whose favourite food was pizza. One day she decided to pizza. One day she decided to make a giant pizza.make a giant pizza. She needed flour for the dough, She needed flour for the dough, tomatoes for the sauce, mozzarella tomatoes for the sauce, mozzarella cheese and pepperoni. cheese and pepperoni.

When she checked the cupboard, When she checked the cupboard, she saw she was out of flour. When she saw she was out of flour. When she checked the refridgerator, she she checked the refridgerator, she saw she was out of tomatoes, saw she was out of tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and pepperoni. mozzarella cheese and pepperoni. She needed to go shopping!She needed to go shopping!

The little red hen asked her friends, The little red hen asked her friends, “Who will help me shop for the “Who will help me shop for the ingredients for my pizza?”ingredients for my pizza?”

“Not I,” said “Not I,” said the the dog. dog.

“Not I,” said “Not I,” said the the cat. cat.

“Not “Not I,” said the I,” said the duck.duck.

And that wasAnd that was that.that.

““Then I’ll do it myself,” said Then I’ll do it myself,” said the little red hen and so she the little red hen and so she did.did.

‘Now who will help me ‘Now who will help me prepare the ingredients for prepare the ingredients for the pizza?” asked the little the pizza?” asked the little red hen.red hen.

““Not I,” said the Not I,” said the dog.dog.

““Not I,” said the Not I,” said the cat.cat.

““Not I,” sad the Not I,” sad the duck.duck.

And that was And that was that.that.

““Then I’ll do it myself,” she Then I’ll do it myself,” she said and so she did.said and so she did.

“Now who will help me bake “Now who will help me bake the pizza?” asked the little the pizza?” asked the little red hen.red hen.

““Not I,” said the dog.Not I,” said the dog.

“Not I,” said the cat.“Not I,” said the cat.

“Not I,” sad the duck.“Not I,” sad the duck.

And that was that.And that was that.

““Then I’ll do it myself”, said Then I’ll do it myself”, said the little red hen and so she the little red hen and so she did. did.

When the pizza was finished When the pizza was finished the little red hen carried it to the little red hen carried it to the table and set it down. the table and set it down. She opened the window so She opened the window so the pizza could cool off.the pizza could cool off.

The dog, the cat and the duck The dog, the cat and the duck knocked on the door and said, knocked on the door and said, “We smell pizza!”“We smell pizza!”

“Now who will help me eat the “Now who will help me eat the pizza?” asked the little red pizza?” asked the little red hen.hen.

““I will,” said the dog.I will,” said the dog.

“I will,” said the cat.“I will,” said the cat.

“I will,” said the duck.“I will,” said the duck.

And that was that.And that was that.

““Oh no, you won’t!” said the Oh no, you won’t!” said the little red hen. “None of you little red hen. “None of you helped me shop for the helped me shop for the ingredients, prepare the ingredients, prepare the ingredients or bake the ingredients or bake the pizza. I’m going to eat it pizza. I’m going to eat it myself!” myself!”

The friends began to cry. The The friends began to cry. The little red hen did not like to little red hen did not like to see her friends cry and said, see her friends cry and said, “If you promise to clean the “If you promise to clean the mess, mess, I will share my pizza I will share my pizza with you.” The threewith you.” The three friends agreed. friends agreed.

When the pizza was finished, When the pizza was finished, there was a huge mess and there was a huge mess and the little red hen asked, the little red hen asked, “Who will help me clean up “Who will help me clean up this mess?” Guess what they this mess?” Guess what they said..said..

““I will,” said I will,” said the dog.the dog.

“I will,” said “I will,” said the cat.the cat.

“I will,” said “I will,” said the duck.the duck.

And that was And that was that.that.

From that day on, whenever From that day on, whenever the little red hen needed the little red hen needed help, she could always count help, she could always count on her friends the cat, the on her friends the cat, the dog and the duck.dog and the duck.

And that was that!And that was that!