Exploring The Little Red Hen's Lessons on Hard Work

The story follows a Little Red Hen who lives with a cat, a dog, and a mouse. While the others laze around, the hen does all the housework. One day, she finds wheat grains and decides to plant them. Despite asking for help, the others refuse, so she does all the work herself. When the wheat is ready, she mills it into flour and bakes a cake. The others want to eat the cake, but the hen decides to eat it alone, teaching them the value of hard work and cooperation. Afterward, they become eager helpers.

Who liked to nap all day on the sunny back porch?

• The mouse

• The dog

• The Little Red Hen

• The cat

What did the Little Red Hen find while hoeing the garden?

• A mouse

• Some grains of wheat

• A dog

• A cat

Who refused to help plant the wheat?

• The cat

• All of the above

• The dog

• The mouse

What did the Little Red Hen do each morning after planting the wheat?

• Watered the wheat and pulled the weeds

• Slept all day

• Went to the market

• Played with the cat

Who helped the Little Red Hen cut the wheat?

• The mouse

• No one

• The dog

• The cat

Where did the Little Red Hen take the wheat to be ground into flour?

• To the garden

• To the mill

• To the market

• To the kitchen

What ingredients did the Little Red Hen use to make the cake?

• Flour, water, and salt

• Milk, sugar, eggs, and butter

• Milk, sugar, eggs, butter, and flour

• Just flour

What did the Little Red Hen do after making the cake batter?

• Threw it away

• Poured it into a pan and put it in the oven

• Ate it immediately

• Gave it to the cat

Who wanted to eat the cake after it was baked?

• The mouse

• All of the above

• The dog

• The cat

What lesson did the cat, dog, and mouse learn at the end?

• To always sleep

• To eat more cake

• To help with the work

• To ignore the Little Red Hen