The little red hen found a seed.

It was a little seed.

The little red hen found a seed.

It was a wheat seed.

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The little red hen found a seed. The little red hen said,
It was a wheat seed. "Who will plant the seed?"

The little red hen said, The pig said, "Not I."
"Who will plant the seed?" The cat said, "Not I."
The dog said, "Not I."
The little red hen said, "I will."
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The little red hen said, The little red hen said,
"Who will cut the wheat?" "Who will thresh the wheat?"

The pig said, "Not I." The pig said, "Not I."
The cat said, "Not I." The cat said, "Not I."
The dog said, "Not I." The dog said, "Not I."

The little red hen said, "I will." The little red hen said,
"I will then."
And she did.

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The little red hen said, The little red hen said,
"Who will grind the wheat?" "Who will make the bread?"

The pig said, "Not I." The pig said, "Not I."
The cat said, "Not I." The cat said, "Not I."
The dog said, "Not I." The dog said, "Not I."

The little red hen said, The little red hen said,
"I will then." "I will then."
And she did. And she did.

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 The little red hen found a seed.
It was a wheat seed.

The little red hen said,
"Who will eat the bread?"
She said,
"Who will plant the wheat?
Who will cut the wheat?
Who will thresh the wheat?
Who will grind the wheat?
Who will make the bread?"

The pig said, "I will."

The pig said, "I will not."
The cat said, "I will."
The cat said, "I will not."
The dog said, "I will."
The dog said, "I will not."

The little red hen said,

"You shall not eat the bread. The little red hen said,
I will eat it." "Then you shall not eat the bread."
And she did.
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 Matching
little little little red hen

red red red pig

hen hen hen cat

seed seed dog

pig pig pig cut

cat cat cat thresh

dog dog dog grind

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The little red hen found a seed. The little red hen said,
It was a wheat seed. "Who will plant the seed?"

The little red hen said, The little red hen said,
"Who will cut the wheat?" "Who will thresh the wheat?"

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 The little red hen said,
The little red hen said,
"Who will make the bread?"
"Who will grind the wheat?"

The little red hen said,

"Who will eat the bread?
You shall not eat the bread.
I will eat it."
And she did.

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 The little red hen
said, "You shall not
eat the bread. I will eat
it." And she did.

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The copytext for this on-line edition is READING-LITERATURE THE PRIMER, adapted and graded by Harriette Taylor Treadwell and
Margaret Free, illustrated by Frederik Richardson, Evanston: Row, Peterson & Company, 1910. It is in the public domain in the United
States.

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