The Little Red Hen (story)

"The Little Red Hen" is a children's fable about an industrious hen who is unable to persude her fellow animals to help in her task of gathering wheat or corn. They're all eager to join in and eat the finished baked goods, however. 
The first print account of the tale was written by Mary Mapes Dodge in 1874, and she attributed it to an oral story often told to her by her mother. Notable adaptations include a 1934 Disney cartoon short The Wise Little Hen (which introduced Donald Duck) and a 1942 Little Golden Book (often republished with different illustrations).
==References==
* The story was adapted as "Attila the Hen" (sung by Big Bird) for the 1977 album The Sesame Street Fairy Tale Album.
* The 1981 book The Little Red Hen adapts the story in the form of a pageant.
* Gordon reads to Big Bird from the 1993 book The Little Red Hen (written and illustrated by Byron Barton) in Sesame Street Episode 3354.
* The Little Red Hen has a triangle which is stored in Finders Keepers in Sesame Street Episode 3563.
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