Books with title The Cock, the Mouse and the Little Red Hen: An Old Tale Retold

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Every day of the week the little red hen is proud to lay an egg for the little old couple's breakfast. But when they decide to have something besides eggs, the little red hen falls apart! She's so sad, her feathers fall out. When the little old couple discover they have hurt the little hen's feelings, they nurse her back to health with hot grasshopper soup and kind words.

Excerpt from The Cock, the Mouse and the Little Red Hen: An Old Tale RetoldLittle Red Hen, all this time? Well, sad to say, the Cock and the Mouse had both got out of bed on the wrong side that morning. The Cock said the day was too hot, and the Mouse grumbled because it was too cold. They came grumbling down to the kitchen, where the good little Red Hen, looking as bright as a sunbeam, was bustling about. Who'll get some sticks to light the fire with? She asked. I shan't, said the Cock. I shan't, said the l\iouse. Then I'll do it myself, said.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.