• Jul. 31, 2006
The Little Red Hen - Homeschool Mom Style, Part 1
PART 1:
The little red hen lived next to the road by many other hens that strangely were rarely home. Where she lived wasn't very fancy, but she loved it. She shared her home with her baby chicks and her dog, cat, and duck. The little red hen worked very hard. She kept the house and the yard neat and clean. There always seemed plenty of work to do in order to keep everything looking good.
Everyone liked having a clean house and good food on the table. When it came time to do the chores, though, the others always seemed to have something else to do. The baby chicks played, and the dog, cat, and duck always seemed to disappear, too. The little red hen did all the work herself. Her days were filled with doing laundry, making beds, cleaning, gardening, cooking, and homeschooling.
One day the little red hen was shopping at Wal-mart, when she found some gardening seeds. The baby chicks and the dog, cat, and duck weren't very interested in them, so the little red hen chose the seeds herself. When she got home, she asked, "Who will help me plant these?"
The dog, cat, and duck looked at each other. Then they looked at the little red hen. "Not us," they said. "Right now we need to read our books in our rooms."
"I'll plant them myself," she told them. The little red hen returned to the garden and began digging. Soon her baby chicks came to see what she was doing. They told her they wanted to help. The little red hen and her baby chicks pretended they were burying treasure. The game made the work go quickly. Soon the planting was done.
The little red hen visited the garden every day to watch it grow. She made sure the young plants got plenty of sunshine and care. One day, she found the dog, cat, and duck leaning against the neighboring chick's trampoline. The little red hen said, "Weeds are stopping the seeds from growing. Will you help me pull them?"
"I can't," said the cat. "They're all dirty. Do you have any idea how long it takes me to paint my toenails and fingernails, and wash, curl, and style my lovely hair?" The dog and the duck said, "We can't. Do you have any idea how much practice it takes to be professional athletes?"
No one had time to help. "I'll just do it myself," said the little red hen. Then she walked back to the garden. Once again, her chicks joined her. They had a contest to see who could pull the most weeds. It was such fun that they finished in no time.
(PART 2 continued tomorrow)
