Little Red Hen
6 cast members · Comedy
Little Red Hen
Little Red Hen · Gaynor Law
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Little Red Hen
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In the farmyard, Little Hen wants to make some bread, but will her friends help her? As she plants, waters, and harvests the wheat, her lazy friends refuse to lend a hand.
Group
Characters: LITTLE HEN, MOUSE, DUCK, GOOSE, PIG, HORSE
In the farmyard, Little Hen wants to make some bread, but will her friends help her? The animals are scratching and pecking around for food looking rather bored and lazy.
LITTLE HEN:
Brrk! Brrk! Oh I some found some wheat. I think I
(plants the wheat looking busy) am going to plant it, it would be lovely to make some fresh bread to eat. Would anyone like to help me?
(plants the wheat looking busy) am going to plant it, it would be lovely to make some fresh bread to eat. Would anyone like to help me?
MOUSE:
Not I
DUCK:
Not I
GOOSE:
Not I
PIG:
Not I
HORSE:
Not I
LITTLE HEN:
Well I will plant it all by myself!
Now my wheat is growing I need to water it and really look after it. Who would like to help me?
Now my wheat is growing I need to water it and really look after it. Who would like to help me?
MOUSE:
Not I
DUCK:
Not I
GOOSE:
Not I
PIG:
Not I
HORSE:
Not I
LITTLE HEN:
Now the wheat has grown and is perfect, it is now ready to harvest. Who would like to help me reap it?
MOUSE:
Not I
DUCK:
Not I
GOOSE:
Not I
PIG:
Not I
HORSE:
Not I
LITTLE HEN:
Then I will reap it by myself, I will peck and peck and put it in the basket. Who will help me carry the wheat to the mill to be made into flour?
MOUSE:
Not I
PIG:
Not I
DUCK:
Not I
GOOSE:
Not I
HORSE:
Not I
LITTLE HEN:
Then I will do it myself, gosh this is heavy!
MOUSE:
Squeak! Squeak! Silly hen, she should of just eaten the wheat, she is making hard work for herself.
DUCK:
Quack! Quack! Silly little hen! Always busy!
GOOSE:
Honk! Honk! What a lot of fuss she is making!
PIG:
Oink! Oink! She is always busy and never relaxes.
HORSE:
Neigh! Neigh! I wish she would just settle down, silly hen.
LITTLE HEN:
Now I am ready to bake a delicious cake, I am rather hungry. Who would like to help me make it and bake it?
MOUSE:
Not I
PIG:
Not I
DUCK:
Not I
GOOSE:
Not I
HORSE:
Not I
LITTLE HEN:
(gets a bowl and a spoon, stirs in the flour, butter and eggs, puts it in the oven in a tin)
Oooh it smells delicious, time to take it out of the oven.
(takes it out of the oven and smells it) Who would like to help me eat it?
Oooh it smells delicious, time to take it out of the oven.
(takes it out of the oven and smells it) Who would like to help me eat it?
MOUSE:
I will
PIG:
I will
DUCK:
I will
GOOSE:
I will
HORSE:
I will
LITTLE HEN:
Oh no you won’t, you are all so lazy! You did not help me plant the wheat or look after it or reap it. You did not help me take it and fetch it from the mill and you did not help me make it and bake it. I will eat all of it by myself.
(eats it whilst other animals surround her smelling the cake and looking forlorn and envious)
Yummy, that was worth a days work!
(patting her tummy)
(eats it whilst other animals surround her smelling the cake and looking forlorn and envious)
Yummy, that was worth a days work!
(patting her tummy)
