2. In
a
village
in
Oregon
there
lived
a
sweet
li2le
red
hen
who
baked
mouthwatering
cupcakes
and
a
band
of
her
very,
very
lazy
friends.
That
village
was
run
by
a
very
rich
rooster,
whose
mo2o
was
“I
am
the
Best”,
and
was
guarded
by
sentries
night
and
day.
The
rooster
did
not
like
Li2le
Red
Hen
since
last
year
when
Li2le
Red
Hen
refused
to
give
the
rooster
(who
was
also
the
3. Mayor)
her
secret
cupcake
recipe.
Well,
one
fine,
sunny
day
in
Raymondville
(the
Mayor
was
so
conceited
he
named
the
town
aJer
himself),
Li2le
Red
Hen
decided
to
go
out
for
a
walk.
While
she
was
walking
she
started
thinking
and
mused
to
herself,
“Hmmm,
I
need
to
think
of
a
scheme
to
see
who’s
really
4. my
friend
and
who’s
just
pretending
to
be
my
friend
to
get
free
tastes
of
my
baking.
Why,
why
I
think
I
have
an
idea!”
she
cried
out
triumphantly
and
she
waddled
back
to
her
house
in
an
excited
manner.
When
she
arrived
at
her
house
she
put
on
a
gloomy
face,
gathered
her
friends
and
told
them
that
the
Mayor
was
going
to
try
to
get
rid
of
them.
She
advised,
“I
have
decided
that
we
will
escape.
Who
will
help
me
go
scouPng
for
a
spot
with
not
many
sentries?”
she
asked.
5. “Not
I,”
snapped
Cat
in
a
high
pitched
snobbish
voice,
“And
stop
distracPng
me,
I’m
messing
up
my
nails.”
“Dog,
will
you
help
me?”
asked
Li2le
Red
Hen.
“Not
I.
It
does
not
sound
as
exciPng
as
I
would
have
wanted.
No,
I
don’t
think
I’ll
help,
not
unless
it
is
a
ma2er
of
life
or
death,”
mused
Dog.
6. “Nothing
is
exciPng
for
you
unless
it
involves
food,”
fumed
Li2le
Red
Hen.
“I..I..I..
will
help
you,”
stammered
the
Pmid
li2le
rabbit.
“Really
Janie?”
asked
Li2le
Red
Hen.
“Uh-‐huh,”
agreed
Janie.
“Janie,
oh
Janie,
you’re
so
wonderful,”
cried
Li2le
Red
Hen
throwing
her
wings
around
Janie.
“Let’s
get
started,”
sang
out
Li2le
Red
Hen.
So
the
two
set
out
low
to
the
ground
looking
for
a
place
to
sneak
out
of
Raymondville.
About
two
hours
later
they
found
a
perfect
spot,
marked
it
and
skipped
triumphantly
back
home
where
they
had
a
wonderful
dinner.
They
pracPcally
fell
into
bed
and
were
asleep
as
soon
as
their
heads
hit
the
7. pillow.
The
next
morning,
Li2le
Red
Hen
asked,
“Cat,
will
you
help
me
carry
tools
to
the
fence
and
cut
a
discreet
hole
in
the
spot
Janie
and
I
have
chosen?”
“Oh,
Pet,
you
know
carrying
things
messes
up
my
nails
and
you
also
know
that
sweaPng
makes
my
fur
complexion
look
absolutely
terrrrrrrible
and
cuZng
a
hole
always
involves
sweat,
but
to
answer
your
quesPon:
No!
Shoo,”
seethed
Cat.
With
that
Li2le
Red
Hen
turned
on
her
heel
and
stomped
out
of
Cat’s
room.
“Well,
Cat
won’t
be
any
use.
I
know
she
wants
nothing
to
do
with
dirt,”
mused
Li2le
Red
Hen.
8. “Maybe
Dog
will
help.
She
is
good
at
carrying
things.”
So
Li2le
Red
Hen
skipped
off
in
search
of
Dog.
She
found
Dog
in
her
room
reading
a
book
on
how
to
make
bones
last
longer.
“So,
will
you
help
me
carry
some
tools
to
cut
a
hole
in
the
spot
Janie
and
I
picked
out?”
“Nah,
carrying
things
and
cuZng
a
hole
will
waste
my
energy.
I’m
saving
my
energy
for
later
when
I’m
going
to
try
out
some
new
bone
tricks.”
“Humph,
fine,”
fumed
Li2le
Red
Hen.
“I’ll
go
ask
Janie.
She
is
sure
to
help
me.”
9. So
Li2le
Red
Hen
pracPcally
ran
to
Janie’s
room.
She
always
loved
being
in
Janie’s
room
because
it
was
so
relaxing.
Her
room
was
lavender
and
her
bed
was
cream
with
a
light
blue
fluffy
duvet
and
pink
curtains
surrounded
her
bed.
Also,
one
of
Li2le
Red
Hen’s
favorite
parts
of
Janie’s’
room
was
the
li2le
fountain
in
the
very
back.
It
always
made
a
bubbling,
reassuring
sound.
Li2le
Red
Hen
found
Janie
out
back
watering
her
marigolds.
Li2le
Red
Hen
asked
Janie
if
she
would
help
her
cut
the
hole.
10. Janie
said,
“Sure!”
“Really?”
asked
Li2le
Red
Hen.
“Oh,
Janie,
you’re
the
greatest.”
Janie
blushed
at
this
praise.
“I
tell
you
what.
Let’s
run
by
my
room
quickly
and
then
be
off.
Okay?”
said
easy
going
Janie.
Li2le
Red
Hen
grabbed
a
picnic
basket
which
Janie
thought
was
a
tool
box
and
they
set
off
for
the
spot
they
had
marked
the
day
before.
Once
they
arrived,
Li2le
Red
Hen
opened
the
basket
and
drew
out
two
scrumpPous
looking
sandwiches
and
two
delicious
looking
cupcakes.
“B..b..b..but
where
are
the
tools?”
Janie
stammered.
11. So
Li2le
Red
Hen
explained
how
it
had
all
been
a
trick
and
how
Janie
had
passed
as
her
only
true
friend.
AJer
Li2le
Red
Hen’s
explanaPon,
they
ate
their
lunch
in
silence,
then
went
down
to
the
playful,
gurgling
stream
and
frolicked
in
it
for
a
while.
Then
they
stretched
out
on
the
sweet
prairie
grass,
talked
and
ate
wild
strawberries.
Too
soon
they
were
both
dry
and
had
to
pack
up
and
go
home.
That
night,
Li2le
Red
Hen
thought
as
she
was
nodding
off
to
sleep,
“What
a
wonderful,
wonderful
day.”
12. The
next
morning
in
town,
Li2le
Red
Hen
heard
some
alarming
news.
A
friend
who
worked
for
the
Mayor
warned
her
that
the
Mayor
really
did
want
to
capture
her
and
her
friends!
Her
friend
warned
they
had
no
Pme
to
lose,
for
the
Mayor’s
guards
were
going
to
come
to
their
rooms
within
three
days.
Li2le
Red
Hen
rushed
back,
gathered
her
friends
and
quickly
explained
that
the
Mayor’s
wanPng
to
capture
them
had
been
a
test.
She
then
warned
them
that
the
Mayor
was
truly
going
to
capture
them
all
within
three
days!
“But
we’ve
got
to
get
out
of
here
today
because
they
could
come
early,
13. so
who
will
help
me
pack
up
the
tents,
clothes,
food
and
other
necessiPes?”
asked
Li2le
Red
Hen.
“I
will,”
Janie
volunteered.
“Good,”
approved
Li2le
Red
Hen
with
clipboard
in
hand.
“Who
will
pack
up
and
carry
tools
to
cut
a
hole
in
the
fence?”
“I
will,”
volunteered
Dog.
“Good,”
approved
Li2le
Red
Hen,
quickly
making
notes
on
her
clipboard.
“Who
will
slink
ahead
and
spy
to
find
a
spot
with
no
sentries?”
“I
will,”
Cat
volunteered
shyly.
“Great!”
Li2le
Red
Hen
approved
enthusiasPcally
giving
Cat
a
quick
hug.
“Everybody
get
started!”
shouted
Li2le
Red
Hen.
14.
In
Li2le
Red
Hen’s
room
there
was
a
buzz
of
acPvity.
Janie,
Li2le
Red
Hen
and
Dog
packed
and
strapped
everything
they
needed
to
their
backs
and
they
quickly
followed
Cat’s
markers.
Once
they
got
there,
Cat
was
looking
out
over
the
field
beyond
the
fence.
Beyond
was
a
beauPful
strawberry
patch.
“ There,
is
this
good?”
Cat
asked
making
a
royal
gesture
out
over
the
sea
of
dancing
grass.
“Perfect!”
Li2le
Red
Hen
exclaimed.
They
cut
the
hole
and
one
by
one
climbed
through.
They
let
out
a
cheer
as
the
thought
hit
them:
They
were
free!
The
End
15. Epilogue
The
four
friends
all
ended
up
in
Maine.
Li2le
Ren
Hen
found
some
very
nice
friends
and
a
sweet
li2le
co2age
and
started
an
amazing
cupcake
store.
Janie
found
some
delighaul
friends
and
a
nice
li2le
home
that
suited
her
perfectly.
She
also
set
up
a
vegetable
store
selling
only
the
fresh
vegetables
16. from
her
garden.
Cat
bought
a
huge,
very
nice,
house
and
she
also
started
a
spa
where
she
was
in
heaven.
Dog
became
a
P.E.
and
bone
salvaging
teacher
at
U.M.D.
which
stands
for
University
of
Maine
for
Dogs.
So
as
you
can
see,
all
for
the
animal’s
lives
turned
out
well
and
they
all
claimed
they
loved
Maine,
with
the
smell
of
adventure.
No
ma2er
how
many
other
friends
they
met,
they
all
said
that
their
best
friends
were
the
ones
in
the
great
escape,
the
ones
their
lives
relied
on
for
a
short
period
of
Pme.
This
concludes
the
story
of
the
Li2le
Red
Hen
and
her
friends.
The
moral
of
the
story
is:
If
you
don’t
do
work,
you
don’t
get
to
share
in
the
reward.
