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The Little Red Hen

by Jerry Pinkney · 2006

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A newly illustrated edition of the classic fable of the hen who is forced to do all the work of baking bread and of the animals who learn a bitter lesson from it.

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folklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of thisfairy talefairy taleMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
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animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thisfoodfoodMore like thisLess of thiscommunitycommunityMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of this
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picture bookschildrens

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