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The Cock, the mouse, and the little red hen

by Graham Percy · 1992

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After her friends refuse to help the little red hen with her housework, she uses an ingenious trick to save them all from a hungry fox.

Genre
folklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Themes
animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thisbirdsbirdsMore like thisLess of thismicemiceMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 30 pages

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