Little People.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1014, 4 March 1882, Page 1 (Supplement)

Little People.

THE LITTLE RED HEN. : i '.Once upon a time—that is tlio, best, way, of, beginning' a story'that I know—there was, a little ; : red lion,' Oho day this littlo red'hen. scratching 'near'the big- ba'rii, found a grain ofwhoat, /Then the little red ben took tho grain of wheat. 1 to the lily-whito duck, and asked— '' ; " Will you bury it in the ground ?" The lily-white duck answored end said, " I will not." '(: ' . ' •'• ','■' i ' ' Then tho little red lion went to the juniping.frojandasi'cd- " :i '" ' '' '" '-' \ ;.-> '\ Will you bury this grain of wheat?" Tho juraping-frog answered,." No,:I will ,! Next tbojittlejtcd lion wont to Pussy Whitonose,'the old.tom cat, and asked—. ;. ".Will you bury'this grainpf wheat?" 'I" ' Pussy Whitonosd was very busy trimming his whiskers, atfdanswered "No, I will not." =, ' ;'; . So the little-red hen carried the, grain of wheat' ,'to the sleek brownrat, and asked jinn if he.would bury it, but he also said "No."' . , ' ' Then shocked .Bpw.jWqw, tho house-dog, and ho ahswerod'.' ; NoJi will not,"' .::'''' ;, j n Tlie litthV'red 'hen scratched a holo and buried it herself. . . ~"',. ' . . ■ ■ 'JBy-nnd-b'y- the grain of wheat bogiin to' grow; first; olle littlo green blade peeped .abovo tlie. "ground, and'then'another, and thoygrow and' •greVuntil the.car grow upon itj filled with many grains of wliok'.Then-tholittle''i'ed lien/who had watched it grow, asked- . ! .! '; Who will reap this wheat?" ' . ; ' ,''• I.wllinot,"saidtliejUmping?ftog. •...' : said,Pussy. Whitenoso, thp^ld omcat, '" . : -., |.., " I will not," said the.sleek brown rati - 1 " I will not," said Boiy-wowj the liouso dog:

.■Sb'Wli'ftle'wd'lien took a ind reaped tho wheat herself* ■' ■' ''"'"'i' > Thon she asked. "Who will thresh this wheat?" ■The'lily-white duck said; "I will not;"' The old jumping-frog said, '* I will toot,''- j The old,torn cat sni')," I,will not," . j.. .The Bleck.brown ratsnid,'" I ii'iU not." j .. . Tho liouso dog said,."l will not;". ! Then tlio littlo red lieiisaul, " I must .thresMt out'myself.", .;.'. ' :: " l . '"'' I ', So'|slib got fi flail;nnd thresliedjtho whoat, And then'sheasked— '■' ' : ''' '" ". ' ,' '■' l '| •'" ' " Who will carry this wheat to the niillor? '! ' Tho duck said >" I will not;" the irog said, )'l ■ will not;"'the cat said ".Twill not;" the rati Jaid 'SI wil not;'! and; tlio dog said" I .will not. V| ■ • Then the little red lion said " I will.'' So she carried tho wheat.to tho miller, who grounq .it into flour, ] Thon the little rod hen.asked- j "Who will carry this flour to tho baker?" | The duck said." 1 will not;'! tho irog snid!" I will not;" tlio oat said'" 1 ! will not!" the rat said "I will not;" aud the dog said "I will not." ' . ■ ■ ' ''■!•" ' So tho littlo rod hen snid " I will." And she carried ! tho flour to the baker,' who.madc it into bread?" . -.-. f ■ Then the little red: hen asked-" ;Who will fi)t tliisbread?" ' . Tho lily-whito duck snid ",I will;" the old' om cat snid "I will;" the slook brown, rat said "I will;" and Bow-wow, tho' house dog, : said f'l will."' " '"' .•■'■■'""'.".' ! I " ; But theliftlered lion said,quiotly—"lshall cat it myself." ; '■ ■ ; " t '■[ So sho ate It all up in two minutes. '.l i!