``Little Red Hen`` is a time-tested cautionary tale about how we reap what we sow.
So guess who eats the cake by herself in the end? The Caldecott Honor artist Paul Galdone s delightfully detailed ink and wash illustrations packed with charming details add plenty of sly humor to the well-loved story that not only offers a sage message but also shows children what it takes to make a cake from the ground up. or help bake a cake with it, either. . .
Not Isaid the mouse.`` They won t water, cut, or grind the wheat .
Not Isaid the dog.
When the hen asks a cat, dog, and mouse for help planting some wheat, she gets no takers: `` Not Isaid the cat. ``Little Red Hen`` is a time-tested cautionary tale about how we reap what we sow