从前有一只小红母鸡在谷仓院子里发现了一粒麦子，她说：“谁来种这粒麦子？”
“我不种。”狗说。
“我不种。”猫说。
“我不种。”鹅说。
“我不种。”火鸡说。
“那我就自己来吧。”小红母鸡说。
于是她种下了麦子。
过了一会儿，麦子长大成熟了，小红母鸡说：“谁来收割这麦子呢？”
“我不收。”狗说。
“我不收。”猫说。
“我不收。”鹅说。
“我不收。”火鸡说。
“那我就自己来吧。”小红母鸡说。
所以她收割了小麦。
“谁来打这个麦子？”小红母鸡说。
“我不打。”狗说。
“我不打。”猫说。
“我不打。”鹅说。
“我不打。”火鸡说。
“那我就自己来吧。”小红母鸡说。
所以她把麦子打了。
“谁会把这麦子送到磨坊去磨碎呢？”小红母鸡说。
“我不送。”狗说。
“我不送。”猫说。
“我不送。”鹅说。
“我不送。”火鸡说。
“那我就自己来吧。”小红母鸡说。
于是她把麦子带到磨坊里，一会儿又带着面粉回来了。
“谁来烤面粉？”小红母鸡说。
“我不烤。”狗说。
“我不烤。”猫说。
“我不烤。”鹅说。
“我不烤。”火鸡说。
“那我就自己来吧。”小红母鸡说。
于是她烤了面粉，做了一条面包。
“谁来吃这个面包？”小红母鸡说。
“我要吃。”狗说。
“我要吃。”猫说，
“我要吃。”鹅说。
“我要吃。”火鸡说。
“我要吃。”小红母鸡说，然后她把面包吃光了。
Once there was a little red hen found a grain of wheat in the barnyard, and she said, "Who will plant this wheat?"
"I won't." says the dog.
"I won't." says the cat.
"I won't." says the goose.
"I won't." says the turkey.
"I will, then." says the little red hen.
So she planted the grain of wheat.
After a while the wheat grew up and was ripe, "Who will reap this wheat?" says the little red hen.
"I won't." says the dog.
"I won't." says the cat.
"I won't." says the goose.
"I won't." says the turkey.
"I will, then." says the little red hen.
So she harvested the wheat.
"Who will thrash this wheat?" says the little red hen.
"I won't." says the dog.
"I won't." says the cat.
"I won't." says the goose.
"I won't." says the turkey.
"I will, then." says the little red hen.
So she thrashed the wheat.
"Who will take this wheat to mill to have it ground?" says the little red hen.
"I won't." says the dog.
"I won't." says the cat.
"I won't." says the goose.
"I won't." says the turkey.
"I will, then." says the little red hen.
So she took the wheat to mill, and by and by she came back with the flour.
"Who will bake this flour?" says the little red hen.
"I won't." says the dog.
"I won't." says the cat.
"I won't." says the goose.
"I won't." says the turkey.
"I will, then." says the little red hen.
So she baked the flour, and made a loaf of bread.
"Who will eat this bread?" said the little red hen.
"I will." says the dog.
"I will." says the cat.
"I will." says the goose.
"I will." says the turkey.
"I will." says the little red hen, and she ate the loaf of bread all up.
