The Little Red Hen is a 19th-century American fable that teaches the value of hard work and personal responsibility. A hen finds wheat and asks the other farm animals to help her plant, harvest, mill, and bake it, but they repeatedly refuse. When the bread is finished, the animals want to help eat it, but the hen declines and eats it herself, explaining they did not help with the work. Some versions add a lesson of cooperation, with the animals promising to help next time, while others show the hen’s chicks assisting her and sharing the bread as a family.

All published appearances of the Little Red Hen from before January 1, )-(95)}} are public domain in the US.

Some notable appearances are listed below:

* The Little Red Hen (1874)

* Four Color #60, 68, 103, 185, 220, 253

* ComiColor Cartoons - Little Red Hen (February 17, 1934)

* The Comicolor cartoons are public domain due to copyright not being renewed.
* Another animated version of the story, The Wise Little Hen, was released by Walt Disney Productions in 1934. The film is especially significant because it marks the first appearance of Donald Duck, who is portrayed as one of the lazy animals unwilling to help the hen. It will enter the public domain on January 1, 2030.

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Red_Hen Wikipedia]
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/the-little-red-hen/4005-20250/issues-cover/ ComicVine]
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