The Little RED Hen

[thegladhatter]

Subject: Little Red Hen (Revised)


Once upon a time, on a farm in Arkansas, there was a little red hen who scratched about the barnyard until she uncovered quite a few grains of wheat.

She called all of her neighbors together and said, "If we plant this wheat, we shall have bread to eat. Who will help me plant it?"

"Not I," said the cow.
"Not I," said the duck.
"Not I," said the pig.
"Not I," said the goose.

Then I will do it by myself," said the little red hen. And so she
did; the wheat grew very tall and ripened into golden grain.

"Who will help me reap my wheat?" asked the little red hen.

"Not I," said the duck.
"Out of my classification," said the pig.
"I'd lose my seniority," said the cow.
"I'd lose my unemployment compensation," said the goose.

"Then I will do it by myself," said the little red hen, and so she did.

At last it came time to bake the bread. "Who will help me bake the bread?" asked the little red hen.

"That would be overtime for me," said the cow.
"I'd lose my welfare benefits," said the duck.
"I'm a dropout and never learned how," said the pig.
"If I'm to be the only helper, that's discrimination," said the goose.

"Then I will do it by myself," said the little red hen. She baked five loaves and held them up for all of her neighbors to see.

They wanted some and, in fact, demanded a share. But the little red hen said, "No, I shall eat all five loaves."

"Excess profits!" cried the cow.
"Capitalist leech!" screamed the duck.
"I demand equal rights!" yelled the goose.
The pig just grunted in disdain.

And they all painted "Unfair" picket signs, and marched around and around the little red hen, shouting obscenities.

Then a government agent came, and said to the little red hen, "You must not be so greedy."

"But I earned the bread," said the little red hen.

"Exactly," said the agent. "That is what makes our free enterprise system so wonderful. Anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as he wants. But under our modern government regulations, the productive workers must divide the fruits of their labor with those who are lazy and idle."

And they all lived happily ever after, including the little red hen, who smiled and clucked, "I am grateful, for now I truly understand."

But her neighbors became quite disappointed in her. She never again baked bread because she joined the 'party' and got her
bread free.

And the liberals all smiled. "Fairness" had been established.
Individual initiative had died, but nobody noticed; perhaps no one
cared, just as long as there was 'free' bread.


There is a former President that is getting paid $12 million dollars for his memoirs. His wife is getting $8 million dollars for hers. That is $20 million dollars for memories from two people who, for eight years, repeatedly testified, under oath, that they couldn't remember anything.

[twospirits]

You crack me up gladhatter..
All I have to say is "Cluck, Cluck"

TS out

[lazysmurff]

this, as with the grasshopper story, is ridiculous.

ive quoted it before, and shall quote it again.

"the availability of a job for every willing American is one of our greatest cultural myths" michael katz, in the shadow of the poor house.

[MagicRat]

Originally Posted by thegladhatter

There is a former President that is getting paid $12 million dollars for his memoirs. His wife is getting $8 million dollars for hers. That is $20 million dollars for memories from two people who, for eight years, repeatedly testified, under oath, that they couldn't remember anything.

Hmmm......these books must appeal to the same people who put so much interest into that other work of libel/yellow journalism you so kindly display in your sig.

[taranaki]

Originally Posted by thegladhatter

There is a former President that is getting paid $12 million dollars for his memoirs. His wife is getting $8 million dollars for hers. That is $20 million dollars for memories from two people who, for eight years, repeatedly testified, under oath, that they couldn't remember anything.

Clinton's memoirs netted him that kind of money because advance interest in sales indicated that he was worth it.I doubt somehow that gladhatter will bother to read them,which means he is commentimng on them from a position of ignorance.There's probably more than a little avarice involved too...After all the man was a damn fine leader who put America on the road to economic recovery.

As to the cut/paste at the beginning of the thread....good to see childrens stories getting dumbed down so that people like gladhatter can enjoy them.

[YogsVR4]

It was good satire. It flew right over the head of people who don't have a sense of humor.

[2strokebloke]

It was good satire. It flew right over the head of people who don't have a sense of humor.

And people who read at more than a third grade level!

[Flatrater]

Originally Posted by 2strokebloke

And people who read at more than a third grade level!

If you have more than a 3rd grade level than you should of understood it.


I agree it is funny!