Fun story teaching the importance of not being lazy, and also not being mean. The little red hen got so tired of being taken advantage of for her services of cleaning and cooking, she refused to feed the frog and cat and stole her food for herself. We all want to do this at time, but being rude is no way to respond to others being rude, and little hen almost paid for her response when the hungry fox almost ate her. She escaped, and all shared responsibilities in the end. Fun book, with sufficient artwork. I would tell this story many times to my daughter, the lessons within it are very valuable. ( )