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The Little Red Hen

Posted by rustylypps 10 years, 10 months ago to Politics
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The Little Red Hen version 2013

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

"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." She planted her crop and the wheat grew and ripened.

"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.

"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. (Nancy Pelosi)

"Capitalist leech!" screamed the duck. (Barbara Boxer)

"I demand equal rights!" yelled the goose. (Jesse Jackson)

The pig just grunted in disdain. (Harry Reid)

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

Then the farmer (Obama) came He said to the little red hen, "You must not be so greedy."

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

"Exactly," said Barack the farmer. "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 all the Democrats smiled. 'Fairness' had been established.

Individual initiative had died but nobody noticed; perhaps no one cared so long as there was free bread that 'the rich' were paying for.




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  • Posted by CrisAtkin 10 years, 10 months ago
    I was shocked when I learned the ORIGIONAL version of this story was no longer read in public schools. I have been trying to send a copy of this story to all the Socialist (read Democrat, Liberal...) people I know, then ask them for half their income. Hey, I should be able to share in what they have, right?
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  • Posted by swilson1965 10 years, 10 months ago
    I was baffled to learn a couple of years ago that my kids had not been read "The Little Red Hen" in school. I guess it sends a message that a lot of people don't like. I consider it quintessentially American in its message. In fact, a couple Fourth of Julys ago I featured a reading of it on my podcast, in honor of the birthday of the Declaration. Nice parody!
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  • Posted by marysnow 10 years, 10 months ago
    Check your library, if the don't have copies of the Little Red Hen - request it. If you work or do volunteer work with kids - figure out a way to included this book into what you do.
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  • Posted by barwick11 10 years, 10 months ago
    Every online game I start playing now, the name's been "Little Red Hen"...

    if any of you play League of Legends, look me up, LittleRedHen2 :) Apparently someone else got it too

    Oh, and Minecraft, that too... Little Red Hen 2, Little Red Hen 3, and Little Red Hen 4... me and the kids ;)
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  • Posted by illucio 10 years, 10 months ago
    Brief and to the point, I still prefer Dagny´s dialogue with the "cast away" describing the ill fate of Starnesville as the heirs took over. The entire dialogue is sublime, though it you´re a lazy reader than a half our is definitely too much for you. Learned this through facebook, as posting the translation for my argentine countrymen to read. None did...
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  • Posted by Herb7734 10 years, 10 months ago
    All was well until the farm ran out of bread and there was no one there to bake any. Then the animals rioted, demanding their bread. And the farmer said, "Oh my, I never meant for it to turn out this way."
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    Posted by Rex_Little 10 years, 10 months ago
    Cheap shot putting Obama's name in there. This sort of thing predates him by many decades.
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    • Posted by edweaver 10 years, 10 months ago
      While you are correct that this has been going on for years, I do not see this as a cheap shot on Obama. He has taken this so much farther, so much faster than anyone since FDR and if this government fails it will be on his shoulders.
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      • Posted by Rex_Little 10 years, 10 months ago
        I disagree. I'd put LBJ and Richard (wage/price controls) Nixon ahead of Obama on that scale. Not to mention Dubya, who started the bailout and stimulus programs that Obama has expanded. I blame a President who starts a program more than one who expands it, since these things take on a life of their own once begun.

        The one thing Obama is solely responsible for is the ACA. If that turns out to be the first step on the way to full-blown socialized medicine (well, the first since Medicare), he can proudly take his place alongside FDR, Lincoln and the other great destroyers of American freedom.
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        • Posted by edweaver 10 years, 10 months ago
          While I cannot disagree with your LBJ, Nixon analogy, and I include most presidents since Lincoln in the same category. There were a few good ones but not many. I have to hold any president just as accountable for continuing or expanding any unconstitutional, or unnecessary program. If we do not hold them accountable to correct wrongs, we have no chance of getting out of this mess. I agree on ACA and it may be the nail in the coffin.
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          • Posted by Maritimus 10 years, 10 months ago
            I hope that you all remember: people get the governments (includung preidents) they deserve.
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            • Posted by edweaver 10 years, 10 months ago
              I have heard that statement before and while it is true for people who are not paying attention, it is not true for the people who are. There are many people who work very hard to elect representatives that will uphold our Constitution and whenever or however we end up with someone who does not live up to that standard we do not get what we deserve. The biggest problem is there are too few paying attention.
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              • Posted by Maritimus 10 years, 10 months ago
                Those who do not pay attention put all of us at risk. The definition for "people" in this context is: all the citizens with the right to vote. I thought that it was selfevident. If you do not rebel against tyranny, or leave, you accept it. That is why the Second Amendment rights are so important. The ultimate defense against tyranny.
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