{"id":8637,"date":"2022-04-21T03:32:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T00:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starlanguageblog.com\/?p=8637"},"modified":"2022-04-21T03:32:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T00:32:02","slug":"the-story-behind-not-i-said-the-little-red-hen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.starlanguageblog.com\/the-story-behind-not-i-said-the-little-red-hen\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story Behind “Not I Said The Little Red Hen”"},"content":{"rendered":"
When the Little Red Hen found out that her friends would help plant and harvest the grain, she was offended that they wouldn’t let her participate since she’d made it clear that she didn’t think this was women’s work. <\/span><\/p>\n She complained, Not I said the little red hen and insisted that she would get what was due to her hard work in bringing them all together at their friend’s house that day. Her friends laughed at her and called her names, but the Little Red Hen went out into the world to earn her keep.<\/span><\/p>\n To keep her animals in, of course! Of course, she didn’t tell them that \u2013 she said it was being built to protect them from any giants who might want to steal their vegetables. It wasn’t a lie, though \u2013 because if any did try to break through her wall, they would meet with a pleasant surprise: a big scary dog who barks loud enough to wake up everyone for miles.<\/span><\/p>\n This is why not I said the little red hen is a critical book \u2013 because its message teaches children how lying can sometimes be necessary. However, it also teaches kids about honesty and truthfulness and promises both rewards (thanks to those handy carrots) and punishments (the scary dog!) for telling lies or not telling lies, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\nWhy did she decide to build a wall around her garden?<\/span><\/h2>\n
How did she react when asked to help?<\/span><\/h2>\n