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[[File:Little red Hen.jpg|350px|right|The Little Red Hen]]'''The Little Red Hen''' is a folk tale, probably [[Russia]]n, that has served historically as a parable about giving value for value received. For more than a century children would take that lesson to heart. But in modern times, children learn a far different lesson from a government that hands things out to people. Today the Little Red Hen story depicts a [[work ethic]] that seems to be disappearing from the Western world.

[[File:Little red Hen.jpg|350px|right|The Little Red Hen]]'''The Little Red Hen''' is a folk tale, probably [[Russia]]n, that has served historically as a parable about giving value for value received. For more than a century children would take that lesson to heart. But in modern times, children learn a far different lesson from a government that hands things out to people. Today the Little Red Hen story depicts a [[work ethic]] that seems to be disappearing from the Western world.

[[Ronald Reagan]] told the story, the following:<ref>http://books.google.de/books?id=wS6LcPIDRFIC&lpg=PA381&dq=%22Ronald+Reagan:+the+power+of+conviction+and+the+success+of+his+presidency%22+%22Little+Red+Hen%22&pg=PA380&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=&f=false</ref>

[[Ronald Reagan]] retold the story for modern times as follows:<ref>http://books.google.de/books?id=wS6LcPIDRFIC&lpg=PA381&dq=%22Ronald+Reagan:+the+power+of+conviction+and+the+success+of+his+presidency%22+%22Little+Red+Hen%22&pg=PA380&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=&f=false</ref>

Once upon a time there was a little red hen who scratched about the barnyard until she uncovered some grains of wheat. She called her neighbors and said 'If we plant this wheat, we shall have bread to eat. Who will help me plant it?'<br/>

Once upon a time there was a little red hen who scratched about the barnyard until she uncovered some grains of wheat. She called her neighbors and said 'If we plant this wheat, we shall have bread to eat. Who will help me plant it?'<br/>