Characters from "The Little Red Hen." The dog, cat, and rat do not want to help the hen make bread.

Animals

Characters from "The Little Red Hen." The dog, cat, and rat do not want to help the hen make bread.

An illustration of farm animals, including two horses, three pigs, and a cow.

Farm Animals in Corral

An illustration of farm animals, including two horses, three pigs, and a cow.

An illustration of a young boy and girl feeding chickens.

Boy and Girl Feeding Chickens

An illustration of a young boy and girl feeding chickens.

Two children on a farm feeding the cow.

Children Feeding Cow

Two children on a farm feeding the cow.

Two children, a rooster, cat, and dog ride on a cow's back.

Children Riding a Cow

Two children, a rooster, cat, and dog ride on a cow's back.

Two children on a farm walking with a duck.

Children Walking with Duck

Two children on a farm walking with a duck.

A cow

Cow

A cow

A cow and dog in the hay.

Cow and Dog

A cow and dog in the hay.

A farmer looking after his animals.

Farm

A farmer looking after his animals.

A fox being followed by a hen, duck, rooster, and turkey.

Fox and Fowl

A fox being followed by a hen, duck, rooster, and turkey.

A girl talking to a pig.

Girl with Pig

A girl talking to a pig.

An illustration of a mother hen and her baby chicks eating grain out of a bowl.

Mother Hen & Baby Chicks

An illustration of a mother hen and her baby chicks eating grain out of a bowl.

The line of characters and their actions in order for the pig to go over the stile.

Old Woman and Animals

The line of characters and their actions in order for the pig to go over the stile.

A pig

Pig

A pig

A rooster

Rooster

A rooster

A duck talks to the sheep on the farm.

Sheep and Duck

A duck talks to the sheep on the farm.

"The wind has blown the gate quite open wide; / To shut it, no one will step aside: / 'I have no business with another's gate,' / So thus the selfish man will surely prate: / An open gate, the cattle soon find out, / And trample in with hogs who root about; / A motley drove now wander o'er the ground, / And desolation, is seen around."—Barber, 1857

What is Everybody's Business is Nobody's Business

"The wind has blown the gate quite open wide; / To shut it, no one will step aside: / 'I have no business…