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Archive for September 3rd, 2009

Where’s That Little Red Hen When You Need Her?

Sep
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The chickens and ducks have been eating pretty good on the byproducts of my harvest preservation efforts.
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Which got me thinking……
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Why am I blanching and peeling tomatoes? Where is my little red hen? You know, the one who does all the work? I NEED A BREAK.

I went looking for her. Little Red Hen? LITTLE RED HEN!
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I know she was here eating tomatoes just a minute ago– WHERE’D SHE GO? She has work to do!
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I think the other chickens are covering for her.

Clover: “You know you can’t trust a chicken.”
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LITTLE RED HEN!
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Little Red Hen?
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Wait…… THERE SHE IS!!!
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“I’ve got work for you, missy! Tomatoes to peel, zucchini to slice, peppers to chop! Corn to cut, apples to core, peaches to freeze!”
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“And when you’re done with that, you can rub my feet.”
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GET BACK HERE, LITTLE RED HEN!!!!!

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