The Very Busy Hen

by Ron Heath
illustrated by Susan Lawson

Fiction

www.heinemann.com

ISBN-13: 978-0-325-01580-4
ISBN-10: 0-325-01580-5
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Book 10
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 The Very Busy Hen
Author: Ron Heath
Heinemann
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Illustrations: Susan Lawson
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 The Very Busy Hen
by Ron Heath
illustrated by Susan Lawson

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 “Come and play,”
said the dog.
“No,” said the hen.
“I am very busy.
I am planting
the wheat.”
 

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 “Come and play,”
said the cat.
“No,” said the hen.
“I am very busy.
I am watering
the wheat.”
 

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 “Come and play,”
said the mouse.
“No,” said the hen.
“I am very busy.
I am cutting the wheat.”
 

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 “Come and play,”
said the horse.
“No,” said the hen.
“I am very busy.
I am mixing the bread.”
 

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 “Come and play,”
said the cow.
“No,” said the hen.
“I am very busy.
I am baking the bread.”
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 “Come and play,”
said the dog
and the cat
and the mouse
and the horse
and the cow.
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 “No,” said the hen.
“Come and eat!”
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 Yum! Yum! Yum!

Yum!

Yum!

And they did.

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