Out scampered the Mouse,
and soon came back, dragging
the stone after him.
“Push it in here,” said
the little Red Hen, and he
pushed it in in a twinkling.
Then the little Red Hen
snipped away the hole, till
it was large enough for the
Cock to get through.
“Quick,” she said, “run
and get a stone as big as
yourself.”
Out flew the Cock, and
soon came back quite out
of breath, with a big stone,
which he pushed into the
sack too.
Then the little Red Hen
popped out,