Tũwũlũc cĩdĩcĩ cĩ meerihi - The Little Red Hen - 2nd Edition

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The Little Red Hen is a children’s story of a little red hen who discovers sorghum and asks the nearby animals for help planting it. When no one volunteers, the hen chooses to plant the sorghum herself. The narrative follows her daily effort as she goes to the field to watch the sorghum grow, emphasizing responsibility, perseverance, and the consequences of refusing to help.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages22

Reading Time34 min

Once there was a little red hen

Finding sorghum

Asking other animals for help

Planting the sorghum herself

Watching the sorghum grow

Tũwũlũc cĩdĩcĩ cĩ meerihi The Little Red Hen Laarim, English Tũwũlũc cĩdĩcĩ cĩ meerihi The Little Red Hen 2nd Edition SIL South Sudan Laarim, English South Sudan Local Copyright © 2012, Laarim Language Committee and SIL [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)[ ](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)[You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You)[ ](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You)may not make changes or build upon this work without permission. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc. Tẽhẽdĩnẽtĩ cĩ Laarimo wo, eheed balna Kelemeni Yothebi. Thowuranineti coo balna othowurana Jemithi B. Wilthoni. Tẽhẽdĩnẽt cĩ eet cĩk ẽẽn Ĩngĩlĩth adimanei balna eeti cĩ athĩ Kathy Niver. The Laarim text was written by Clement Joseph. The illustrations were drawn by James B. Wilson. The English text was modified by Kathy Niver. Contact Address: Laarim Translation and Literacy Project P. O. Box 64, Juba, South Sudan Email: [laarim_project@sil.org](laarim_project@sil.org) 2nd Edition 1st Edition Trial Edition May 2012 November 2011 November 2010 Publisher: SIL – South Sudan Place of Publication: Juba Avi balna tũwũlũc ĩmma cĩ meerihi cĩdĩcĩ. Avĩ ne joonui ciitha . Ijoowa balna tũwũlũcĩ coo laabi kõr ĩmma. Once there was a little red hen who lived near a house. One day the little red hen found some sorghum. Ũwĩ balna nẽ kẽlẽgẽĩ joonui ciitha. She took it to the other animals near the house. Ijinoi tũwũlũcĩ coo a ne,“Ngẽnẽ woccia cẽlla aneeta kẽẽvta laabicĩkkõ?” “Who will help me plant this sorghum?” asked the little red hen. Uduwa lotebuthi a ne,“Athii cĩẽnaneeta.” Uduwa aweenti a ne,“Athii cĩẽnaneeta.” Uduwa taang a ne,“Athii cĩẽnaneeta.” “Not I,” said the cat. “Not I,” said the rat. “Not I,” said the cow. Uduwa nẽ,“Ĩthõng kẽẽvĩ katĩ nalaabi ẽlla cannĩ.” Ĩthõng ev nyĩangũ . “Then I shall plant the sorghum myself,” said the little red hen. So she planted it. Õkõ dõkĩthĩ tũwũlũcĩ cĩdĩcĩ coomanato, acĩn laabi ngalĩnna. Every day the little red hen went to the field to watch the sorghum growing.

FAQs

Who is the main character in the story?

The main character is a little red hen that lives near a house.

What does the hen find one day?

The hen finds some sorghum near the house.

Why does the hen plant the sorghum herself?

The cat, rat, and cow refuse to help, so the hen decides to plant it herself.

Jul 17, 2026

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