Mythology & Folklore

Little Red Hen

by Thomas W. Talley (collector) 1870–1952

From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)

Mythology & Folklore

My liddle red hen, wid a liddle white foot,
Done built her nes' in a huckleberry root.
She lay mō' aigs dan a flock on a fahm.
Anudder liddle drink wouldn' do us no harm.

My liddle red hen hatch fifty red chicks
In dat liddle ole nes' of huckleberry sticks.
Wid one mō' drink, ev'y chick'll make two!
Come, bring it on, Honey, an' let's git through.

MLA

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Little Red Hen.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/51/.

Chicago

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Little Red Hen.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/51/.

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