Little Red Hen had a busy summer planting seeds, watering the soil, digging up the weeds, and harvesting the grain. Whenever she asked the dog, cat, and duck to help, they always had excuses. A crisis occurred—a wicked fox captured the goose. When Little Red Hen went to her three friends, they again made excuses, so she went to the next farm, and Brown Dog helped her rescue the goose.

“¡Esa es mi mula! ¡No voy a compartir! “, Grita Sally acerca de Stiffy, su mula. Benny y su mula Bossy sienten lo mismo. Papá ata las mulas para que aprendan que para poder comer, deben cooperar. En el proceso, Benny y Sally también aprenden que para ser felices deben compartir.