Vivienne takes pride in being messy no matter what she is doing, but when the time comes to clean her room she is determined to work until all is neat and tidy.
When Janey gets tired of hearing that she is not big enough to do the fun things she wants to do, she decides that she is not big enough to do boring things too.
The little red hen finds none of the lazy barnyard animals willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the bread she makes from it.