Violence1/5
Why this rating?
Features very mild cartoon slapstick, specifically characters kicking each other in the rump as a form of comic repentance.
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The Wise Little Hen
Is The Wise Little Hen appropriate for your child? See the reviewed age guidance, content cautions, positive themes, and supporting evidence below.
Join Donald Duck in his debut in the classic animated short The Wise Little Hen. The Little Hen is planting corn and would like to have help from Peter Pig and Donald Duck, but they refuse stating they each have a "tummy ache." When it comes time to harvest the corn, Peter Pig and Donald still refuse to help the Hen, so she and her chicks do the harvest by themselves. Finally, the hen cooks the corn and offers some to Donald and Peter Pig, but when they look more carefully they discover a surprise.
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Is this likely to fit your family?
Age guidanceNot listed
Strongest cautionsViolence 1/5
Strongest positivesGood role models 3/5 · Positive messages 3/5
Recommendation2.5/5
Good role models; strongest caution: violence.
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Quick context
What parents should know
Good role models; strongest caution: violence.
Readiness snapshotMain watch-out: Violence 1/5
Recommendation 2.5/5Quick view
At a glance
Recommended ageNot listed
Strongest cautions
- Violence1/5
Strongest positives
- Good role models3/5
- Positive messages3/5
- Creativity & curiosity2/5
What’s in it?
Checked and not flagged
No concern recorded in these categories
These categories were explicitly scored 0/5 in the published review. This is not a guarantee that every edition or reader experience is identical.
Frightening scenes · 0/5Alcohol or drugs · 0/5
What’s good in it?
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- Which character was the best role model, and what did they do that you admired?
- How did the story handle conflict or violence? Did the characters have other choices?
- Which choice in The Wise Little Hen would you have made differently, and why?
- Who changed the most in The Wise Little Hen, and what caused that change?
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