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The Goderich Signal Star, 1976-01-15, Page 20t' S 101'AL-STA Et ttl,U,1 U[)A.Y•JANUA .Y ,1 . 19';b .0 ,.a rr ,.r ipori atl .. was a Little -Red !,.'.Rooster w•hrr .sctatclied abort and uncov- ertedsunne�grair�s ,of wheat.'He called.his barnyard neighbours. and said: "If w.e work together and plant th s: wh.eat, we wiiistl.ha.ve.St rme fine bread-to-ea.t. Who willhelpe plant the wheat?" rimot'1 :said the Cow.i"Not I", said the Duck. "Not I ,°said the Goose.. "Then I will said the Little Red Rooster arid he did a After the wheat,started growing, the _ground --t r °e& f and-theee° -s• nr ray°E��irs--tg°F t ?�lh w,itI help n'e water•the wheat?"''said the Little Red Roos =`. • • a:.:. "- L. • "Not f said the Cow. Not 1', said the Pig. ° , Eq> ral r�g,hts"�sard the Goo:•se 'T:hen1 wall" said the • Little RedeRooster and he did. The .wheat-rew tall And ripened into golden grain. '''Who w 11 h.lp'{nereap the wheat?'!asked the.,Littl:e Red'R•ooster,. "Not. l •said th.e''Cow. ''Not 1" sa':d the 76.1aC'. Out of my cla'ssific• tion'', said`. the P�'g.`_�"at`I' said the Goose. "Then I Al", Said the Li ' &Red Rooster and he did.: Wh'en' it came tiini'e to grind the flour, "Not •I", said the•Cow:"I'd lose.myunemployment insur-, once",, said the Duck. W.hen'itame time to bake the -bread, "That's • :overtime for rlie",. sa'id•'the Cow. "l'rrr.a'd'ropout and never learned how", .said the Duck• '`I''d'lose my ,weifaT benefits'; said the Pig. "I.f'I'm the only one. helping, that's, discrimination", said the Goose, "Then I ill",said the Little Red Rooster ar d.he did.: He `baked five loaves of fine bread and held themup fqr his neighbours to see.. want sorne'',said• the Cow. •"1- want some", said the Duck: -"I want some" .'`J said the Pig: demand my share", said the Goose "No", said the Little'Red Rooster.."lcan rest 2.r while. and eat five loaves myself". "Excess profits", cried the,Cow. "Capitalist leech";`screamed the DUck.-"Company fink'; 'grunted the Pig. "Equal rights", screamed the Goose: And they hurriedly painted .picket signs; ' and marched•around the Little Red Rooster, sing "We,shall overcome: And they,did.. .• For when •the.Farme.r came to investigate the , °commotion, he sa.id,,"You must not be gr°eedy,' --. Little Red Raoste:r- Lc;ok a -t the oppressed •Cow. Look at the disadvantaged Duck. Look uat:the'underprivileged Piga Look at he less fortunate Goose You are guilty _ of.. making second-class "citizens . of "But-but=but I earned the bread", protested the Little Red Rooster.' ' •"Ex.actlyg,", the wise Farmers:aid:; • ''That is the wonderful,free enterprise system; anybody in the ,barnyard can earn ;as much' as- e'`wanfs:•You should ' beiiappy to have all this freedom.'In.. other barnyards, you would have t'o give:all your loaves to the Farmer: Here -you give four. loaves to your suffering neighbours And :they lived happily ever afte.r. Including. t e Lit Ie Re-d-}-:e-os"ter;.‘vhe-sem+led and crowed, 'l -air. grateful, l•am grateful"." • But his neighbours wandered why,he never baked any more bread: •WAKE UP CANADA Fact: Unemployment insurance benefits :..have increased 5 times'since1971: WAKE UP CANADA '• •Fact. Federal and provincial government spending•hes increased more than 5 tines over the pa°st1..Oyears. r, t x vJ • WAKE 'LIP .CANADA,: 'Fact: Food prices in the llast10 years have almost doubled.' The Little Red Roosters—independent businessmen and women who provide over .50)0 of -all the•jobs in Canada .--,are an endangered species. If you are .against the""something for nothing" �..,•d^Fi{-l---t••I-l•e—•�•ll8•�3°6��•�--�r..Qh _ •r7f .,;�rxv P-rrr ...,. rent, then send in the.coupon below. We'll see that :it is brought to the attention of the,politic.al .Parties.. If you would like a Little Red R•oosteL,,japel button and a : WAR' (IP CANADA bumper ' stictier, then' enclose $1.00 along with your, caupQn. _ - . - • WAKE :UP CANADA. We' are 'being• plucked clean. AN 4 IAf l FEDEFIATION'.DF INDEPENDENT`BUSINESS'' ::r;,ii-profit ),I ,.nnz )tirnr ".)I 'ivrr • (',UQ(J indepeircient• husiness • dtt,d tip thr•, pfesi vatr.urfr)f free tnf�r-prise. I-- Curio liaup edQ[atroi c�,f Indeperident..f3usiness -.- I. P.O. I;•t)x 35. Dc5n Mtll,s,• .ntario M.3t lkf •_ 1 (.:ntrI)t Ilii.! in with t;h ° 'tittle Ittle� kf�c1 Roaster s - I. 1. •;j}It: )t• ��1,lre•v�- • .• e:rty 'P•'{1rr}r{ 7Nf4•• 1 lusi( vt',[ �_ _ h.,i .:..w "I rttl,• k, ,i R' (t^r butti:m(,) ,314(1E�urn:Xkr tiEr� k,•r(Wa:•• 51 n:) p,•r ti,•t:• 0 '