The Wise Little Hen Silly Symphonies series
Donald Duck makes his debut.
Directed by	Wilfred Jackson
Produced by	Walt Disney
Voices by	Florence Gill Clarence Nash Pinto Colvig
Animation by	Art Babbitt Dick Huemer Dick Lundy Ward Kimball
Studio	Walt Disney Productions
Release date(s)	June 9, 1934
Running time	7:25 min (one reel)
Language	English

The Wise Little Hen is a Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies cartoon, based on the fairy tale The Little Red Hen. This cartoon marked the debut of Donald Duck. Donald and his friend Peter Pig try to avoid work by faking stomach aches until Mrs. Hen teaches them the value of labor. This cartoon was released on June 9, 1934. It was animated by Art Babbitt, Dick Huemer, Dick Lundy, and Ward Kimball^[1] and directed by Wilfred Jackson ^[2]. It was also adapted as a Sunday comic strip by Ted Osborne and Al Taliaferro^[3].

Contents 1 Cast 2 Other References 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Cast

• Florence Gill - the Wise Little Hen (She only properly speaks in her sung lines of "Will you help me plant my corn? Will you help me plant my corn?", "Will you help me harvest corn? Will you help me harvest corn?" and "Will you help me eat my corn? Will you help me eat my corn?")
• Clarence Nash - Donald Duck
• Pinto Colvig - Peter Pig

[edit] Other References

This short was one of the many featured in Donald Duck's 50th Birthday.

[edit] See also

• Clara Cluck, a character resembling the Wise Little Hen (also voiced by Florence Gill).

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Wise Little Hen on The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts
• The Wise Little Hen at the Internet Movie Database