The Little Red HEN is a classic children's story about a HEN who works hard to plant, harvest, and mill wheat into flour, but none of the other animals in the barnyard are willing to help. In the end, the HEN bakes a delicious loaf of bread with the flour she made all by herself. The term 'The Little Red HEN' is often used to refer to someone who does all the work themselves without help from others. The crossword solution for this term is HEN, which is a three-letter word.