Preface

Jazz Chant Fairy Tales is a lively collection of eight inter-

nationally lcnown fairy tales written in the author's original
jazz chant style. Children and teachers alike will enjoy lis-
tening to the fairy tales on the accompanying cassette,
reading them together, and ultimately, performing them as
plays. Detailed suggestions for presentation, as well as
teaching tips on pronunciation and grammar for each of
the fairy tales appear in the Teacher's Edition.

Jazz Chant Fairy Tales is appropriate for students from

beginning to advanced levels of language proficiency. At
the beginning levels, students listen to the fairy tales and
then repeat the lines after the teacher or the tape until they
have mastered the material and are able to perform the
plays. At the more advanced levels, after students have lis-
tened to the teacher or the tape. they can read the fairy
tales silently, then aloud as plays. At all levels, students can
be actively involved in their learning as they prepare for
their performances. make costumes, and plan stage deco-
rations. The Teacher's Edition contains a general intro-
duction listing step-by-step procedures for preparing these
performance pieces.

Jazz Chant Fairy Tales is a wonderful and creative way

for ESL students to improve their listening, spealcing, and
reading skills.

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 NARRATOR
MAMA BEAR
PAPA BEAR
BABY BEAR
GOLDILOCKS
VOICE OF THE HOUSE
CHORUS
NARRATOR Once upon a time there were three
bears.

NARRATOR Three bears.

Once upon a time there were three bears.
i
CHORUS How many bears?
NARRATOR Three bears.
One [clap).
?tyo(clap clap).
Three bears.
One [clap).
?tyo (clap clap).
Three bears.
First there was the Mama, Mama Bear.
CHORUS M A M A, M a m a Bear.
NARRATOR Then there was the Papa, Papa Bear.
CHORUS P A P A, Papa Bear.
Here comes Mama.
Here comes Papa.
Here they come.
M a m a and Papa.
M a m a loves Papa.
Papa loves Mama.
M a m a and Papa love Baby Bear.
NARRATOR Who loves Mama?
CHORUS Papa loves M a m a .
NARRATOR Who loves Papa?
CHORUS M a m a loves Papa.
M a m a loves Papa.
Papa loves M a m a .
M a m a and Papa love Baby Bear.
MAMA BEAR Where's Baby Bear?
Where's Baby Bear?
CHORUS Baby Bear, Baby Bear.
Where's Baby Bear?
We want Baby Bear, Baby Bear,
Baby Bear!
Where's Baby Bear, Baby Bear,
Baby Bear?
PAPA BEAR Look, look.
Look over there.
Look over there.
It's Baby Bear.

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BABY BEAR B for Baby.
B for Baby Bear.
B for Baby.
B for Baby Bear.
B for Baby.
B for Baby Bear.
B stands for Baby.
B stands for Bear.
B B stands for Baby Bear.
B stands for Baby.
B stands for Bear.
B B stands for Baby Bear.
NARRATOR Once upon a time there were three bears.
CHORUS One (clap).
m o (clap clap).
Three bears.
NARRATOR One morning the three bears were
busy getting ready for breakfast.
PAPA BEAR I'll make the porridge.
MAMA BEAR I'll pour the milk.
BABY BEAR I'll set the table.
I'll set the table.
CHORUS And they did (clap clap).
And they did (clap clap).
Baby set the table.
Mama poured the milk.
Papa made the porridge,
and they all sat down.
NARRATOR Who set the table?
CHORUS Baby set the table.
NARRATOR Who poured the milk?
CHORUS Mama poured the milk.
NARRATOR Who made the porridge?
CHORUS Papa made the porridge.
Papa made the porridge,
and they all sat down.
They all sat down.
They all sat down.
They all sat down, and started to eat.
BABY BEAR Ow, wow! Hot, hot, hot!

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MAMA BEAR Ow, wow! Hot, hot, hot!
PAPA BEAR Ow, wow! Hot, hot, hot!
NAWPLBTO
and danced around the table
shouting, "Hot, hot, much too hot."
CHORUS Hot, hot, much too hot.
Hot, hot, much too hot.
Much (clap)too (clap)hot
(clap clap).
Much (clap)too (clap)hot
(clap clap).
PAPA BEAR Let's go for a walk,
and let it cool off.
MAMA BEAR That's a good idea, let's go.
NARRATOR And the three bears left, one by one,
with their breakfast still on the table.
CHORUS Glasses full of milk,
porridge in the bowls,
spoons in the porridge,
paper napkins.
Glasses full of milk,
porridge in the bowls,
spoons in the porridge,
paper napkins.
Spoons, glasses, bowls,
and napkins.
Spoons, glasses, bowls,
and napkins.
Glasses full of milk,
porridge in the bowls,
spoons in the porridge,
paper napkins.
NARRATOR As soon as the bears left, the house
felt empty and sad. There was no
one there, not even a bear.
CHORUS No one there, not even a bear.
VOICE OF This is awful.
THE HOUSE I feel bad.
I feel lonely.
I feel sad.
Empty table.
Empty chairs.
It's lonely here
without the bears.
NARRATOR Now the house felt so lonely for the
bears, he began to sing a sad little song.
VOICE OF (Melody:Skip to My Lou)
THE HOUSE
This is awful.
I feel bad.
I feel lonely.
I feel sad.
Empty table.
Empty chairs.
It's lonely here
without the bears.
NARRATOR Suddenly the house heard a noise.
VOICE OF Oh, what's that?
THE HOUSE What's that?
Who's there?
Oh, what's that?
I hope it's a bear.
CHORUS What's that?
Who's there?
What's that?
Who's there?
What's that?
Who's there?
I hope it's a bear.
NARRATOR But it wasn't a bear. It was a little
girl, a little girl with golden hair.
CHORUS What's your name?
What's your name?
GOLDILOCKS Everybody calls me Goldilocks.
CHORUS What did you say?
GOLDILOCKS Goldilocks.
CHORUS Goldilocks, Goldilocks.
Say it again.
GOLDILOCKS Goldilocks.
VOICE OF What a beautiful name!
THE HOUSE
NARRATOR Goldilocks was surprised when she
saw the bears' house.
GOLDILOCKS What a surprise!
What a beautiful house!
I wonder if anybody's home.
NARRATOR First she knocked on the door.
GOLDILOCKS Knock, knock. Is anybody home?
Knock, knock. Is anybody home?
NARRATOR No one answered, so she knocked again.
GOLDILOCKS Knock, knock. Is anybody home?
VOICE OF Come right in.
THE HOUSE Come in and sit down.
The door's unlocked.
Come in and sit down.
NARRATOR She peeked through the window and
knocked at the door. Nobody
answered, so she knocked once more.
GOLDILOCKS Knock, knock. Is anybody home?
Knock, knock. Is anybody home?
VOICE OF Come right in.
THE HOUSE Come in and sit down.
The door's unlocked.
Come in and sit down.
NARRATOR Goldilocks was afraid to enter an
empty house alone. But the voice of
the house sounded friendly, so she
opened the door and walked in.
GOLDILOCKS Look at the table,
set for three.
I hope there's a place
just right for me.

NARRATOR First she sat down in Papa Bear's

chair, and tasted his bowl of porridge.
GOLDILOCKS Oh, no. This is too hot,
and the chair is too big.
Much too big.
CHORUS Too hot, too big!
Much too hot, much too big!
NARRATOR Then she sat down in Mama Bear's
chair, and tasted her bowl of porridge.
GOLDILOCKS Oh, no. This is too cold,
and the chair is too hard.
Much too hard.
CHORUS Too cold, too hard!
Much too cold, much too hard!
NARRATOR Then she sat down in Baby Bear's
chair, and tasted his bowl of porridge.
GOLDILOCKS Mmmm, this is good.
Not too hot and not too cold.
Mmmm, this is good.
This is just right.
CHORUS Just right, just right.
NARRATOR So she sat right there in Baby Bear's
chair. She ate his porridge and
drank his milk. In fact, she was having
a wonderful time, when all
of a sudden, the chair fell apart,
and Goldilocks fell on the floor.
GOLDILOCKS Oh, dear. What a shame.
Such a nice little chair.
Oh, dear. What a shame.
I think I'll take a nap.
NARRATOR She walked into the bedroom, and
saw Papa Bear's bed.

CHORUS 73-y another one.

Try another one.
NARRATOR Then she saw Mama Bear's bed.
GOLDILOCKS This bed's too hard.
Much too hard.
CHORUS Try another one.
Try another one.

NARRATOR Then she saw Baby Bear's nice

little bed, and it looked just right.
CHORUS Just right, just right.
Not too big and not too hard.
Just right, just right.
NARRATOR The bed was so comfortable that
Goldilocks put her head on the
pillow, pulled the covers up to her
chin, and fell fast asleep. While
Goldilocks was asleep, the three
bears came home. They were just
getting ready to sit down at the
table when Papa Bear shouted:
PAPA BEAR Hey, what's this?
Someone's been sitting in my chair!
Someone's been eating my porridge!
CHORUS Eating his porridge.
Sitting in his chair.
We saw the girl
with golden hair.
MAMA BEAR Me oh my oh me, what's this?
Someone's been sitting in my chair.
Someone's been eating my porridge, too.
CHORUS Eating her porridge.
Sitting in her chair.
We saw the girl
with golden hair.
BABY BEAR Mama, Mama!
Papa, Papa!
Somebody ate my porridge!
MAMA BEAR Oh, no!
PAPA BEAR
BABY BEAR Look at my chair.
Look at my chair.
Somebody broke my chair!
MAMA BEAR Oh, no!
PAPA BEAR What a shame.
I wonder who broke his chair.
CHORUS We know the girl
who broke his chair.
We saw the girl
with golden hair.
NARRATOR Papa Bear got up from the table, and
walked into the bedroom. M a m a
Bear and Baby Bear followed him.
PAPA BEAR Oh, no! Oh, no!
Someone's been sleeping in my bed.
MAMA BEAR Oh, no! Oh, no!
Someone's been sleeping in my bed, too.
NARRATOR Then Baby Bear saw his bed with
Goldilocks asleep under the covers.
He began to shout:
BABY BEAR Mama, Mama!
Papa, Papa!
Come quickly, come quickly.
Someone's been sleeping in my bed.
And here she is!
And here she is!
PAPA BEAR Look! It's a girl!
MAMA BEAR Where?
PAPA BEAR There!

NARRJ~TOR Goldilocks woke up and saw the

three bears. She jumped out of
bed, ran out the door, and no one
ever saw her again.
PAPA BEAR Well, that's that!
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MAMA BEAR Yes, that's that!
BABY BEAR Wowie, that's that!
VOICE OF Goldilocks, gone!
THE HOUSE What a shame.
Goldilocks, what a beautiful name!
 NARRATOR
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
MOTHER
GRANNY
BIG BAD WOLF
HUNTER
CHORUS
NARRATOR This is the story of a girl and a wolf.

Bad wolf.
Big bad wolf.
Good little, good little,
good little girl.
Big (clap).
Bad (clap).
Wolf (clap clap).
NARRATOR This is the story of a good little girl.
CHORUS Good little, good little,
good little girl.
NARRATOR This is the story of a good little girl,
who listened to her mother, most
of the time.
CHORUS Good girl.
Good little girl.
She listened to her mother,
most of the time.
NARRATOR This is the story of a girl and a wolf.
And they called her Little Red Riding Hood.
CHORUS Little Red.
Little Red Riding Hood.
Little Red.
Little Red Riding Hood.
How did she ever
get a name like that?
NARRATOR Like what?
CHORUS Like Little Red Riding Hood.
How did she ever
get a name like that?
NARRATOR She always wore a hood on her head,
a little red riding hood. Her granny
made it for her, and she wore it all
the time. Little Red Riding Hood was
a good little girl, most of the time.
CHORUS Good girl.
Good little girl.
She listened to her mother,
most of the time.
NARRATOR When Mama said, "Go," she went
(clap clap).
When Mama said, "Stay," she stayed
(clap clap).
When Mama said, "Sit," she sat
(clap clap).
When Mama said, "Play," she played
(clap clap).
CHORUS When Mama said, "Go," she went
(clap clap).
When Mama said, "Stay," she stayed
(clap clap).
When Mama said, "Sit," she sat
(clap clap).
When Mama said, "Play," she played
(clap clap).
NARRATOR Little Red Riding Hood was a good
little girl, most of the time.
CHORUS Was she good?
NARRATOR Yes, she was.
CHORUS Was she very good?
NARRATOR Yes, she was.
CHORUS Did she listen to her mother?
NARRATOR Yes, she did.
CHORUS All of the time?
NARRATOR Most of the time. Little Red Riding
Hood was a good little girl, most
of the time. One morning Little Red
Riding Hood was sleeping. She woke
up when she heard her mother's voice.
MOTHER Wake up, wake up.
It's time to get up.

LITTLE WED Mmmm, something smells

RIDING HOOD like peanut butter.
Something smells like chocolate.
Chocolate peanut butter cookies.
Chocolate peanut butter cookies.
MOTHER Please sit down. Eat your breakfast.
These cookies are for Granny.
She's home alone and sick in bed.
Please visit her this morning.
CHORUS Poor Granny. What a shame.
Home alone and sick in bed.
Poor Granny. What a shame.
Home alone and sick in bed.
LITTLE RED Poor Granny. All alone.
RIDING HOOD Of course, I'll go to see her.
MOTHER Now Little Red Riding Hood,
please sit down,
and listen to me carefully.
LITTLE RED Yes, Mama. I'm listening.
RIDING HOOD
MOTHER Go straight to Granny's house.
LITTLE RED Yes, Mama. I will.
RIDING HOOD
MOTHER Don't stop along the way.
LITTLE RED No, Mama. I won't.
RIDING HOOD
MOTHER Don't talk to strangers.
LITTLE RED No, M a m a . I won't.
RIDING HOOD
MOTHER Be very careful.
LITTLE RED Oh, Mama. I will.
RIDING HOOD
NARRATOR So Little Red Riding Hood kissed her
mother good-bye. She took the
basket of cookies, and walked along
the path in the woods to Granny's
house. She was skipping along
happily when suddenly, a big wolf
came out of the woods.
CHORUS Watch out for the wolf.
Watch out. Watch out.
Watch out for the wolf.
Watch out!
The wolf is big.
The wolf is bad.
Watch out for the wolf.
Watch out!
NARRATOR But Little Red Riding Hood forgot
everything her mother said about
not talking to strangers. When the
wolf spoke to her, she spoke right back.
WOLF Good morning, my dear.
How are you this morning3
LITTLE RED I'm fine, thank you.
RIDING HOOD How are you?
WOLF Just fine, my dear.
What's your name?
CHORUS Don't tell, don't tell.
Mama told you not to tell.
Mama told you not to tell,
and not to talk to strangers.
LITTLE RED My name is Little Red Riding Hood.
RIDING HOOD
WOLF I'm very happy to meet you.
I've heard so many
nice things about you.
LITTLE RED You have?
RIDING HOOD
WOLF Oh, yes. Everyone says
you're a good little girl.
LITTLE RED They do?
RIDING HOOD Thank you very much.
You're very kind.
WOLF What's that smell?
CHORUS Don't tell, don't tell.
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WOLF What's that smell?
What's that smell?
Do I smell cookies?
LITTLE RED Yes, you do.
RIDING HOOD Chocolate peanut butter cookies.
Mama made them for Granny.
She's home alone and sick in bed.
I'm on my way to see her.
CHORUS Home alone and sick in bed.
Mama told you not to tell.
WOLF What a nice little girl.
Where does Granny live?
Is it far from here?
CHORUS Don't tell, don't tell.
Mama told you not to tell.
LITTLE RED Granny lives in the little pink house.
RIDING HOOD The little pink house
at the end of this path.
WOLF I know the house.
I have an idea.
Look over here.
Look at the flowers.
Why don't you pick
some for Granny?
Stop for awhile, stop for awhile.
Pick some flowers for your Granny!
LITTLE RED What a good idea!
RIDING HOOD
CHORUS Don't stop, don't stop.
Mama told you not to stop.
 Mama told you not to stop,
and not to talk to strangers.
NARRATOR Little Red Riding Hood thought the

stopped and picked the flowers

while the wolf ran as fast as he could
to Granny's house. He knocked
three times on the little front door.
Knock, knock, knock.
GRANNY Yes? Who's there?
WOLF (trying to sound like Little Red Riding Hood)
It's me, Little Red Riding Hood,
with a basket of cookies from Mama.
GRANNY Come in, my dear, come in.
Come in and see your Granny.
NARRATOR So the big bad wolf opened the door,
found old Granny sick in bed, and
gobbled her up in one big bite. Then
he went to the closet and put on
some of Granny's clothes. The big
bad wolf climbed into bed to wait for
Little Red Riding Hood. He pulled
the covers up around his chin, and
sat and waited and sat and waited.
WOLF Where is that girl?
What's the matter with her?
NARRATOR He didn't have to wait very long. In
a few moments he heard Little Red
Riding Hood knock at the door.
LITTLE RED Yoo hoo, Granny. It's me.
RIDING HOOD It's me, Little Red Riding Hood.
WOLF (pretending to be Granny)
Come in, my dear, come in.
Come in and see your Granny.
LITTLE RED Where are you, Granny?
RIDING HOOD
WOLF I'm here in bed.
Come in, my dear.
Come in and let me see you.
CHORUS Oh, no. Don't go.
That's not Granny.
Don't go.
NARRATOR Little Red Riding Hood walked into
the bedroom with her arms full of
cookies and flowers. She stopped
when she saw the wolf in bed.
WOLF Come here, my dear.
CHORUS Look at those ears.
WOLF Here, near your Granny.
LITTLE RED Oh, Granny. What big ears you have!
RIDING HOOD
WOLF The better to hear you with.
Come here, my dear.
CHORUS Look at those eyes.
WOLF Here, near your Granny.
LITTLE RED Oh, Granny. What big eyes you have!
RIDING HOOD
WOLF The better to see you with.
Come here, my dear.
CHORUS Look at those teeth.
WOLF Here, near your Granny.
LITTLE RED Oh, Granny. What big teeth you have.
RIDING HOOD
WOLF The better to eat you with.
NARRATOR And just as he spoke, the wolf
jumped up, and gobbled Little Red
Riding Hood up in one big bite.
CHORUS Oh, no! Oh, no!
We told you so.
We told you so.
NARRATOR Now, the wolf was full. So he climbed
back into Granny's bed and fell fast
asleep. Then he began to snore. He
snored louder and louder. A friendly
hunter walking by the house heard
the noise and stopped.
HUNTER What's that sound?
It's very loud.
I'll stop and see
if Granny's OK.
NARRATOR The hunter knocked, but no one
answered. He opened the door and
went in. He heard someone snoring
in Granny's bedroom. So he peeked
into the bedroom, and saw the
big bad wolf in Granny's bed.
HUNTER Look at that wolf in Granny's bed.
I think he gobbled her up.
NARRATOR The hunter cut a hole in the wolf's
stomach. To his great surprise, out
popped Little Red Riding Hood. The
wolf didn't even wake up. He just
thought he was having a very bad dream.
HUNTER Good heavens. Who are you?
LITTLE RED I'm Little Red Riding Hood.
RIDING HOOD
HUNTER But where's your Granny?
GRANNY Here I am.
NARRATOR And out climbed Granny,
tired but happy.
GRANNY AND Oh, my. What a day!
LITTLE RED
RIDING HOOD
LITTLE RED Quick, quick!
RIDING HOOD Let's put some stones
inside the wolf.
They will make him heavy
so he can't get up.
HUNTER Good idea!
GRANNY Great idea!
NARRATOR And they filled the wolf's stomach
with heavy stones. He was dreaming
a dream about girls and grannies
and when he woke up, he had such a
terrible stomachache, he fell right
down and died.
LITTLE RED Is he dead?
RIDING HOOD
HUNTER Oh, yes.
Yes, he is.
He's dead.
GRANNY Are you sure?
HUNTER Oh, yes.
Yes, I am.
He's dead.
He's dead. He's dead.
The wolf is dead!
The big bad wolf is dead!
Hooray!
CHORUS He's dead. He's dead.
The wolf is dead!
The big bad wolf is dead!
Hooray!
NARRATOR And this is the end of the story of
the girl, who listened to her mother,
most of the time.
CHORUS Good girl.
Good little girl.
She listened to her mother,
most of the time.
K" CHICKEN LITTLE fl
NARRATOR
CHICKEN LITTLE
HENNY PENNY
COCKY LOCKY
DUCKY WUCKY
GOOSEY WOOSEY
TURKEY LURKEY
FOXY WOXY
CHORUS
NARRATOR One morning Chicken Little woke
up early, and decided to go for a
walk. The sun was shining. It was
a beautiful day and as she was walking
under the old oak tree, a small acorn
fell;pLop, and landed right on her
head.
CHICKEN LITTLE Hey, what was that?
What was that? Oh, no!
The sky is falling in!
CHORUS Run chicken, run chicken.
Run Chicken Little Little.
Run, chicken, run.
 The sky is falling in.
Chicken Little, run, run.
Chicken Little, run, run.
Run Chicken Little.
The sky is falling in.
CHICKEN LITTLE I must tell the King.
I must tell the King.
A piece of the sky
fell on my head.
I must tell the King.
CHORUS You must tell the King.
You must tell the King.
The sky is falling in.
You must tell the King.
NARRATOR Chicken Little began to walk a
little faster down the road toward
the King's castle. On the way, she
met her old friend Henny Penny.
HENNY PENNY Good morning, Chicken Little.
Where are you going?
What's your hurry?
Chicken Little, what's your hurry?
Can't you say hello?
CHICKEN LITTLE I can't stop now.
I'm going to see the King.
The sky is falling in.
I must tell the King.
HENNY PENNY What did you say?
What did you say?
CHICKEN LITTLE The sky is falling in.
HENNY PENNY That's what I thought you said.
CHORUS Run, chick, run.
The sky is falling in.
Run, chick, run.
You must tell the King.
HENNY PENNY Tell me again. What fell?
CHICKEN LITTLE A piece of the sky.

HENNY PENNY When did it fall?

CHICKEN LITTLE Just a minute ago.
HENNY PENNY A minute ago? Oh, no!
We must tell the King.
CHORUS You must tell the King.
You must tell the King.
The sky is falling in.
You must tell the King.
NARRATOR So Chicken Little and Henny Penny
hurried together down the road
toward the King's castle. On the way,
they met their old friend Cocky Locky.
COCKY LOCKY Hello, Chicken Little.
Hello, Henny Penny.
Where are you going?
What's your hurry?
Slow down, Henny Penny.
What's your hurry, Chicken Little?
CHORUS Slow down, slow down.
What's your hurry, Chicken Little?
Slow down, slow down.
What's your hurry, Henny Penny?
Slow down, slow down.
HENNY PENNY We can't slow down.
We can't slow down.
We must tell the King.
CHORUS Tell the King. Tell the King.
They must tell the King.
They can't slow down.
They must tell the King.
COCKY LOCKY Tell the King what?
What's the matter? What's wrong?
What are you going to tell the King?

CHORUS What's the matter? What's wrong?

What's the matter? What's wrong?
What's wrong? What's wrong?
What's the matter? What's wrong?
HENNY PENNY The sky is falling in.
The sky is falling in.
CHORUS Run, chick, run.
The sky is falling in.
Tell the King. Tell the King.
The sky is falling in.
Cocky Locky, Henny Penny,
Chicken Little, run!
The sky is falling in.
The sky is falling in.
COCKY LOCKY Who said that?
Who said that?
Henny Penny, how do you know?
HENNY PENNY Chicken Little told me so.
COCKY LOCKY Chicken Little, how do you know?
CHICKEN LITTLE How do I know?
A piece of the sky
fell on my head.
Just a minute ago.
COCKY LOCKY Oh, no. What'll we do?
Oh, my. What'11 we do?
The sky is falling in.
We must tell the King.
NARRATOR And so Cocky Locky joined Chicken
Little and Henny Penny. The three of
them hurried together down the
road toward the King's castle. On
the way, they met their old friend
Ducky Wucky.
DUCKY WUCKY Chicken Little, Henny Penny,
Cocky Locky, HI!
Where are you going?
Where are you going?
Chicken Little, Henny Penny,
Cocky Locky, HEY!
Can I come, too? Can I come, too?

CHORUS Chicken Little, Henny Penny,

Cocky Locky, HI!
Chicken Little, Henny Penny,
Cocky Locky, HEY!
Chicken Little, Henny Penny,
Cocky Locky, HO!
Can I come, too? Can I come, too?
COCKY LOCKY We're going to see the King.
We have to see the King.
DUCKY WUCKY Why do you have to see the King?
COCKY LOCKY The sky is falling in!
DUCKY WUCKY The sky? Oh, my.
The sky is falling in?
COCKY LOCKY That's right, that's right.
The sky is falling in.
DUCKY WUCKY Cocky Locky, how do you know?
COCKY LOCKY Henny Penny told me so.
DUCKY WUCKY Henny Penny, how do you know?
HENNY PENNY Chicken Little told me so.
DUCKY WUCKY Chicken Little, how do you know?
CHICKEN LITTLE How do I know?
A piece of the sky
fell on my head.
Just a minute ago.
DUCKY WUCKY Oh, no. What'll we do?
Oh, my. What'll we do?
The sky is falling in.
We must tell the King.
NARRATOR And so Ducky Wucky joined Chicken
Little and Henny Penny and Cocky
Locky. The four of them hurried
together down the road toward the
King's castle. On the way, they met
their old friend Goosey Woosey.
GOOSEY WOOSEY Chicken Little, Henny Penny.
Cocky Locky, Ducky Wucky.
Where are you going3
What's your hurry?
Can't you say hello?
DUCKY WUCKY We can't slow down.
We can't slow down.
We don't have time to say hello.
We must see the King.
GOOSEY WOOSEY Why do you want to do that?
Why do you want to do that?
You know the King has more
important things to do
than talk to you.
Why do you want to do that?
Why do you want to do that?

CHORUS The King! The King!

Everyone wants to see the King!
The King has more important
things to do than talk to you.

Talk to you, talk to you.

Nobody wants to talk to you.
The King has more important
things to do than talk to you.

DUCKY WUCKY We have to see the King.

The sky is falling in.
GOOSEY WOOSEY The sky is falling in?
Ducky Wucky, how do you know?
DUCKY WUCKY Cocky Locky told me so.
GOOSEY WOOSEY Cocky Locky, how do you know?
COCKY LOCKY Henny Penny told me so.
GOOSEY WOOSEY Henny Penny, how do you know?
HENNY PENNY Chicken Little told me so.
GOOSEY WOOSEY Chicken Little, how do you know?
CHICKEN LITTLE How do I know?
A piece of the sky
fell on my head.
Just a minute ago.
We must tell the King.
NARRATOR So Goosey Woosey joined Chicken
Little and Henny Penny and Cocky
Locky and Ducky Wucky, The five of
them hurried together down the road
toward the King's castle. On the
way, they met their old friend
W k e y Lurkey.
TURKEY LURKEY Where are you going?
What's your hurry?
Slow down, slow down.
GOOSEY WOOSEY We can't stop now.
We must see the King.
TURKEY LURKEY
GOOSEY WOOSEY
Why do you have to see the King?
The sky is falling in.
I
Someone has to tell the King.
The sky is falling in.
TURKEY LURKEY The sky is falling in?
How do you know?

GOOSEY WOOSEY Chicken Little told Henny Penny,

then Henny Penny told Cocky Locky,
Cocky Locky told Ducky Wucky,
and Ducky Wucky told me.
TURKEY LURKEY Is that true? Then I'll come, too.
We must tell the King.
The sky is falling in.
We must tell the King.
NARRATOR And down the road they went, just as
fast as they could go. Chicken Little
and Henny Penny, Cocky Locky and
Ducky Wucky, Goosey Woosey and
3xkey Lurkey hurried together
toward the King's castle. On the way,
they met Foxy Woxy.
CHORUS Watch out for the fox.
He'll eat you up.
Watch out for the fox. Watch out!
He'll eat you up.
He'll eat you up.
Watch out for the fox. Watch out!

NARRATOR Foxy Woxy saw Chicken Little and

her friends hurrying down the road.
He smiled a foxy smile and said to himself:
FOXY WOXY Ah ha!
What's this coming down the road?
It looks like a tasty Sunday dinner.
Mmmm, mmmm, I can't wait.
Mmmm, mmmm, I can't wait.
NARRATOR Then he turned to Chicken Little, and in
his most polite and friendly voice said:
FOXY 'WOXY Good morning, my dear.
Where are you going?
Where are you going this morning3
CHICKEN LITTLE Oh, Mr. Fox, haven't you heard?
The sky is falling in.
We must tell the King.
We must tell the King.
NARRATOR Now, Foxy Woxy was a clever fellow.
He didn't believe for a minute that
the sky was really falling in. He took
a long look at the sky, and then
turned to Chicken Little and said:
FOXY WOXY Hey, you're right.
Here it comes!
The sky is falling in.
Follow me. I know the way.
I'll take you to the King.
NARRATOR So Chicken Little and Henny Penny,
Cocky Locky and Ducky Wucky,
Goosey Woosey and W k e y
Lurkey all followed Foxy Woxy, and
no one ever saw them again. And
nobody told the King.
 BILLY GOATS GRUFF

NARRATOR
BIG BILL
WILL
LITTLE BILLY
THE TROLL
CHORUS
NARRATOR This is the story
of the Billy Goats Gruff.
CHORUS Three Billy Goats.
Billy Goats Gruff.
One (clap).
m o (clapclap).
Three Billy Goats.
Three Billy Goats.
Billy Goats Gruff.
NARRATOR Now, the oldest Billy Goat Gruff was Bill.
CHORUS Big Bill.
Billy Goat Gruff.
Rough and tough.
Billy Goat Gruff.
Rough and tough.
Billy Goat Gruff.
BIG BILL Rough and tough,
and ready to go.
I'm a Billy Goat Gruff
from head to toe.

CHORUS Rough and tough,

and ready to go.
He's a Billy Goat Gruff
from head to toe.
NARRATOR Big Bill's brother was a goat named Will.
CHORUS Bill's brother. Big Bill's brother.
Big Bill's brother was a goat named Will.
WILL My name is Will.
I'm a Billy Goat Gruff.
My brother Bill is very tough.
I'm not as big or smart as Bill.
I'm just a goat.
You can call me Will.
NARRATOR Bill and Will had a little baby brother.
They called him Little Billy.
LITTLE BILLY They call me Little Billy Goat Gruff.
I'm not very big.
I'm not very tough.
I'm not very old.
I'm not very rough.
But, hey! I'm a Billy Goat Gruff.
CHORUS Hey! He's a Billy Goat Gruff.
BIG BILL We're the rough, tough
WILL Billy Goats Gruff.
LITTLE BILLY Rough and tough.
Billy Goats Gruff.
NARRATOR One day the three Billy Goats Gruff
decided to visit their favorite hill,
and look for something to eat.
LITTLE BILLY I'm going to look for butterflies.
I'm going to look for daisies.
WILL I'm going to look for green grass.
Fresh, sweet green grass.
I'm going to look for green grass.
He's going to look for daisies.
CHORUS Fresh, sweet green grass.
Will's going to look for green grass.
Billy's going to look for butterflies.
Billy's going to look for daisies.
NARRATOR Big Bill didn't care what he ate as
long as there was plenty of it.
BIG BILL I'll eat anything,
anything at all.
Tin cans, pancakes.
Carrot tops, milk shakes.
I'll eat anything,
anything at all.
Peanut butter, butterflies.
Ice cream, golf balls.
I'll eat anything,
anything at dl.
Dandelions, daisies.
Green grass, green cheese.
I'll eat anything,
anything at all.
CHORUS Tin cans?
BIG BILL Anything.
CHORUS Pancakes?
BIG BILL Anything.
CHORUS Carrot tops?
BIG BILL Anything, anything at all.
CHORUS Milk shakes?
BIG BILL Anything.
CHORUS Peanut butter?
BIG BILL Anything.
CHORUS Butterflies?
BIG BILL Anything, anything at all.
CHORUS Ice cream, golf balls?
BIG BILL Anything, anything.
CHORUS Dandelions, daisies?
BIG BILL Anything, anything.
CHORUS Green grass, green cheese?
BIG BILL I'll eat anything.
I'll eat anything,
anything at all.
NARRATOR And so the three Billy Goats Gruff
began to walk to their favorite hill.
On their way, they had to cross a
bridge over a river. But a terrible
troll lived under the bridge.
CHORUS BAAA! BAAA!
Watch out for the troll!
Watch out! Watch out!
He'll eat you up,
if you don't watch out.
Watch out for the troll!
Watch out! Watch out!
Watch out for the troll, watch out!
The troll eats goats, watch out.
He'll eat you up,
if you don't watch out.
Watch out for the troll, watch out!
NARRATOR Little Billy got to the bridge first. He
heard the lambs telling him to watch
out for the troll, but he wasn't afraid.
He was thinking of the butterflies
and daisies on the hill. He hopped
and skipped onto the bridge. His
tiny little feet went pit pat, pit pat,
pitter patter, pit pat.
CHORUS Pitter patter
Pit pat
Pitter patter
Pit pat
Pitter pitter patter patter
Pitter pat pat
NARRATOR Suddenly, Little Billy heard the
angry voice of the terrible troll.
TROLL Who's there? What's that?
What's that pit pat?
Who's pitty pitty patting
over my bridge?
CHORUS Watch out, Little Billy!
He'll eat you up!
Watch out, Little Billy!
Watch out!
LITTLE BILLY Watch out for what?
CHORUS For the troll!
LITTLE BILLY For the what?
CHORUS The troll, the troll.
LITTLE BILLY The troll? What's a troll?
TROLL I'll show him what a troll is!
EEEEEE OWWWWW
WUUUUU w00000
I like to fight and bite!
I like to kick and slap!
I like to pinch and punch!
I like to push and shove!
I like to knock it down,
and drag it around,
then do it all over again.
LITTLE BILLY WOW!
CHORUS He likes to fight and bite!
He likes to kick and slap!
He likes to pinch and punch!
He likes to push and shove!
He likes to knock it down,
and drag it around,
then do it all over again.
TROLL That's right!
Hey, little goat, what's your name?
LITTLE BILLY Everybody calls me Billy.
TROLL Billy? What a silly name.
I'll eat you up!
Silly Billy, silly Billy.
LITTLE BILLY Please Mr. ?i-oll, don't eat me.
I'm not fat, as you can see.
If you really want a thrill,
you ought to meet my brother, Will.
TROLL Your brother Will?
Is he bigger than you?

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LITTLE BILLY Much bigger and fatter, too.
TROLL Well, all right.
I'll let you go.
NARRATOR So Little Billy hurried off the bridge.
Soon his brother Will came. Will
wasn't really big or fat, but he was
bigger and fatter than Little Billy.
He made a lot of noise as he walked
on the bridge.
CHORUS Rat-a-tat-tat. Root-a-toot-toot.
Rat-a-tat-rat-a-tat. Root-a-toot-toot.
TROLL Hey, who's there?
Who's there? What's that?
What's that rat-a-tat, tat-tat-tat?
It sounds like a nice big
Billy Goat Gruff.
I hope he's big enough to eat.
Hey, who's there?
Who's there? What's that?
Stop that rat-a-tat, tat-tat-tat.
WILL I'm Brother Will
on my way to the hill.
CHORUS Be careful Will, watch out, watch out!
The troll will eat you up.
That troll eats goats, watch out!
WILL A troll? Where?
CHORUS There!
WILL Where?
TROLL Right here, I'm right here.
I've got you where I want you now.
I think I'll eat you up!
WILL Eat me up? Oh, no! Not that!
Not me, not now, not here, not that!
You must be confused.
My name is Will.
The one you want is brother Bill.
TROLL Another brother? Another goat?
How many brothers are there?
WILE There are three of us,
but two are small.
Big fat Bill is the best of all.
TROLL Big? Fat? Did you say fat?
WILL That's what I said.
Fat as a pig.
TROLL What? A goat as fat as a pig?
WILL That's right, you'll see.
Don't look at me.
You'll see how big a goat can be!
NARRATOR And so Will hurried across
just as his brother Bill came
marching onto the bridge.
CHORUS Clump, clump, clump.
Bumpety, bump, bump.
Here comes Bill.
Clump, clump, clump.
Here comes Bill.
Bumpety, bump, bump.
TROLL Hey, who's there?
Who's there? What's that?
Stop that clump, clump,
bumpety, bump, bump.
Who's that clumpety clumping
over my bridge?
BIG BILL Your bridge? Who are you?
TROLL I'm the troll.
I like to fight and bite.
I like to kick and slap.
I like to pinch and punch.
I like to push and shove.
I like to . . .
BIG BILL (interruptingthe troll)
You're tall for a troll.
TROLL What?
BIG BILL I said you're tall for a troll.
I thought trolls were small.
TROLL Some trolls are small,
some are tall.
I am tall.
CHORUS Some are tall.
Some are small.
Some aren't really trolls at all!
BIG BILL A tall troll?
TROLL That's right.
You're smart for a goat.
BIG BILL What did you say?
TROLL I said you're smart for a goat.
I thought goats were stupid.
BIG BILL Some are stupid.
Some are smart.
Why don't you
climb up here on the bridge?
We'll see who's smarter,
trolls or goats.
TROLL Goats are stupid. Trolls are smart.
Smarter than goats,
smarter than goats.
NARRATOR The troll climbed up onto the
bridge with Big Bill, and looked
him right in the eye.
TROLL Goats are stupid.
Trolls are smart.
Trolls are smarter than goats.
So there!
BIG BILL Come a little closer
to the edge of the bridge.
I can't hear you.
I can't hear you.
NARRATOR The troll stepped closer and
closer to the edge, and repeated his
words in a loud voice.
TROLL 2011s are smarter than goats.
BIG BILL What?
TROLL Trolls are smarter than goats.

NARRATOR But just as he said the word "goats,"

Big Bill gave him a great big shove.
The troll fell into the deep dark
water. He sank like a stone to the
bottom of the river, and no one
ever saw him again.
CHORUS Down down down down
down to the bottom.
He sank like a stone,
down to the bottom, down to the bottom,
and no one ever saw him again.
NARRATOR And that was the end of the terrible
troll, and the story of the Billy Goats
Gruff.
 NARRATOR
BABY PIG
BROTHER
BIG BROTHER
MOTHER PIG
STRAW SELLER
BRICK SELLER
WOLF
CHORUS
NARRATOR This is the story of the three little pigs.
CHORUS One (clap).
?tyg (clap).
Three little pigs.
NARRATOR The three little pigs all lived together
with their father and their mother.
CHORUS One (clap).?tyo (clap).
Three little pigs.
All together, all together, all together
with their father and their mother.
One little. ?iYO little. Three little pigs.
One (clap).?tyo (clap).
Three little pigs.
NARRATOR One morning Mother Pig called her
three sons and said:

MOTHER PIG Boys?

THREE PIGS Yes, Mother.
MOTHER PIG Listen to me.
Listen to what I have to say.
THREE PIGS Yes, Mother dear.
We're listening.
MOTHER PIG You know that your father and I
love you very much.
THREE PIGS Yes, Mother dear.
We know that.
MOTHER PIG But now it is time
for you to leave home,
and go out into
the world alone.
Leave home, leave home.
Go out alone and leave home.
Leave home, leave home.
Go into the world alone.
MOTHER PIG You're not babies anymore.
THREE PIGS That's right, Mother dear.
MOTHER PIG I have taught you everything I know.
I hope you are ready for the world.
THREE PIGS We are, Mama dear, we are.
MOTHER PIG And I hope that the world
is ready for you!
Remember what I said
about the wolf.
BABY PIG The what?
MOTHER PIG Remember what I said
about the wolf.
BROTHER PIG We will.
BIG BROTHER PIG
MOTHER PIG Never let a wolf in your door.
THREE PIGS We won't.
CHORUS Never let a wolf in your door.
Listen to your mama.
Listen to your mama.
Never let a wolf in your door.
Oh, no. Never let a wolf in your door.

MOTHER PIG Good-bye, good-bye,

my darling sons.
THREE PIGS Don't cry, Mother dear, good-bye.
MOTHER PIG Remember my words.
Watch out for the wolf.
Never let a wolf in your door.
NARRATOR And so the three little pigs left
home. They walked down the road
and Big Brother Pig told his
brothers to be careful of the wolf.
Soon the road split into three
directions. Big Brother Pig stopped
and said:

BIG BROTHER PIG Now, we must each

choose our own road.
Remember what Mama said.
Watch out for the wolf.
BABY PIG What'll I do if he comes to my door?
BIG BROTHER PIG If he comes to your door,
don't let him in,
not by the hair of your
chinny chin chin.
And now good-bye.
I'll take the road on the left.
BROTHER PIG And I'll take the road on the right.
Bye-bye.
BABY PIG Which road do I take?
BIG BROTHER PIG You'll take the one
in the middle, little brother.
Sweet little brother.
CHORUS Sweet little brother.
THREE PIGS Bye-bye, good luck.
Bye-bye, dear brothers.
So long, good luck, bye-bye.
NARRATOR And the three little pigs each walked
down a different road into the big
world alone. Baby Pig was
skipping down the road happily
when he met a man carrying straw.
STRAW SELLER Straw for sale.
Straw for sale.
Clean. fresh straw for sale.
BABY PIG Good morning, sir.
May I buy some straw?
I need some straw to build a house,
to keep the wolf away.
STRAW SELLER A house of straw?
A straw house?

BABY PIG Yes, a house of straw,

soft and warm, soft and warm,
to keep the wolf away.
CHORUS A house of straw,
soft and warm,
to keep the wolf away
NARRATOR Baby Pig bought three bundles of
straw, and began to build his house.
He finished it as fast as he could. It
wasn't very pretty and it wasn't very
good. But, it was his house and he
loved it. When everything was
ready, he stood back and looked at
it for a long time. Then he went
inside, locked the front door, lay
down on the floor, and went to sleep.
Suddenly there was a loud knock.

Knock, knock, knock.

BABY PIG Oh, my! What's that?
Who's there?
WOLF A friend.

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BABY PIG A friend? Whose friend?
What friend?
CHORUS Don't let hirn in.
Don't let hirn in.
Not by the hair of your
chinny chin chin.
BABY PIG Oh, no! It must be the wolf!
WOLF Open the door! Let me in!
BABY PIG Not by the hair of my
chinny chin chin.
WOLF Open the door! Let me in!
BABY PIG Not by the hair of my
chinny chin chin.
WOLF Then I'll huff and I'll puff,
and I'll blow your house down.
NARRATOR And he huffed and puffed, and he
blew the house down, and ate
Baby Pig up in one big bite.
WOLF Mmmm, mmmm!
That was good!
NARRATOR While all of this was happening,
Baby Pig's brother was walking
down the road. He too, met the man
selling straw.
S T W W SELLER Straw for sale.
Straw for sale.
Clean. fresh straw for sale.
CHORUS Straw for sale.
Straw for sale.
Clean, fresh straw for sale.
BROTHER PIG Oh, no! That's not for me!
I want something
stronger than straw.
I'm going to build a house!

CHORUS Stronger than straw.

Stronger than straw.
He wants something
stronger than straw.
Stronger than straw.
Stronger than straw.
He's going to build a house!
NARRATOR And so Brother Pig continued down
the road. Soon he met a man selling sticks.
STICK SELLER Sticks for sale.
Sticks for sale.
Good, hard sticks for sale.
Good sticks, hard sticks.
Good, hard sticks for sale.
BROTHER PIG Sticks are stronger than straw, yes.
Sticks are stronger than straw.
I'm going to build my house of sticks.
Sticks are stronger than straw.
CHORUS Stronger than straw,
stronger than straw.
Sticks are stronger than straw.
He's going to build
his house of sticks.
Sticks are stronger than straw.
NARRATOR Brother Pig bought the sticks, and
began to build his house. He worked
very hard all day. When it was
finished, he went inside, locked the
door, lay down on the floor, and
fell asleep. Suddenly there was a
loud knock.

Knock, knock, knock.

BROTHER PIG Oh, my! What's that?
WOLF Your brother.
BROTHER PIG That's not my brother's voice.
Who's there?
WOLF Open the door! Let me in!
CHORUS Don't let him in.
Don't let him in.
Not by the hair
of your chinny chin chin.
BROTHER PIG Oh, no! It must be the wolf!
WOLF Open the door! Let me in!
BROTHER PIG Not by the hair of my
chinny chin chin.
WOLF Open the door! Let me in!
BROTHER PIG Not by the hair of my
chinny chin chin.
WOLF Then I'll huff and I'll puff,
and I'll blow your house down.
NARRATOR The wolf huffed and he puffed,and
he blew the house down. Then he
ate Brother Pig up in one big bite.
WOLF Mmmm, mmmm!
That was good!
NARRATOR While all of this was happening,
Big Brother Pig was walking down
the road. He too, met the man
selling straw.
STRAW SELLER Straw for sale.
Straw for sale.
Clean. fresh straw.
BIG BROTHER PIG Oh, no! That's not for me.
I want something
stronger than straw.
Much stronger than straw.
CHORUS Stronger than straw.
Stronger than straw.
Much stronger than straw.
NARRATOR Soon he met the man selling sticks.
STICK SELLER Sticks for sale.
Sticks for sale.
Good, hard sticks.
BIG BROTHER PIG Oh, no! That's not for me.
I want something
stronger than sticks.
Stronger than sticks.
Stronger than straw.
Much stronger than
sticks and straw.
NARRATOR And so Big Brother Pig continued
down the road. Soon he met a man
selling bricks.
BRICK SELLER Bricks for sale.
Bricks for sale.
Good, strong bricks.
BIG BROTHER PIG That's what I want. Strong bricks.
I'm going to build my
house of bricks.
Stronger than straw.
Stronger than sticks.
I want a house of bricks.
CHORUS Sticks and straw.
Sticks and straw.
Sticks and straw and bricks.
Bricks are stronger
than sticks and straw.
Bricks are stronger than sticks.
NARRATOR Slowly and carefully, one by one,
the pig built a house of bricks.
CHORUS Slowly and carefully.
One by one.
Slowly and carefully.
One by one.
NARRATOR When he was finished, he went
inside, locked the door, started a
big fire in the fireplace, and hung a
large cooking pot over the fire to
make his dinner. The water in the
pot was boiling when suddenly he
heard a loud knock on the door.
 Knock, knock, knock.
BIG BROTHER PIG Oh, my! What's that?
WOLF Open the door.
Open the door,
and you'll see who I am.
BIG BROTHER PIG I know who you are.
I know, I know.
WOLF Open the door! Let me in!
BIG BROTHER PIG Not by the hair of my
chinny chin chin.
WOLF Open the door! Let me in!
BIG BROTHER PIG Not by the hair of my
chinny chin chin.
WOLF Then I'll huff and I'll puff,
and I'll blow your house down.
BIG BROTHER PIG Go ahead, go ahead.
B y it.
NARRATOR The wolf huffed and he puffed, but
the house was so strong that he
couldn't blow it down no matter
how hard he tried. He was getting
very angry.
WOLF Open the door, open the door!
Open the door right now!
If you don't open the door right now,
I'm coming down the chimney!
BIG BROTHER PIG Good idea! Come right in!
NARRATOR So the wolf jumped down the
chimney and fell right into the big
pot of boiling water. And that was
the end of the big bad wolf, and the
story of the three little pigs.
 LITTLE RED HEN -d
NARRATOR
LITTLE RED HEN
DOG
CAT
DUCK
BABY CHICK CHORUS
CHICKEN CHORUS
ROOSTER CHORUS

CHICKEN CHORUS Chickens in the yard working hard.

Chickens in the yard working hard.
Chickens in the yard
going cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck.
ROOSTER CHORUS Roosters in the yard working hard.
Roosters in the yard working hard.
Roosters in the yard
going cock-a-doodle-do.
CHICKEN CHORUS Chickens in the yard
going cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck.
BABY CHICK Chicks in the yard working hard.
CHORUS Chicks in the yard working hard.
Chicks in the yard
going peep, peep, peep, peep.
CHORUS (ALL) Cluck cluck, peep peep,
cock-a-doodle-do.
Cluck cluck, peep peep,
cock-a-doodle-do.
Chickens in the yard working hard.
Chickens in the yard working hard.

NARRATOR Once upon a time there was a Little

Red Hen who worked very hard from
nine to ten. She started every
morning at nine o'clock and worked
every evening till ten.
CHORUS (ALL) Little Red Hen.
Little Red Hen.
She worked very hard
from nine to ten.
Going scratch, scratch,
scratch, scratch.
Pick it up, pick it up.
Scratch, scratch,
scratch, scratch.
Pick it up, pick it up.
Day and night
from nine to ten,
she worked very hard,
the Little Red Hen.
NARRATOR There was a dog in the yard
with the Little Red Hen.
A lazy dog who went "bow wow wow."
There was a cat in the yard
with the Little Red Hen.
A crazy cat who went
"meow, meow, meow."
CHORUS (ALL) Lazy dog, crazy cat,
there in the yard
with the Little Red Hen.
NARRATOR There was a duck in the yard
with the Little Red Hen.
A duck who went "quack."
Quack, quack, quack, quack.
CHORUS (ALL) Lazy dog, crazy cat,
and a duck who went "quack."
Quack, quack, quack, quack.
NARRATOR Now the dog and the cat and the
duck who went "quack" loved to sit
around the yard, and watch the
Little Hen work. One day while
she was busy scratching in the yard,
she found some grains of wheat.
LITTLE RED HEN Look! Look what I found!
DOG What?
LITTLE RED HEN Wheat. Some grains of wheat.
CAT (to DOG) What? What did she find?
DOG Wheat.
DUCK What?
DOG Wheat. Some grains of wheat.
CAT Where?
DOG There, there on the ground.
She found some grains of wheat.
DUCK Who cares what
she found on the ground.
CAT Not me.
CHORUS (ALL) Who cares what
she found on the ground.
Scratch, scratch.
Pick it up.
Scratch, scratch.
Pick it up.
Who cares what
she found on the ground!
DOG What'll you do with the wheat?
CAT What'll you do?
DUCK What'll you do?
LITTLE RED HEN Plant it, of course.
Will you help?
DOG I'm sorry, I can't.
LITTLE RED WEN Will you?
(to CAT)
CAT Not me.
LITTLE RED HEN Will you?
(to DUCK)
DUCK Oh, quack. Not me.
I'm afraid I can't.
I wish I could,
but I'm afraid I can't.
LITTLE RED HEN Then I'll have to do it myself.
NARRATOR And she did. She planted the wheat
all by herself. It grew and it grew,
tall and strong.
LITTLE RED HEN Today the wheat is ready to cut.
Today's the day, today's the day.
CHORUS (ALL) Today's the day to cut the wheat.
Today's the day, today's the day.
LITTLE RED HEN Who will help me cut the wheat?
DOG I'm sorry, I can't.
LITTLE RED HEN Will you?
(to CAT)
CAT Not me.
LITTLE RED HEN Will you?
(to DUCK)
DUCK Oh, quack. Not me.
I'm afraid I can't.
I wish I could,
but I'm afraid I can't.
CHORUS (ALL) I wish I could,
but I'm afraid I can't.
I wish I could,
but I'm afraid I can't.
LITTLE RED HEN Then I'll have to do it myself'.
NARRATOR And she did. She cut the wheat
all by herself, and when the job was
finished, she said:
LITTLE RED HEN Now who will take
this wheat to the mill?
DOG I'm sorry, I can't.
LITTLE RED HEN Will you?
(to CAT)
CAT Not me.
LITTLE RED HEN Will you?
(to DUCK)
DUCK Oh, quack. Not me.
I'm afraid I can't.
I wish I could,
but I'm afraid I can't.
LITTLE RED HEN Then 1'11 have to do it myself.
I found it.
I planted it.
I cut it.
Now I can take it to the mill myself.

CHORUS (ALL) Oh, yes, I guess

she can take it to the mill.
Oh, yes, I guess she can.
NARRATOR And she did. The Little Red Hen
picked up the wheat, and carried it
to the mill where it was ground into
flour. Then she came back to the
yard.
LITTLE RED HEN Now who will help me
bake the bread?
DOG Bake the bread?
I'm sorry, I can't.
LITTLE RED HEN Who will help me
bake the bread?
DOG Not me.
CAT Not me.
DUCK Not me.
LITTLE RED HEN I see. Oh, well. I'll have to do it myself.
NARRATOR And so she baked the bread, and
it was wonderful. When the bread
was ready, the dog and the cat and
the duck gathered around the Little
Red Hen, waiting and hoping for a
big piece of the fresh, warm bread.
LITTLE RED HEN Now who will
help me eat this bread?
DOG I will.
CAT Me too.
DUCK So will I.
LITTLE RED HEN Oh, no.
No, you won't.
Not you.
Not you.
Not you.
None of you will eat this bread.
I'm going to eat it myself.
NARRATOR And she did. And that was the story
of the Little Red Hen who worked
very hard from nine to ten. No one
helped the Little Red Hen. She did
it all by herself.
 NARRATOR
FATHER
DAUGHTER
KING
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
MESSENGER
QUEEN
CHORUS
NARRATOR Once upon a time there was a poor
working man who was very proud of
his daughter. She was a pretty child,
but her father thought she was the
most beautiful child in the world.
She was smart, but her father
thought she was the smartest child
in the world. She was sweet and nice
and kind and good, but her father
thought she was the sweetest,
nicest, kindest, and best child in the
whole wide world. The man loved to
talk about all the wonderful things
his daughter could do.
FATHER She can swim like a fish.
She can sing like a bird.
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 She can do anything.
Yes, she can.
She can bake a cake.
She can speak Chinese.
She can do anything.
Yes, she can.
And, she can spin straw into gold!
CHORUS What? What did you say?
FATHER She can spin straw into gold!
CHORUS Wow!
Did you hear that?
We must tell the King.
Straw into gold!
What a wonderful thing.
Straw into gold!
We must tell the King.
We must tell the King.
What a wonderful thing.
NARRATOR When the King heard that there was
a girl who could spin straw into gold,
he sent for her father immediately.
KING I heard you have a daughter.
FATHER Yes, I do. A wonderful girl.
KING I have heard many things about her.
FATHER Yes, my daughter is a wonderful girl.
KING I have heard that she
can do many things.
Many unusual things.
FATHER Yes, she can, she can.
She can swim like a fish.
She can speak Chinese . . .
KING Yes, yes, so I've heard.
(in a whisper) But she can do other things,
unusual things.
I hear she spins straw into gold.
FATHER Umm . . .
KING Well?
FATHER Umm . . .
KING Does she or doesn't she?
FATHER Umm . . . Umm . . .
KING Is it really true?
Can she do such a thing?
Can she really spin straw into gold?
FATHER Well, yes, of course,
of course she can.
KING Then bring her here.
I must see for myself
if she can spin straw into gold.

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NARRATOR And so the father went home, and
told his daughter that the King
wanted to meet her.
DAUGHTER The King, the King3
He wants to meet me?
Why? Why?
FATHER He wants to hear you sing.
DAUGHTER What? Me? Sing;)
Sing for the King?
How can I sing for the King;)
What can I sing?
How can I sing for the King3
CHORUS The King wants to see for himself,
if she can spin straw into gold.
Spin not sing, spin not sing.
If she can spin straw into gold.
FATHER Just go, my dear,
and sing for the King.
Go and sing for the King.
NARRATOR And so the father took his daughter
to the palace, and together they
waited for the King.
KING So you are the girl
who spins straw into gold!
DAUGHTER "Straw Into Gold,"
is that a new song'?
I don't sing "Straw Into Gold."
KING I didn't say sing, I said spin, spin.
I hear you spin straw into gold.
DAUGHTER Straw into gold? Who told you that?
I can't spin straw into gold.
Tell him, Father, tell him please.
I can't spin straw into gold.
CHORUS Tell him, Father, tell him please.
She can't spin straw into gold.
FATHER Do the best you can, my child.
Do the best you can.
NARRATOR So the King took the poor girl to a
small dark room. She looked
around and saw nothing but straw
and a spinning wheel.
KING Here is the straw,
and there is the wheel.
You must spin the straw into gold!
DAUGHTER But, I can't.
I can't spin straw into gold.
KING You must try
If you can't,
you will die.
CHORUS If you can't,
you will die.
If you can't,
you will die.
You must try.
You must try.
If you can't,
you will die.
DAUGHTER What am I going to do?
I can't spin straw into gold.
Oh, someone, somewhere,
help me please!
I can't spin straw into gold.
CHORUS Someone, somewhere,
help her please!
She can't spin straw into gold.
NARRATOR The girl sat down on the floor and
began to cry. Suddenly, the door
opened, and in danced a tiny little
man. He was dressed all in silver
from head to toe. His silver
stockings and silver shoes
sparkled when he moved. He spoke
to the girl in a friendly voice.

RUMPELSTILTSKIN Hi! Don't cry.

DAUGHTER What? Who are you?
RUMPELSTILTSKIN It doesn't matter who I am.
But who are you?
Why are you cryinp
DAUGHTER I'm just a simple country girl,
but I must spin straw into gold
or tomorrow I will die.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN Straw into gold
or tomorrow you die?
Who told you that?
DAUGHTER The King.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN I see.
But what will you
do for me,
if I do this for you?
DAUGHTER You can spin straw into gold?
RUMPELSTILTSKIN Of course.
But what will you do for me?
DAUGHTER Oh, let's see.
What can I give you?
Here, my necklace.
Take my necklace.
NARRATOR He took her necklace, put it in his
pocket, sat down, and began to spin.
The sound of the spinning wheel
was so sweet, she fell asleep and
didn't wake up until the morning.
When she opened her eyes, the tiny
man was gone and the room was full
of gold. Then the door opened and,
the King came in.
KING Straw into gold.
Straw into gold.
What a beautiful thing
you have done for the King.
Whatever you're doing,
you must do it again.
DAUGHTER Oh, no. Please!
You don't understand.
I can't spin straw into gold.
CHORUS Oh, no. Please!
You don't understand.
She can't spin straw into gold.
KING You did it once.
You can do it again . . .
By tomorrow or you die.
NARRATOR So the King took the girl to a large
room filled with straw, locked the
door, and left. She looked around
at the piles of straw, sat down, and
began to cry.
DAUGHTER What am I going to do?
I can't spin straw into gold.
Please little man, whoever you are,
come back and help me, please.
NARRATOR In a moment he was there, bouncing
around the room like a tiny silver ball
RUMPELSTILTSKIN Hi! Don't cry.
I'll help you.
But what will
you do for me?
DAUGHTER Oh, let's see.
What can I give you?
Here, my ring.
Take my ring.
NARRATOR And he took her ring, put it on his
finger, sat down, and began to spin.
The sound of the spinning wheel
was so sweet, she fell asleep and
didn't wake up until the morning.
When she opened her eyes, the tiny
man was gone, and the room was full
of gold. Then the door opened, and
the King came in.
KING You've done it again!
I've never seen such
a thing in my life.
Do it again,
and I'll make you my wife.
DAUGHTER Your wife?
KING Yes, for the rest of your life.
You will be Queen.
DAUGHTER If you only knew.
If you only knew.
KING I know you can do it.
You did it once.
I know you can do it again.
CHORUS Oh, no. Please!
You don't understand.
She can't spin straw into gold.
NARRATOR And so for the third time, the King
took the girl to a room even larger
than before, and left her with a
mountain of straw. She looked in
every corner, hoping to find her friend.
DAUGHTER Come out, come out,
wherever you are.
Whoever you are
I need you now.
Come back, come back,
wherever you are.
I need you now.
Come back!
NARRATOR In a moment he was there bouncing
around the room once again.
DAUGHTER Please, dear man.
Can you do it again?
Just one more time,
and I'll be Queen.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN You'll be Queen! I see.
But what will
you do for me?
DAUGHTER I gave you my necklace.
I gave you my ring.
I have nothing left to give you now,
but when I am Queen . . .
RUMPELSTILTSKIN Yes? Yes?
What will I get when you are Queen?
DAUGHTER Anything!
RUMPELSTILTSKIN Anythinc
DAUGHTER Gold, silver, diamonds, pearls.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN Keep your diamonds.
Keep your pearls.
I will take
your firstborn child.
DAUGHTER Take my child?
My firstborn child?
RUMPELSTILTSKIN Yes, your child.
I want your child.
DAUGHTER My child?
Never! Never! No!
RUMPELSTILTSKIN If your answer is no,
then I will go.
DAUGHTER Oh, no. Don't go.
All right, you win.
You'll have my child.
All right, you win.
Don't go.
NARRATOR For the third time, the tiny man sat
down and began to spin. The sound
of the wheel was so sweet, she fell
asleep. When she woke up, the King
was standing near her, and the room
was full of gold.
KING Wake up, my dear.
You're going to be Queen.
Wake up.
You're going to be Queen.
NARRKTOR And so the girl married the King, and
soon forgot all about her terrible
promise. After a year, they had a
beautiful daughter. Then one day
when the Queen was in the nursery,
the door opened.
CHORUS Your firstborn child.
Your firstborn child.
He wants your firstborn child.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN Where is the child?
I have come for the child.
QUEEN Oh, no. Not that!
Take anything, but not my child.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN You promised your child.
I have come for the child.

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QUEEN There must be something
else you need.
Something else you want. . .
RUMPELSTILTSKIN All right, if you like.
We can play a game,
but you'll have
only one chance.
You must guess my name.
You have three days,
or the child is mine.
Good-bye!
QUEEN Wait, don't go.
Guess your name?
What do you mean?
Guess your name?
How will I ever
guess your name?
RUMPELSTILTSKIN You have three days
to guess my name,
or the child is mine.
Good-bye!
NARRATOR The little man was gone in a puff of
silver smoke. The Queen was left
alone trying to think of all the names
she could starting with the letter A.
QUEEN Andy, Arnie,
Bobby, Billy,
Carlos, Charlie,
David, Dickie.
CHORUS You have three days
to guess his name.
Three days, three days.
QUEEN Ernie, Eddie,
Frankie, Freddie,
Gary, Gerry,
Herman, Harry.
NARRATOR On the evening of the second day,
the little man came and listened to
the Queen guess his name. Finally,
he said:
RUMPELSTILTSKIN I'll give you a clue.
It starts with R.
QUEEN With R . . . with R?
I must think of a name
that starts with R.
Let's see, is it Roger?
RUMPELSTILTSKIN No.
QUEEN Ralph?
RUMPELSTILTSKIN No.
QUEEN Richard?
Robert?
Randy?
RUMPELSTILTSKIN No.
QUEEN Raymond?
RUMPELSTILTSKIN No.
QUEEN Ronnie?
RUMPELSTILTSKIN No.
QUEEN Ricky?
RUMPELSTILTSKIN NO, NO, NO, NO!
NARRATOR And the second day ended with no
more luck than the first. The Queen
sent her messengers all over the
land to search for clues to the name.
On the afternoon of the third day,
one of her messengers came running
into the palace.
MESSENGER The Queen, the Queen!
I must see the Queen!
QUEEN Quickly, what is it?
Speak up, speak up.
MESSENGER I was deep in the forest.
I saw something there.
QUEEN Quickly, quickly. What did you see?
MESSENGER I heard something there.
QUEEN What did you hear?
MESSENGER I found something there.
QUEEN What did you find?
MESSENGER Deep in the forest I found a house.
In front of the house I saw a fire.
In front of the fire I saw, I saw . . .
QUEEN Yes? Yes? What did you see?
MESSENGER I saw a man, a tiny man.
Dressed all in silver
fi-om head to toe.
He said a word I've never heard.
QUEEN What was the word?
MESSENGER Rumpelstiltskin.
Over and over and over again.
Rumpelstiltskin, Rumpelstiltskin.
CHORUS Rumpelstiltskin.
Over and over and over again,
Rumpelstiltskin, Rumpelstiltskin.
NARRATOR So the messenger and the Queen
hurried to the forest, and hid near
the house. In front of the house a
fire was burning, and around the
fire a man was dancing, chanting
Rumpelstiltskin, Rumpelstiltskin.
QUEEN That's it! That's him!
RUMPELSTILTSKIN Today's the day!
Tonight's the night!
Tomorrow I'll take
the young Queen's child.
The child is mine.
I won the game.
Rumpelstiltskin
is my name.
QUEEN Rumpelstiltskin is his name.
NARRATOR And the Queen and her messenger
hurried back to the palace to wait
for Rumpelstiltskin.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN Your time is up.
I have come for the child.
Or have you, ha, ha, ha, ha,
guessed my name?
QUEEN Guessed your name?
There are so many names
that start with R.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN Of course there are,
but I'll give you a clue.
The first letter is R,
the second is U.
CHORUS The first is R.
The second is U.
R-U R-U
QUEEN R-U-M-P
E-L-S-T
I-L-T-S
K-I-N
RUMPELSTILTSKIN!
RUMPELSTILTSKIN What? How?
CHORUS R-U-M-P-E-L-S-T-I-L-T-S-K-I-N
RUMPELSTILTSKIN!
RUMPELSTILTSKIN Oh, no! I lost the game!
Yes, Rumpelstiltskin
is my name.
NARRATOR And with these words,
Rumpelstiltskin began to spin
around and around and around. He
fell to the ground in a cloud of silver
smoke. Only a tiny silver button
remained. The Queen and the
King lived happily ever after. And
when the Queen put her child to bed
at night, she would show her the tiny
silver button. Then she would tell
the child her favorite story-the
story of Rumpelstiltskin.
 THE FISHERMAN
AND HIS WIFE

NARRATOR
THE FISHERMAN
THE FISHERMAN'S WIFE
THE FLOUNDER
CHORUS
NARRATOR Once upon a time, a fisherman and
his wife lived in a house by the sea.
The fisherman loved to go out alone
in his boat, and sit and fish, and wait
for a bite from a fish at the bottom
of the sea.
CHORUS Sit and fish,
and wait for a bite.
Sit and fish,
and wait for a bite.
Sit and fish,
and wait for a bite
from a fish at
the bottom of the sea.
NARRATOR One day he made up a song to sing
to the fish while he waited.
FISHERMAN (Melody:Winkle, Winkle Little Star)

Catfish, catfish,
starfish, too.
Tbna salad sandwich,
oyster stew.
Catfish heads and catfish tails.
Catfish fins and catfish scales.
Catfish, catfish,
starfish, too.
m n a salad sandwich,
oyster stew.
NARRATOR Sometimes, out there alone in the
dark, the fisherman saw strange
things. Once he saw the shadow of a
mermaid's tail, and once he saw the
terrible fish with four eyes, the one
that brings bad luck. But the
strangest night of all was the night
he felt his fishing pole begin to
shake, rattle, and roll.
FISHERMAN Hey, what's this?
Oh, my! What's this?
NARRATOR And he began to pull in his line very
slowly and carefully. Mter a
moment, he saw the head of a very big fish.
FISHERMAN WOW! Look at that!
What a fine fat fish!
I've never seen such
a thing in my life.
I wonder what kind
of fish it is?
FLOUNDER I'm a flounder.
FISHERMAN What? Did I hear something?
FLOUNDER I said, I'm a flounder.
FISHERMAN What? A talking fish?
FLOUNDER Yes, a talking fish.
Listen carefully. Listen carefully.
FISHERMAN I'm listening. I'm listening.
FLOUNDER I am a magic fish.
Throw me back to the sea,
and I will give you anything
in the world you want.
FISHERMAN What?
FLOUNDER You heard what I said.
Anything you want.
Say the word,
and it will be yours.
FISHERMAN
FLOUNDER Anything.

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FISHERMAN I can't believe it-a talking fish.
A fish who will give me
whatever I wish.
FLOUNDER Throw me back and you will see.
FISHERMAN What shall I do?
Keep him or throw him back?
CHORUS ONE Keep him, keep him.
Take him home and eat him.
Don't throw him back, no.
Don't throw him back.
CHORUS TWO Pick him up and throw him back.
Pick him up and throw him back.
Throw him back.
Throw him back.
Pick him up and throw him back.
You'll be sorry if you keep him.
Pick him up and throw him back.
NARRATOR The fisherman thought about it for
a few moments. Then he picked up
the flounder, and threw him back
into the water. At first, the big fish
swam right down to the bottom of
the sea, but in a moment, he was
back to keep his promise.
FLOUNDER Tell me what you want,
and it will be yours.
CHORUS Tell him, tell him.
Tell him what you want.
Tell him, tell him.
Tell him what you want.
FISHERMAN Hmmm, let's see.
What do I want?
What do I want?
I can't think of a thing.
I can't think of a thing.
CHORUS He can't think of a thing.
He can't think of a thing.
NARRATOR And then the flounder disappeared
into the deep dark sea. The
fisherman hurried home to tell his
wife the story. When she heard him
coming, she ran to the door but she
was disappointed when she didn't
see any fish.
WIFE Oh, no! Didn't you catch anything3
FISHERMAN I did! I caught a flounder.
WIFE Well, where is it?
What did you do with it?
FISHERMAN I threw it back.
WIFE You threw it back?
Why? Why did you throw it back?
NARRATOR So the fisherman sat down and told
her the whole story. As she
listened to him, her eyes got bigger
and bigger. When he had finished,
she said:
WIFE Imagine that!
A talking fish.
I wish you'd asked for something.
FISHERMAN Asked for what?
Asked for what?
WIFE Well, you could have asked
for a house.
FISHERMAN A house? But we have a house.
WIFE Yes, but look how small it is.
We need a bigger house.
FISHERMAN Bigger than this?
WIFE Yes, bigger than this.
FISHERMAN How big? How many rooms?
WIFE Let's see. Let's see.
One for you and one for me.
One for this and one for that.
One for you and one for me.
One, two, three, four.
FISHERMAN Four rooms? Four rooms?
What'll we do with four rooms?
CHORUS Four rooms. Four rooms.
What'll they do with four rooms?
WIFE Four rooms, why four?
Four rooms, why not more?
CHORUS Why four? Why not more?
Why four? Why not more?
WIFE Why not five, six, or seven?
Why not nine?
Nine sounds fine.
FISHERMAN Nine rooms? Nine rooms?
What'll we do with nine rooms?
WIFE I want a house with nine rooms.
Why not nine?
Nine sounds fine.
FISHERMAN We're only two. What'll we do
with nine rooms, nine rooms?
CHORUS They're only two. What'll they do
with nine big rooms?
The fisherman's wife,
The fisherman's wife,
wants a house with nine rooms.
WIFE Tell that flounder nine rooms!
FISHERMAN Oh, oh! I don't know.
WIFE Don't you worry.
He can do it.
Ask that fish for nine rooms.
NARRATOR And so the fisherman went down
to the edge of the sea, and called the
flounder.
FISHERMAN Flounder, flounder in the sea.
Flounder, flounder come to me.
NARRATOR Soonthe flounder appeared.
FLOUNDER Yes? What do you want?
FISHERMAN Oh, flounder, flounder, it's not me.
I don't want a thing,
but my wife . . . She . . .
FLOUNDER Yes? Tell me.
What does she want?
FISHERMAN She wants a house
FLOUNDER What kind of a house?
FISHERMAN A big house.
FLOUNDER How big? How many rooms?
FISHERMAN Nine!
FLOUNDER Nine rooms?
FISHERMAN That's what she said.
But if that's too hard
for you to do . . .
FLOUNDER The house is hers.
Go home! Go home!
CHORUS The house is hers.
The house is hers.
She has her house with nine rooms.
Go home to the house
with nine rooms.
The house is hers. Go home.
NARRATOR And so the fisherman thanked the
flounder, and hurried home to his
wife. There she was in her big house
with nine rooms. For a while they
 were very happy, but one day when
the fisherman came home after
working hard, his wife met him at
the door. Her eyes were shining, and
she said:
WIFE Call the flounder.
FISHERMAN Call the flounder? What for?
WIFE I have a n idea.
FISHERMAN An idea? An idea?
WIFE I want you to be King.
FISHERMAN Me?
WIFE Yes, you! I want you to be King.
FISHERMAN That's the worst idea I've ever heard.
I don't want to be King.
WIFE Then I'll be King.
I'll be King.
If you won't, I will.
I'll be King.
CHORUS She'll be King.
She'll be King.
If he won't, she will.
She'll be King.
WIFE Call the fish.
Call the fish.
Tell him I want to be King.
FISHERMAN How can I ask for a thing like that?
WIFE I hate the life
of a fisherman's wife.
I want to be King.
I have to be King.
I must be King.
I will be King.
CHORUS She wants to be King.
She has to be King.
She must be King.
She will be King.
WIFE I hate the life
of a fisherman's wife.
Tell him I want to be King.
Go to the flounder.
Go now.
Tell him I want to be King.
NARRATOR And so the fisherman went down to
the sea, and called the flounder.
FISHERMAN Flounder, flounder in the sea.
Flounder, flounder come to me.
NARRATOR Soon the flounder appeared, and the
fisherman told him that his wife
wanted to be King.
FLOUNDER Go home, my friend.
Your wife is King.
NARRATOR And so the fisherman went home,
but he didn't see his house. Instead
of his house, he saw a castle, and
his wife was sitting inside wearing a crown.
CHORUS The fisherman's wife
is wearing a crown.
The fisherman's wife.
The fisherman's wife.
The fisherman's wife
is wearing a crown.
The fisherman's wife is King.
NARRATOR And so the fisherman and his wife,
the King, lived together happily in
the castle for a while, but one
morning. . .
WIFE Wake up! Wake up!
I have an idea!
FISHERMAN Oh, no! What is it now?
WIFE Go to the flounder.
Tell him please.
I'm tired of being the King.
Every day, the same old thing.
I'm tired of being the King.
Tired and bored.
Nothing to do.
I hate the life of a King.
I hate the life
of a fisherman's wife.
But I'm tired of being the King.
CHORUS Tired and bored.
Nothing to do.
Everyday, the same old thing.
She hates the life
of a fisherman's wife.
But she's tired of being the King.
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What do you want?
WIFE Tell him I want something
better than this.
Bigger and better.
Bigger and better.
CHORUS Bigger and better.
Bigger and better.
Bigger and better than this.
FISHERMAN Bigger and better than this?
What could be
bigger and better than this?
WIFE Tell him I want to be Em eror.
FISHERMAN Emperor? Oh, no!
WIFE Go. Go to the flounder now.
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WIFE I am the King.
Go. Go to the flounder now.
NARRATOR And so the fisherman went back to
the sea, and for the third time
called the flounder.
FISHERMAN Flounder, flounder in the sea.
Flounder, flounder come to me.
NARRATOR Just as before, the flounder
appeared, and spoke in a
friendly voice.
FLOUNDER Yes? What is it?
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NARRATOR And the fisherman told the flounder
that his wife wanted to be Emperor.
FLOUNDER Go home, my friend.
Your wife is the Emperor.
NARRATOR And with a sigh, the flounder
disappeared into the water. The
fisherman went home to his wife, the
Emperor, and together they lived
happily for a while. But one
morning. . .
WIFE Wake up! Wake up!
I have an idea.
FISHERMAN Oh, no! What is it now?
WIFE Listen to me carefully.
I want to make the stars shine.
Look at the sun.
Look at the sky.
I want to make the sun rise.
I want to make the sun rise and set.
Iwant to make the stars shine.
CHORUS She wants to make
the sun rise and set.
She wants to make
the stars shine.
FISHERMAN Oh, no! Oh, no!
WIFE I want to make the snow.
FISHERMAN Oh, no!
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NARRATOR And so once again, the fisherman
went down to the sea, took a very
deep breath, and sadly called the flounder.
FISHERMAN Flounder, flounder in the sea.
Flounder, flounder come to me.
NARRATOR Soon the flounder appeared and said:

FLOUNDER Yes? What is it?

FISHERMAN I hate to ask you this, but . . .
FLOUNDER Yes? What is it?
FISHERMAN It's my wife, the Emperor.
FLOUNDER Yes? What does the Emperor want?
FISHERMAN She wants . . . She wants. . .
FLOUNDER Speak up! Speak up!
What does she want?

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FISHERMAN She wants to make the sun rise.
And the stars come out.
FLOUNDER What are you saying?
FISHERMAN She wants to make the sky turn red.
And the rain fall.
And the snow . . .
FLOUNDER Stop it! Stop it!
I've heard enough.
CHORUS Stop it! Stop it!
Enough's enough.
Stop it!
Stop it! Now!
NARRATOR As the flounder spoke, there was
lightning and thunder in the sky.
The wind blew over the dark water,
and for a moment, the flounder
disappeared under a very big wave.
But then suddenly, he returned
and spoke to the fisherman for the
last time.
FLOUNDER Listen to me carefully
The answer is no.
The answer is no.
The stars? The moon?
The rain? The snow?
The sun? The sky?
The answer is NO!
CHORUS The answer is no.
The stars? The moon?
The rain? The snow?
The answer is NO!
NARRATOR And then the flounder disappeared
into the angry sea. The fisherman
went home, and found that all of the
things the flounder had given them
were gone. They were back where
they had started, in their simple
house. As time passed, the
fisherman almost forgot the story
He didn't miss the big house, or the
time when his wife was the King.
But sometimes at night when the
moon was full, and he thought he
saw the shadow of a mermaid's tail,
he missed the sound of the flounder,
and he would call out his name not
to ask for anything, just to see him,
and hear that beautiful voice.
FISHERMAN Flounder, flounder in the sea.
Flounder, flounder come to me.
NARRATOR But he never did, and no one ever
saw him again.