The Magic Mitten
CHARACTERS
Frog
Mouse
Rabbit
Fox
Wolf
Bear
Boar
There was once an old man who lost his mitten. A Mouse came running up, and climbed into the mitten and sat there.
By and by a Frog came hopping up, and she stopped and called out
FROG: “Hello there! Who is living in this mitten?”
MOUSE: “I am. Crunch-Munch the Mouse. And who are you?”
FROG: “Hop-Stop the Frog. Let me in!”
MOUSE: “All right. Jump in!”
By and by a Rabbit came scurrying up, and he stopped and called out:
RABBIT: “Hello there! Who is living in this mitten?”
ALL TOGETHER: “We are. Crunch-Munch the Mouse and Hop-Stop the Frog. And who are you?”
RABBIT: “Fleet-Feet the Rabbit. May I join you?”
ALL TOGETHER: “All right. Jump in!”
By and by a Fox came scampering up, and he stopped and called out:
FOX: “Hello there! Who is living in this mitten?”
ALL TOGETHER: “We are. Crunch-Munch the Mouse, Hop-Stop the Frog and Fleet- Feet the Rabbit. And who are you?”
FOX: “Smily-Wily the Fox. Won’t you make room for me?”
ALL TOGETHER: “All right. Jump in!”
So there the four of them sat, and by and by a Wolf came stalking up, and he stopped and called out:
WOLF: “Hello there! Who is living in this mitten?”
ALL TOGETHER: “We are. Crunch- Munch the Mouse, Hop-Stop the Frog, Fleet-Feet the Rabbit and Smily-Wily the Fox. And who are you?”
WOLF: “Howly-Prowly the Wolf. And I mean to get in!”
ALL TOGETHER: “All right. Go ahead!”
By and by a Bear came lumbering up, and he growled and roared and called out:
BEAR: “Hello there! Who is living in this mitten?”
ALL TOGETHER: “We are. Crunch-Munch the Mouse, Hop-Stop the Frog, Fleet-Feet the Rabbit, Smily-Wily the Fox and Howly-Prowly the Wolf. And who are you?”
BEAR: “Crumbly-Rumbly the Bear. And I know you’ll make room for me?”
ALL TOGETHER: “All right. Get in!”
So the Bear squeezed in too, and there the six of them sat in the mitten.
By and by a Wild Boar came sauntering up, and he stopped and called out with a grunt:
BOAR: “Hello there! Who is living in this mitten?”
ALL TOGETHER: “We are. Crunch-Munch the Mouse, Hop-Stop the Frog, Fleet-Feet the Rabbit, Smily-Wily the Fox, Howly-Prowly the Wolf and Crumbly-Rumbly the Bear. And who are you?”
BOAR: “Snout-Rout the Boar. And I’m sure you want me too.”
ALL TOGETHER: “All right. Climb in!”
So the Boar squeezed in, and there the seven of them sat in the mitten.
By and by a hunter came walking up. He saw the mitten move, and bang! – he fired his gun. The mitten burst, and away helter-skelter ran the seven friends.