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Nursery Rhyme
15 Easy-to-Read Nursery Rhyme Mini-Book Plays © Nancy I. Sanders, Scholastic Teaching Resources

Mini-Book Plays
By Nancy I. Sanders

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 Dedication:
With love to Nancy Lojas: As kindergarten teacher
for our sons, Dan and Ben, your loving dedication,
tender care, and creative guidance influenced our
family in a wonderful way. —Nancy I. Sanders
15 Easy-to-Read Nursery Rhyme Mini-Book Plays © Nancy I. Sanders, Scholastic Teaching Resources

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Cover design by Maria Lilja

Cover and interior artwork by Anne Kennedy
Interior design by Sydney Wright

ISBN: 0-439-35530-3
Copyright © 2003 by Nancy I. Sanders
All rights reserved.
Printed in the U.S.A.
Published by Scholastic Inc.
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 C ontents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

How to Make the Mini-Book Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Curriculum Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
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Plays
Baa, Baa, Math Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

The Story of Hey Diddle, Diddle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Race Around the Clock With Hickory Dickory Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

The Humpty Dumpty Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Little Boy Blue Has a Job to Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

The Case of the Missing Jack Horner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Miss Muffet, the Movie Star . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Follow the Leader With Mary and Her Lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, What Should We Do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Mother Hubbard’s Empty Cupboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Happy Birthday Pat-a-Cake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Rock-a-Bye, Baby, Swing on the Treetop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

This Little Pig Plays a Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Three Little Kittens Learn to Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Wee Willie Winkie’s Mixed-up Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

 Introduction
Young children love rhymes—and nursery rhymes are a perennial
favorite. The rich heritage of these classic rhymes helps shape a child’s
15 Easy-to-Read Nursery Rhyme Mini-Book Plays © Nancy I. Sanders, Scholastic Teaching Resources

character and bring wonder and delight to his or her world. The 15
mini-book plays you’ll find in this collection introduce children to nurs-
ery rhymes in a fun, fresh way that promotes emergent reading skills and
reinforces curriculum concepts.

While reading these plays, your students will giggle with

delight over monkeys hanging upside-down and playing
“Rock-a-Bye, Baby.” They’ll cheer for Hickory, the
mouse who runs up and down the clock—in
a race car! They’ll eagerly anticipate the
opinionated Miss Muffet’s next move as she
plays the star role in a movie production.
You can use these humorous plays and
the easy-to-use extension activities to
strengthen children’s reading skills and to
enhance their skills in math, language
arts, science, and social studies.

Introduce these classic nursery rhymes by sharing your favorite book

version with children. Then invite students to add their own fun and
excitement by dressing in costumes or creating puppets to perform the
plays. Or simply have individuals or small groups read the plays aloud.

Enjoy these creative plays with your students—and give them the gift of
precious childhood memories!
—Nancy I. Sanders

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 How to Make the Mini-Book Plays
1. Copy the mini-book pages.
j To use a copier with a two-sided function, remove the Group 5: 1 little dog bone
Mother Hubbard’s
reproducible pages from the book. Set the copier to the sitting in the bowl.
Fifi ate 1 and then
she was full!
Empty Cupboard
Mother

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appropriate settings, then copy each mini-book play page. Hubbard: Oh my little Fifi!
Look what you’ve done.
You ate all the dog bones
Groups 1 to 5
Mother Hubbard

j If your copier does not have a two-sided function, copy

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The End

the cover and page 4 of the mini-book. Place that copy

into the paper tray, then copy pages 2 and 3 so that
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page 2 backs the cover and page 3 backs page 4. (If the
cover
play has 8 pages, repeat this process with pages 6 and 7 page 2

and pages 5 and 8.)

page 3
Regardless of how you make the two-sided copies,
you may need to experiment to be sure the pages are Mother Hubbard’s
aligned properly. Empty Cupboard

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Groups 1 to 5

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j For a 4-page mini-book play, simply fold the single page

in half card-style, with the cover face-up.
j For an 8-page mini-book play, fold each of the pages in cover
half card-style. Then sequence and stack the folded pages
with the cover on top. Staple the pages together along the
folded edges to create a book.
page 5

page 7 Sheep: Crunch. Crunch. Crunch.

page 3 We like to eat a bunch.

Little Boy Blue Sheep: Crunch. Crunch. Crunch.

We like to eat a bunch. Little Boy Blue Little Boy Blue
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Cows Villager 2 Cows Villager 2 Cows Villager 2
Sheep Little Boy Blue Sheep Little Boy Blue Sheep Little Boy Blue
Villager 1 Villager 1 Villager 1

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cover page 6 cover complete book

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Baa, Baa, Math Time Math
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Baa, Baa,
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Math Time Wooly Math Facts

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Mr. Black Sheep, the Teacher Give students practice in ba-a-asic math facts with this wooly center
Student Sheep

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j Label each of three paper lunch bags with a different sum to represent
math facts your class is currently learning, such as 8, 9, and 10.
j Cut 15 wool shapes from white construction paper. Then divide the
wool into three sets of five.
j For each set, write different math facts on the wool to correspond to the
sum on one of the bags. Also write the sum on the back of each piece of
wool for self-checking purposes.
j Put the wool in a resealable plastic bag. Then place the wool and the
lunch bags in your math center. (You might want to create additional
sets with different math facts to add to your center.)
j During center time—or at any time students have a few extra minutes—
invite children to practice their math facts with the bags and wool. To
do so, they place each piece of wool into the bag corresponding to its
sum. Children can check their work by simply peeking at the back of
each piece to make sure it matches the number on the bag.

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Diddle, Diddle Language Arts
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The Story of
Hey Diddle, Diddle

Books in the News

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Child 1
Child 2

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of a newspaper.
Invite children to illustrate and summarize their favorite books. Make sure
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each child’s work includes the book’s title and author, as well as his or her
own name. Then have children glue their “reviews” onto the pages of a
recycled newspaper. Add the newspaper to your class library, then invite
children to browse through the paper to read the latest literary reviews.

Race Around the Clock

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With Hickory Dickory Dock Language Arts
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Race Around the Clock
With
Hickory Dickory Dock
Adventure Sequences
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Announcer
Mice

Students’ creativity will be off and running when they use this sequencing Hickory Mouse
Clock

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Give children half-sheets of 12- by 18-inch construction paper, cut length-

wise. Then ask them to find and cut out adventure scenes from magazines
to glue in the center of their paper. Instruct students to draw scenes to the
left and right sides of the picture to illustrate imaginary events that might
have happened before and after the scene in the actual picture. Help
children write captions under the pictures. Then invite them to share
their sequenced adventures with the class.

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The Humpty Dumpty Contest Language Arts j
The Humpty
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Humpty Dumpty
Announcer 1
King’s Horses
King’s Men
Here’s an “egg-cellent” way to reinforce word family sight words:
Announcer 2 Child

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j Cut out 24 actual-size egg shapes from white construction paper. Divide
the eggs into two sets of twelve.
j Label one set of eggs with words from a designated word family—such
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as at, bat, cat, fat, flat, hat, mat, gnat, pat, rat, sat, and vat. Then label the
other set with words from a different word family. (For word families
with fewer examples, you might use only six or eight eggs per set.) Mix
all the eggs together in a basket.
j Label two egg cartons, one for each word family. Place the basket of eggs
and cartons in a center.
j Invite pairs of students to place each egg into the carton that corresponds
to its word family.
j Every few weeks, replace the eggs and cartons with new ones to represent
different word families.

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Little Boy Blue Has a Job to Do Social Studies j
Little Boy Blue
Has a Job to Do Our Community Helpers
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Cows
Sheep
Villager 2
Little Boy Blue
Just as Little Boy Blue had a job to do, so do our community helpers!
Villager 1

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As a group, brainstorm a list of community helpers. Then invite one child
at a time to pantomime the role of a community helper from the list while
the class sings:
“This is the way I do my job, do my job, do my job.
This is the way I do my job, in our neighborhood.”
Challenge children to guess the identity of the community helper.
Afterward, discuss the details of the worker’s job.
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The Case of the Missing Jack Horner Math j
The Case of the
Missing Jack Horner
How Many Plums?

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Detective

Children will find that addition and subtraction are as easy as pie with this Spider
Monkey

fun activity. Jack Horner

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Prepare one pie for each of four or five small groups. To make a pie,
decorate the bottom of a paper plate to resemble the top crust of a pie. Cut
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a wedge from the pie top, then staple it to another paper plate to create a
whole pie, as shown. Put 10 or more purple paper plums into the pie (or
an amount appropriate to the skill level you are teaching). Then have groups
solve word problems, such as the following, using their pies and plums:
j Jack took out four plums and then six more. How many plums did he
take out altogether?
j A baker put three plums into an empty pie. Another baker added three
more plums. How many plums are in the pie?
j There were 10 plums in the pie. Jack took out seven plums. How many
plums are left?

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Miss Muffet, the Movie Star Language Arts
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Miss Muffet,
It’s Show Time! the Movie Star
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Spotlight students’ imaginations with these big-screen writing prompts. Little Miss Muffet
Director
Chorus

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finger puppet, into several lidded plastic video boxes. Invite children to
peek inside the box of their choice. Then have them illustrate and write
an imaginary movie scene that uses all the objects in the box. Afterward,
hold a special show time for children to share their movies (don’t forget the
popcorn!). These shows are sure to get rave reviews!

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Mary and Her Lamb
Follow the Leader
Reasoning
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Mary and Her Lamb
Find the Leader
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Mary
Lamb
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Give students a reasoning-skills workout with this twist on Follow the
Leader. To play:
j Seat children in a large circle on the floor. Ask one child to leave the room.
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j Choose a volunteer to be It, the leader. Explain that It will begin an

action that can be performed in place, such as clapping, nodding, or
patting a foot. The rest of the children will imitate the action. Periodically,
It will change the action, with the class following his or her lead.
j Have It begin an action. While the action is in progress, invite the child
back into the room to stand in the center of the circle.
j As the class performs the different actions, the child tries to guess who
It is. (So that children don’t give away It’s identity, encourage them to
watch out of the corner of their eyes instead of looking directly at It.)
j After the child correctly guesses It, have him or her join the circle.
Then send It out of the room to become the next guesser.

Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat,

Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat,
What Should We Do?
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What Should We Do? Dramatic Play
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Let’s Solve the Problem!
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Queen Guard 2
Mouse Cat
Guard 1
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Just as the guards solved Mouse’s problem, students can come up with
their own solutions to these true-to-life problems.
First, label notecards with problem situations that children can relate to—
such as losing a cherished toy, being asked to eat a disliked food, and
feeling left out of a friendship. Then ask pairs of children to pick a card,
privately talk out a solution to the problem, and then act out their solution.
Can the class guess the problem and the solution? Perhaps another pair
can act out an alternative solution to the same problem.
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Mother Hubbard’s Empty Cupboard Math j
Mother Hubbard’s
Empty Cupboard
Math With Mother Hubbard

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Groups 1 to 5
Mother Hubbard
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the roles of Mother Hubbard and her dog. Then have the pairs use a sup-
ply of the bone patterns (below) for the following activities:
j Ask Mother Hubbard to count up to 10 bones into a bowl for the dog
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(or a larger amount, according to students’ skill level). Then have the
dog return the bones—one at a time—to Mother Hubbard, counting
backward as he or she removes them from the bowl.
j Label a supply of bones with numerals, then place them into a plastic
cup. Ask Mother Hubbard and the dog to each pick a bone. Who has
the larger (or smaller) number? Have them continue until all the
bones have been removed. Then challenge the pair to arrange the
bones in numerical sequence.
j Divide the bones into two equal sets. Stamp one of several different
designs onto each bone in a set, creating two identical sets of bones.
(Or use sticker designs, such as stars and hearts.) To use, Mother
Hubbard creates a pattern of up to five bones with one set. The dog
copies the pattern with bones from the other set.
j Combine the two sets of bones from above. Then have Mother
Hubbard and the dog work together to sort the bones by symbols.

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Happy Birthday Pat-a-Cake Language Arts
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Happy Birthday
Pat-a-Cake Birthday Time at the Alphabet Zoo
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Zookeepers 1 to 3
Bakers
“Cake-and-candles” day at the zoo is the perfect time to provide children
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with practice in matching upper- and lowercase letters. Here’s how to
prepare a learning center for this important skill:
j Cut out 26 copies of the cupcake and candle patterns below. Label each
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cupcake with an uppercase letter and each candle with a corresponding

lowercase letter. Put the cupcakes on a plate and the candles in a cup.
j Cut out animal pictures from magazines or coloring books to represent
each letter of the alphabet. Mount them on construction paper squares.
For self-checking purposes, label the back of each animal with its
beginning letter. Put the pictures in a basket.
j Place the cupcakes, candles, and animal pictures in a center.
j When students visit the center, invite them to choose an animal from
the basket. Then have them “make” the animal a birthday cupcake by
matching the cupcake and candle that corresponds to the beginning
letter of the animal’s name.
j As an extra challenge, encourage students to arrange the animals and
cupcakes in alphabetical order. When finished, invite them to sing
happy birthday to the entire alphabet of zoo animals!

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Rock-a-Bye, Baby, Swing on the Treetop Science j
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Many monkeys live in trees, but where do other animals live? Monkeys 1 to 3
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As a group, make a list of different animals and their homes (for example,
fish/pond, bear/den, bird/nest, bee/hive, ant/hill, lion/cave, squirrel/tree,
beaver/lodge). Then have students pick an animal and its home to draw on a
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sheet of construction paper. As an extra challenge, children might research

their animals and write a few facts on their pages. Sort the student pages
according to where the animals live—in the water, underground, in a tree,
and so on. Then bind them into a class book.

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This Little Pig Plays a Game Social Studies
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This Little Pig
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These activity journals can help your students discover how fun life can Mama Pig Little Pig
Sister Pig Baby Pig
be without TV! Brother Pig Chorus

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For each child, staple together a booklet of 10 half-sheets of paper. Then

guide children in labeling each page with a different day and date for two
weeks of school days. Send the booklets home with notes explaining that
children should list each of their non-TV activities on the appropriate days.
At the end of the two weeks, share and discuss all the interesting activities
that children have listed in their booklets.
To extend, children can graph their
activities by type, such as “Games,”
“Cooking,” “Reading,” and “Sports,” to
find out which type of activity they
participated in most.

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Three Little Kittens Learn to Share Reasoning j
Three Little Kittens
Learn to Share Whose Pie?
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Kittens 1 to 3
Puppies 1 to 3
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recipe for logical reasoning fun!
First send students to private areas of the room to draw decorated pies on
paper plates. Ask them to adorn their pies with colorful stripes, circles,
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swirls, zigzags, and other interesting designs. Then, when you call the class
together for this activity, ask children to turn their pies facedown so that
other students cannot see them. Give each of three volunteers an index card
labeled “Kitten 1,” “Kitten 2,” or “Kitten 3.” Take the three kittens’ pies, mix
them up, and display them in front of the class. Explain that the three kittens
will give clues to help the class guess which pie belongs to which kitten.
Then have each kitten describe several features of his or her pie, such as
designs or colors. After all the kittens finish their descriptions, invite students
to cooperatively match each kitten’s card to its pie. Did the class correctly
guess whose pie is whose? Repeat the game until every student has a turn
to be a kitten.

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Wee Willie Winkie’s Mixed-up Day Math
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Mother
Children
Tick, tock. Tick, tock. Time to set the giant clock. And this special clock
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uses real hands!
Draw a large “hand-less” clock—with a diameter of about three feet—
on butcher paper. Mount the clock on a wall so that its center is about
shoulder high to students. Then ask a
volunteer to stand in front of the clock
under the “12,” as shown. Invite another
child to be the timekeeper. As the
class reads the play aloud, have the
timekeeper position the volunteer’s
arms/hands to indicate each time that is
mentioned in the play. After several
rounds, add interest by inviting children
to substitute different times into the play.

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Mr. Black
Sheep: Very good! Baa, Baa,
Now I have 2 bags of wool.
I give 1 to my dame.
How many bags of wool
Math Time
do I have left?

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Mr. Black Sheep, the Teacher

Student Sheep

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Mr. Black Student
Sheep: Good morning, class. Sheep: We add and subtract.
Math is lots of fun!
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Student We count and work

Sheep: Good morning, the numbers out.
Mr. Black Sheep. Soon the problem’s done.
The answer is 2!
Mr. Black
Sheep: It’s math time!
I have 3 bags of wool.
I give 1 to my master.
How many bags of wool
do I have left?
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Mr. Black Student

Sheep: That’s right! Sheep: We add and subtract.
Now I have 1 bag of wool. Math is lots of fun!
I give it to the little boy We count and work
who lives down the lane. the numbers out.
How many bags of wool Soon the problem’s done.
do I have left? The answer is 0!

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 Page 18 • Baa, Baa, Math Time
Mr. Black Student
Sheep: Perfect! Sheep: We add and subtract.
Now it’s nap time. Math is lots of fun!
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We count and work

Student the numbers out.
Sheep: Great. Soon the problem’s done.
Let’s practice counting people! The answer is 1!
The End
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 Page 19 • The Story of Hey Diddle, Diddle

Child 1: It had a surprise ending!

The dish ran away The Story of
with the spoon.
Hey Diddle, Diddle
Child 2: Oh! I love stories
with surprise endings!

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Child 1: Why don’t you read it, too? Child 1

Child 2
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The End
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 Page 20 • The Story of Hey Diddle, Diddle
Child 1: I read a good story today! Child 1: It had adventure!
It’s called “Hey Diddle, Diddle” The cow jumped
by Mother Goose. over the moon.
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Child 2: Why did you like it? Child 2: Oh! I love stories
with adventure!
Child 1: It had animals!
The cat played a fiddle. Child 1: It was funny!
The little dog laughed.
Child 2: Oh! I love stories with animals!
Child 2: Oh! I love stories
that are funny!
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 Page 21 • Race Around the Clock With Hickory Dickory Dock

Announcer: It’s time for the race Race Around the Clock
to start!
On your mark. With
Get set. Go!
Hickory Dickory Dock

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Announcer
Mice
Hickory Mouse
Clock
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 Page 22 • Race Around the Clock With Hickory Dickory Dock
Announcer: Here we are at the Announcer: Yes, the famous
Mouse Town Car Races! race car driver,
Hickory Dickory Dock,

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Mice: Go, Hickory! is getting ready
for her race
up and down the clock.
Mice: Go, Hickory!
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Hickory: Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Mice: Go, Hickory!

Clock: BONG! Hickory: Zoom! Zoom! Zoom!

Announcer: Did you hear that? Announcer: She’s coming

The clock struck one! down the clock!
It’s a new world record! She’s crossed
the finish line!
She’s the fastest mouse
in history!

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 Page 24 • Race Around the Clock With Hickory Dickory Dock
Mice: Three cheers for Hickory! Hickory: Zoom! Zoom! Zoom!
Announcer: Boys and girls all over Announcer: She’s off!
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the world will talk about

this race for years to come! Hickory: Zoom! Zoom! Zoom!
The End Announcer: There she goes
up the clock!
Look at that speed!
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 Page 25 • The Humpty Dumpty Contest

King’s Horses: Neigh! Neigh! Neigh!

We will find a way. The Humpty
King’s Men: Let the contest begin!
Dumpty Contest
We will be

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the ones to win!
Humpty Dumpty King’s Horses
Announcer 1 King’s Men
Announcer 1: Hear ye! Hear ye!
Announcer 2 Child

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king’s men will try first.

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 Page 26 • The Humpty Dumpty Contest
Humpty Announcer 1: Hear ye! Hear ye!
Dumpty: Here I am sitting The king is
up on this wall. having a contest.
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Tip, top, tip.

Oh no! I’m going Announcer 2: Whoever puts
to have a great fall! Humpty Dumpty
CRACK! together again
wins a chest of gold!
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 Page 27 • The Humpty Dumpty Contest

Child: May I have a turn, please? Child: I’ll put these pieces here.
I’ll put those pieces there.
Announcer 1: Okay. The contest
is open to all.

Announcer 2: Even little kids.

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 Page 28 • The Humpty Dumpty Contest
Child: There! I did it! King’s Horses: One piece, two pieces,
three pieces, four.
Announcer 1: You win!
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King’s Men: Putting this egg together

Announcer 2: But you’re just a little kid! is a very hard chore!
Child: Yes! Little kids
can do big things!
The End
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 Page 29 • Little Boy Blue Has a Job to Do

Cows and
Sheep: Look over there! Hay!
Little Boy Blue
Cows: Munch. Munch. Munch.
Has a Job to Do
We like to chew on hay

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for lunch. Characters

Cows Villager 2
Sheep Little Boy Blue
Villager 1

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 Page 30 • Little Boy Blue Has a Job to Do
Cows: Moo! Moo! Moo! Villager 1: Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!
This corn is good to eat. Go find Little Boy Blue.
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Sheep: Baa! Baa! Baa! Villager 2: The cows and sheep

The meadow grass are out of the barn.
tastes sweet. Little Boy Blue has
a job to do.
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Cows and Little Boy

Sheep: Uh-oh. Blue: Toot! Toot! Toot!
Look who’s under It’s time for you to scoot!
the haystack! Hurry! Run along!
Go back where you belong.
Cows: It’s Little Boy Blue!

Sheep: Now what should we do?

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 Page 32 • Little Boy Blue Has a Job to Do
Cows: Moo! Moo! Moo! Sheep: Crunch. Crunch. Crunch.
We’re mo-o-o-ving on our way. We like to eat a bunch.
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Sheep: Baa! Baa! Baa!

We’re going ba-a-a-ack
to the barn to stay.
The End
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 Page 33 • The Case of the Missing Jack Horner

Jack: I’m the REAL Jack Horner.

The Case of the
Detective: How can I know for sure?
Missing Jack Horner
Jack: I was sitting in a corner

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eating my Christmas pie.
I put in my thumb Detective
and pulled out a plum. Spider
Monkey
Detective: The case is solved. Jack Horner
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 Page 34 • The Case of the Missing Jack Horner
Detective: I’m looking for Monkey: I’m the REAL Jack Horner.
the REAL Jack Horner.
Detective: How can I know for sure?
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Spider: I’m the REAL Jack Horner.

Monkey: I was sitting in a corner
Detective: How can I know for sure? eating a bunch of bananas.
Spider: I was sitting in a corner Detective: Thank you.
eating the bugs in my web. I have all the clues
I need from you. Next?
Detective: Thank you. I have all the clues
I need from you. Next?
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 Page 35 • Miss Muffet, the Movie Star

Miss Muffet: It’s made with milk.

It’s good! Yum! Yum!
Miss Muffet,
Director: That sounds silly, but okay.
the Movie Star
Lights! Camera! Action!

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Little Miss Muffet
Director
Chorus
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 Page 36 • Miss Muffet, the Movie Star
Director: Lights! Camera! Action! Director: What’s wrong?
Chorus: Little Miss Muffet Miss Muffet: I don’t like pizza.
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sat on a tuffet May I eat curds

eating a piece of pizza. and whey instead?
Miss Muffet: CUT! Director: What’s that?
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 Page 37 • Miss Muffet, the Movie Star

Director: What’s wrong now? Director: Okay.

Let’s use a spider instead.
Miss Muffet: Cats make me sneeze.
A-choo! A-choo! Miss Muffet: But I’m scared of spiders.

Director: Great!
This can be a scary movie!

Miss Muffet: That sounds silly, but okay.

Director: Lights! Camera! Action!

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 Page 38 • Miss Muffet, the Movie Star
Chorus: Little Miss Muffet Chorus: Little Miss Muffet
sat on a tuffet, sat on a tuffet,
eating her curds and whey. eating her curds and whey.
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Along came a big spider, Along came a big cat,

who sat down beside her, who sat on her lap . . .
and frightened
Miss Muffet away! Miss Muffet: CUT!
Miss Muffet: E-e-e-eek!
The End
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 Page 39 • Follow the Leader With Mary and Her Lamb

Lamb: Now I’ll be the leader.

Follow the Leader
With
Mary: Okay. I’ll follow!
Mary and Her Lamb
Lamb: Here we go:

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Hop, hop, hop!
Giggle with glee. Mary
Hop, hop, hop! Lamb
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 Page 40 • Follow the Leader With Mary and Her Lamb
Lamb: Let’s play Follow the Leader! Mary: Okay. Here we go:
Clap, clap, clap!
Mary: That sounds like fun!
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Pat your knee.

Clap, clap, clap!
Lamb: You be the leader. I’ll follow!
Now skip after me!
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 Page 41 • Follow the Leader With Mary and Her Lamb

Mary: Okay. Here we go: Mary: Here we are at school!

Jump, jump, jump!

Lamb: I followed you all the way!
Buzz like a bee.
Jump, jump, jump!
Mary: We clapped and skipped.
Now jog after me!
And patted our knees.

Lamb: We hopped and marched.

And giggled with glee!

Mary: We jumped and jogged.

And buzzed like a bee.
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 Page 42 • Follow the Leader With Mary and Her Lamb
Lamb: We had lots of fun, Mary: It’s time to go to school.
Don’t you agree?
Lamb: I’ll come too!
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Mary: Now it’s time to

learn to read and write. Mary: That sounds like fun!
Lamb: May I learn, too? Lamb: You be the leader. I’ll follow!
Mary: Sure! Just follow along with
everything the teacher says.
You’ll do great!!
The End
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 Page 43 • Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, What Should We Do?

Queen: Guards! Stop those hiccups now.

Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat,
Guard 1: Oh my! What should we do?
What Should We Do?
Guard 2: Look! It’s a cat!

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Characters
Cat: BOO!
Queen Guard 2
Mouse: Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Mouse Cat
That cat scared me. Guard 1
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 Page 44 • Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, What Should We Do?
Queen: There’s a mouse under my chair. Queen: Guards!
It has the hiccups. Stop those hiccups now!
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Mouse: Hiccup! Hiccup! HICCUP! Guard 1: Oh my! What should we do?

Queen: Guards! Guard 2: I know! Here, Little Mouse.
Stop those hiccups now! Stand on your head.
Guard 1: Oh my! What should we do? Mouse: Okay. Hiccup! Hiccup! HICCUP!
Guard 2: I know! Here, Little Mouse.
Drink a cup of water.
Mouse: Okay. Hiccup! Hiccup! HICCUP!
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Page 45 • Mother Hubbard’s Empty Cupboard

Group 5: 1 little dog bone

sitting in the bowl.
Fifi ate 1 and then
Mother Hubbard’s
she was full! Empty Cupboard
Mother
Hubbard: Oh my, little Fifi!

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Characters
Look what you’ve done.
Groups 1 to 5
You ate all the dog bones
Mother Hubbard
and now there are none!
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 Page 46 • Mother Hubbard’s Empty Cupboard
Group 1: 5 little dog bones Group 3: 3 little dog bones
sitting on the floor. sitting in a shoe.
Fifi ate 1 and then Fifi ate 1 and then
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there were 4. there were 2.

Group 2: 4 little dog bones Group 4: 2 little dog bones
sitting near a tree. sitting in the sun.
Fifi ate 1 and then Fifi ate 1 and then
there were 3. there was 1.
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 Page 47 • Happy Birthday Pat-a-Cake

Zookeeper 2: Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!

A happy day is here! Happy Birthday
The bear just had a baby.
Spring is finally here! Pat-a-Cake
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Zookeepers 1 to 3
Bakers
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 Page 48 • Happy Birthday Pat-a-Cake
Zookeeper 1: Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Bakers: We’ll bake
A happy day is here! a happy birthday cake.
The ape just had a baby. It’s just the perfect size.
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Spring is finally here! We’ll put an “a” for ape on top.

Won’t everyone be surprised!
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 Page 49 • Happy Birthday Pat-a-Cake

Zookeeper 3: Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Bakers: We’ll bake

A happy day is here! a happy birthday cake.
The camel just had a baby. It’s just the perfect size.
Spring is finally here! We’ll put a “c” for camel on top.
Won’t everyone be surprised!

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 Page 50 • Happy Birthday Pat-a-Cake
All: It’s springtime at the zoo again. Bakers: We’ll bake
We’re having so much fun! a happy birthday cake.
A special time! A happy time! It’s just the perfect size.
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Whose baby is next to come? We’ll put a “b” for bear on top.
Won’t everyone be surprised!
The End
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 Page 51 • Rock-a-Bye, Baby, Swing on the Treetop

Monkey 3: YAWN! I’m sleepy!

Rock-a-Bye, Baby,
Monkey 1: Let us rock you to sleep.
Swing on the Treetop
Monkey 2: Rock-a-bye, baby,
on the treetop.

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Characters

Monkey 1: We’ll rock you and swing you. Monkeys 1 to 3

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Monkey 3: Whee-e-e-e! Please don’t stop!

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Monkey 1: Let’s play house! Monkey 2: I made banana soup
I’ll be the mommy. for supper.
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Monkey 2: I’ll be the grandpa. Monkey 3: I’m hungry, too!

Waa-a-a-a!
Monkey 3: I’ll be the baby.
Waa-a-a-a! Monkey 1: Here’s a bottle of
banana juice for you!
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All: Great! Here we go. Monkey 1: Look at me!

I’m hanging by my tail!
Monkey 1: Rock-a-bye, baby,
under the sun. Monkey 2: Look at me!
I’m hanging by my toes!
Monkey 2: We’re rocking and swinging.
Monkey 3: Look at me!
Monkey 3: Whee-e-e-e! This is fun! I’m hanging by my arms!

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 Page 54 • Rock-a-Bye, Baby, Swing on the Treetop
All: Let’s play house again! Monkey 1: Now I want to be the baby.
Rock-a-bye baby, on the treetop
We’re rocking and swinging Monkey 2: No. It’s my turn!
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Let’s never stop!

Whee-e-e-e! Monkey 3: Let’s all be babies.
The End All: Waa-a-a-a!
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 Page 55 • This Little Pig Plays a Game

Little Pig: I’m bored!

This Little Pig
Baby Pig: Me, too!
Plays a Game
Little Pig: Let’s watch TV.

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Characters
Baby Pig: No. Let’s turn the TV off.
Mama Pig Little Pig
Mama Pig: Let’s play a game Sister Pig Baby Pig
instead. Brother Pig Chorus

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 Page 56 • This Little Pig Plays a Game
Mama Pig: Sister Pig is going Mama Pig: Brother Pig is going out
to the market. to eat roast beef.
Who wants to go along? Who wants to go along?
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Little Pig: Not me! I’ll stay home. Baby Pig: Not me! I’ll stay home.
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 Page 57 • This Little Pig Plays a Game

Sister Pig: I’m back from the market! Little Pig and
Baby Pig: Come play a game
Brother Pig: I’m back, too! with us!

Sister Pig and

Sister Pig: Let’s watch TV.
Brother Pig: Okay! Hurray!

Brother Pig: No. Let’s turn the TV off.

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 Page 58 • This Little Pig Plays a Game
Chorus: Move the markers Little Pig
round and round the board. and
Baby Pig: Okay! Hurray!
Turn off the TV. Play a game!
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Then you won’t be bored.

Chorus: Move the markers
round and round the board.
The End
Turn off the TV. Play a game!
Then you won’t be bored.
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 Page 59 • Three Little Kittens Learn to Share

Kitten 3: Oh my! We’ll wear them.

All
Three Little Kittens
Kittens: Thank you! Learn to Share
Now we’d like to share
something special with you.

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Characters

All: Come on! Kittens 1 to 3

Let’s all eat pie! Puppies 1 to 3
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 Page 60 • Three Little Kittens Learn to Share
Kitten 1: We’re three little kittens. Puppy 1: Here, little kittens.
Kitten 2: We’ve lost our mittens. Puppy 2: We’ll share our mittens.
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Kitten 3: Now we shall have no pie. Puppy 3: We have three extra pairs.
All Kitten 1: Why, puppies! How nice!
Kittens: Oh my!
Kitten 2: What a kind thing to do!
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 Page 61 • Wee Willie Winkie’s Mixed-up Day

Wee Willie: Knock, knock!

Mother: Who’s there? Wee Willie Winkie’s

Wee Willie: It’s me, Wee Willie Winkie.
Mixed-up Day
Are the children

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in their beds?
Wee Willie Winkie Mother
Teacher Children

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 Page 62 • Wee Willie Winkie’s Mixed-up Day
Wee Willie: Knock, knock! Teacher: Of course not!
It’s 12:00 noon.
Teacher: Who’s there? They’re eating lunch.
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Wee Willie: It’s me, Wee Willie Winkie. Wee Willie: Sorry about the mix-up!
Are the children My watch broke.
in their beds? I don’t know what time it is!
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Children: Knock, knock! Wee Willie: Knock, knock!

Wee Willie: Who’s there? Mother: Who’s there?

Children: It’s us, the children. Wee Willie: It’s me, Wee Willie Winkie.
We have a surprise! Are the children
in their beds?
Wee Willie: A new watch! Thanks! Now it’s 8:00!

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 Page 64• Wee Willie Winkie’s Mixed-up Day
Children: Of course we are! Mother: Of course not!
Zz-zz-zz-zz! It’s 3:00 in the afternoon.
They’re playing
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All: Good night! with their friends!

The End Wee Willie: Sorry about the mix-up!
My watch broke.
I don’t know
what time it is!
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