Royalty free childrens play (Land of the Lost Stories)

The Land of Lost Stories

By Kevin “Nalts” Nalty

Land of Lost Stories, FINAL Page 1

Royalty-Free NoteThis approximately one-hour musical production was written for community theater to be performed by children ages 11-15. It includes characters and songs that are not owned or licensed by the writer. The author is sharing only the derivative storyline under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. The writer/owner of this story does not have rights for characters or songs that are suggested here, so if you perform this play you assume risk. Many of the characters are public domain because their copyrights have expired (original Wizard of Oz, Pinocchio, Peter Pam and other Fairy Tales). But producers or directors should recognize that using the songs and select characters can infringe on rights.

For the debut performance of this play, children selected their own characters and completed a worksheet on the character with such questions as: what was the original source of the character, what is their motivation, what scares them, what lesson do they need to learn? These worksheets were incorporated into the script, so the actors and actresses shaped the story and their character arcs.

Send me a note if you plan to perform this – I’d love to see it! [email protected].

Plot SummaryDistracted by technology and pop culture, children today are beginning to forget the most timeless story characters. When the stories of these classic characters are no longer told, they are discarded to the “Land of Lost Stories.” For the first time, these beloved characters meet and interact with each other, and some bottle while others bond.There is hope for returning to the “hearts and minds” of children, as long as the characters can overcome their weaknesses, face their fears, and help each other. But now, the island’s evil captors threaten to drag all the beloved characters to the island’s hills, where they will be forgotten entirely.


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SET

Except for the intro and ending (performed in front of the curtain, the play takes place on an island. It’s a vibrant set that includes a door for escape and an entrance that characters enter via a slide. The slide is obscured by rocks (which we made of paper machete and wire mesh). You can include a fog machine and lights to create drama around the character exits as they’re freed from island (and we played majestic music through the entire sequence of departure).


CHARACTERS

The grandchildren of Mother Goose (Aspen and Bree as young kids, and later teens) can be double cast. That means there are 20 cast members, although you could add or subtract “Littles” (which are written to include Harold, Fozzie, Flat Stanley and Humpty Dumpty). In our version, adults played Mother Goose and Humpty Dumpty.

1. Mother Goose 2. Aspen (as young child and then teen)3. Bree (as young child and then teen)4. Tinkerbell 5. Jack (Jack & Beanstalk) 6. Red (Little Red Riding Hood) 7. Dorothy 8. Glinda 9. Humpty Dumpty10. Flat Stanley 11. Fozzie Bear 12. Harold (Harold & Crayon) 13. Waldorf 14. Statler 15. Pinocchio 16. Princess Andapee (Princess & the Pea) 17. Prince Charming 18. Goldilocks 19. Little Mermaid 20. Little Bo Peep (played ala “Dori” in Finding Nemo)21. Peter Pan 22. Pinocchio


SONGS

We found instrumental versions of these songs online, and some lyrics are adapted. Be careful to ensure that you decide whether you’ll use the Broadway or film versions of these songs. Almost all of the songs have been truncated. Again, the rights to these songs are not owned by the author of this play.

1. I Know Things Now (Into the Woods)2. Watch Me Whip (or use a currently popular song)3. No One is Alone (Into the Woods)4. Happiest Home in these Hills (Pete’s Dragon). 5. Call Me a Princess (written for Aladdin but not used)6. Stressed Out (21 Pilots)7. Forget You (Cee Lo Green)8. Change Your Story (Matilda)9. Imagine (John Lennon)10. Little People (Les Miserables)11. Outside Looking In (Jordan Pruitt)12. I Will Remember You (Sarah Mclachlan)13. Alone in the Universe (Seussical)14. Don’t You Forget About Me (Simple Minds)

PROP LIST

Basket for Red Riding HoodSmall cot and sheets for Aspen/BreeBackpacks for teensJack: box, keys, gold coinsStanley: blanketHarold: large crayonFozzy: hornHumpty: boom box, yellow ball as yolkBopeep: Staff


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Scene 1: Story Time at Grandmas............................................................................................................... 7Scene 2: Eleven Years Later.......................................................................................................................... 7Scene 3: Welcome to the Island................................................................................................................... 8

S2: I Know Things Now (Red) instrumental.........................................................................................................9S3: Watch Me Whip (Little Guys)...........................................................................................................................10

Scene 4: Not Kansas...................................................................................................................................... 11S4: No One is Alone, Into Woods (Dorothy & Glinda)...................................................................................12S5: Happiest home in these Hills (Waldorf/Statler)......................................................................................14

Scene 5: Prince and Princess..................................................................................................................... 14S6: Call Me a Princess (Princess Andapee).........................................................................................................15

Scene 6: Stressed Girls................................................................................................................................. 16S7: Stressed Out (Goldilocks, red, bopeep, mermaid)...................................................................................17

Scene 7: Town Hall Meeting (ALL CAST)................................................................................................18S8: Forget You (Waldorf/Statler)...........................................................................................................................19

Scene 8: Change Your Story........................................................................................................................ 20S9: Change Your Story (Peter Pan, with goldilock, Charming and Pinnocchio) instrumental.....21

Scene 9: Home or Not................................................................................................................................... 22S10: Imagine (Dorothy & Glinda)............................................................................................................................23

Scene 10: What Little People Can Do...................................................................................................... 23S11: Little People (Glinda, Bopeep, Mermaid, Dorothy with Stanley, HUMPTY, Fozzie, Harold)................................................................................................................................................................................................ 23

Scene 11: In Our Own Bubbles.................................................................................................................. 25S12: Outside Looking In (Andapee/Glinda, Bopeep).....................................................................................25

Scene 12: Pinocchio and Tinkerbell........................................................................................................26Scene 12.5: Little Guys Stand Strong.......................................................................................................26Scene 13: Discovering Secrets................................................................................................................... 32

S13: I Will Remember You (Bopeep and Mermaid, Tigger)........................................................................33Scene 14: And Then There Were Two.....................................................................................................33

S14: Alone in the Universe (Red, Pooh)...............................................................................................................34Scene 15: Back to the Cabin........................................................................................................................ 35Curtain Call...................................................................................................................................................... 36

S15: Don’t You forget about me (All Cast)...........................................................................................................36S16: Watch Me Whip (CAST).....................................................................................................................................36


Scene 1: Story Time at Grandmas

(Front of curtain. A grandmother is sitting on a rocker, reading a story to two small children in their bed on stage left).

MOTHER GOOSE“And sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you,” said Pooh to Tigger. “You will suddenly know everything there is to be known.“

ASPENYou tell bestest stories of anyone I know, grandma.

BREEYes. One more story, please!

MOTHER GOOSETomorrow, Aspen and Bree. It’s past your bedtime and there’s only one more night until your parents return.

ASPENSo our last story this summer is tomorrow night?

BREEThen it had better be a very good one.

MOTHER GOOSEIt will. I promise. It will be the second best story ever told. Yes, the second best story ever told, my little goslings.

ASPENWhat’s a gosling?

MOTHER GOOSEA gosling is a child of a goose.

BREEThen you’re a mother goose!Kids laugh as the Mother Goose tucks them in, and lights drop.

MOTHER GOOSE(sings in lullaby)

Day is done, gone the sun,From the lake, from the hills, from the sky;All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.

Scene 2: Eleven Years Later

(Front of curtain. Bree and Aspen are teenagers. They enter from stage right with luggage.)

MOTHER GOOSEWell there are my goslings! Hello, Bree. Hello Aspen. Look how you two have grown.

BREEHi Mother Goose!

ASPEN


Hey grandma.

MOTHER GOOSERest your bags, dear. I have some lemonade, lemon drops, and new stories to share with you when you get settled.

BREE(Looking at phone)

Oh tonight? Well that’s nice, but...ASPEN

(Laughing at text on phone, and shows it to Bree. Then realizes Mother Goose is standing there).

Oh right. Bree and I are meeting some friends at the mall.BREE

We’ll be back maybe at ten o’clock, but that’s past your bedtime, right?

ASPEN(Reads text).

Hey, Mason is outside. We’ll see you in the morning, okay?

Scene 3: Welcome to the Island

(Curtain opens to reveal a strange island. On the back of stage left is a hole with a green slide poking out. On the back of stage right is a small, closed door. Jack, from Jack & The Beanstalk, falls down green slide onto stage.

JACKOuch! Holy cow that hurt worse than falling down my beanstalk. Where the heck am I?

TINKERBELL(She’s weak and leaning against something for support)

How should I know? I’ve only been here for a few hours. Actually it has maybe been a few days.

JACKI first thought you were a talking harp. But you’re Tinkerbell, aren’t you? Wow you’ve really let yourself go.

TINKERBELLUp your beanstalk, Jack. I can barely stand, and this place is draining me. I can’t even remember how I got here.

JACKWell it looks like you need some help.

(She reaches for him, but he walks away oblivious)TINKERBELL

Still stealing from giants, Jack?JACK

What gave it away?TINKERBELL

The gold in your pocket.JACK

Gold? I don’t have any gold. Well I gotta split. Tell Peter Pan hi.(Jack first tries doorknob, shaking it vigorously. Then he tries climbing back up green slide, but he can’t. His gold


coins spill down slide, and he scrambles to get them all and tuck them back into his pockets, hoping Tinkerbell doesn’t notice).

TINKERBELLThat gold!

(Little Red Riding Hood slides in, and is startled by Jack and Tinkerbell. She jumps back and fiercely protects her basket. She eyes them suspiciously).

REDWho are you and what do you want with me?!

JACKEasy, Eloise.

TINKERBELLShe’s not Eloise. She’s Pippi Longstocking.

REDHood. Red. Riding Hood.

JACKOh I remember her. I dated her grandmother. She’s an animal.

REDBack off, Jack. It is, Jack, isn’t it? The kid who murders lonely giants and steals their well earned gold?

TINKERBELLFess up, Red. What’s in the basket?

JACKLooks heavy. Can I hold it for you?

REDStep back. I’m not the innocent little girl you think. I know things now.

JACKDo you?

S2: I KNOW THINGS NOW (RED) INSTRUMENTAL Note: In the “In the Woods” song and traditional story, Red learns a to be careful and safe. But in this play, she took a different lesson from her experience with the wolf. She trusts nobody, suspects people are innately bad, and keeps everyone away (but she’ll eventually learn to see the good in people again).

Mother said,"Straight ahead,"Not to delayor be misled.I should have heededHer advice...But he seemed so nice.

And he showed me things

Many beautiful things,That I hadn't thought to explore.They were off my path, So I never had dared.I had been so careful,I never had cared.

And he made me feel excited-Well, excited and scared.

When he said, "Come in!"With that sickening grin,How could I know what was in store?


Once his teeth were bared,Though, I really got scared-Well, excited and scared-But he drew me closeAnd he swallowed me down,Down a dark slimy pathWhere lie secrets that I never want to know,And when everything familiarSeemed to disappear forever,At the end of the pathWas Granny once again.

So we wait in the darkUntil someone sets us free,And we're brought into the light,And we're back at the start.

And I know things now,Many valuable things,That I hadn't known before:Do not put your faith In a cape and a hood,They will not protect you

The way that they should.And take extra care with strangers,Even flowers have their dangers.And though scary is exciting,Nice is different than good.

“People inside. Are full’a disgustWhen in doubt, You cannot trustKeep away I’m on my ownAnd a little... a-lone”

After applause, immediately into next song

S3: WATCH ME WHIP (LITTLE GUYS) The “little guys” are looking cool as they “whip and nae nae” from the back of the auditorium. They are Humpty, Flat Stanley, Fozzie Bear and Harold (from Harold & The Purple Crayon). They make their way onto stage left, not even realizing anyone new has arrived.

Now watch me whip (Kill it!)Now watch me nae nae (Okay!)Now watch me whip, whipWatch me nae nae (Watch me do it)Now watch me whip (Kill it!)

Now watch me nae nae (Okay!)Now watch me whip, whipWatch me nae nae (Can you do it?)Now watch me, ooh watch me, watch meOoh watch me, watch me

HUMPTY(Wait until song ends)

Everyone stop! Look here, Flat Stanley. New friends!

FLAT STANLEYAhhhhh!


(Stanley is scared. He screams and runs to stage right while holding his hands up in the air like the Flat Stanley cutout)

TINKERBELLJack- these are the Littles

JACKIt’s a pleasure to meet you little guys. Do you know how I can get through that door or up that slide? I’d like to get as far away from you as humanly possible?

STANLEYSorry. You can’t get out. Only in.

TINKERBELLStanley is right. Nobody has ever left.

HAROLDPeople don’t tell “Jack and the Beanstalk” stories anymore. So you’ve been forgotten and tossed here.

JACKThat’s insane. You’re insane.

FOZZIEWe’ve all been forgotten. The Muppets used to be big. But the franchise has been on a steady decline since the 1980s.

JACKOkay he’s Harold and the crayon. That must be Humpty Dumpty. You’re clearly Flat Stanley. So who are you? Yogi Bear?

FOZZIEClose. Fozzie bear. I’m not from Jellystone I’m from California.

HAROLDWhat part?

FOZZIEAll of me. Wocka, wocka?

Scene 4: Not Kansas

(Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz tumbles down green slide)

DOROTHYOkay this definitely isn’t Kansas either. Oh, nooooo.

(She looks around the empty island and is terrified).

(Glinda flips down slide. Looks flustered. Wipes dress. Sees Dorothy and snaps into cheerful disposition).

GLINDAWell, Dorothy Gale, you are a sight for sore eyes!

DOROTHYOh, Glinda. Thank goodness. What is this place?

GLINDA


I don’t know. I’m not even sure how we got here.DOROTHY

I don’t see any flying monkeys. But look way over there (points past audience). Is that a bear or a tiger?

GLINDAOh Dorothy, you look terrified.

DOROTHYI am, Glinda. I’m scared. I want my Auntie Emm.

S4: NO ONE IS ALONE, INTO WOODS (DOROTHY & GLINDA)

Glinda:Aunt Emm cannot guide you.Now you're on your own.Only me beside you.Still, you're not alone.No one is alone. Truly.No one is alone. DIALOGUE from 40 seconds to 48

Glinda:Mother isn't here nowDorothy:Wrong things, right things

Glinda:Who knows what she'd say?Dorothy:Who can say what's true?Glinda:Nothings quite so clear now.Dorothy:Do things, fight things,Glinda:Feel you've lost your way?

Dorothy:You decide, butBoth:You are not aloneGlinda:Believe me,No one is aloneDorothy:No one is alone.Believe me.Glinda:TrulyBoth:You move just a finger,Say the slightest word,Somethings bound to lingerBe heardDorothy:No one acts alone.Careful.No one is alone.Both:People make mistakes.Dorothy:Fathers,Glinda:Mothers,Both:People make mistakes,Holding to their own,Thinking they're alone.

Glinda:Honor their mistakes

Glinda:Everybody makes

Dorothy:Fight for their mistakes

Both:One another's terrible mistakes.Witches can be right, Giants can be good.You decide what's right you decide what's goodGlinda:Just remember:Dorothy:[Echo] Just remember:Both:Someone is on your sideJack, Dorothy:OUR sideBoth:Our side--Someone else is notWhile we're seeing our sideJack, Dorothy:Our side..


BothOur side--Both:Maybe we forgot: they are not alone.No one is alone.

Glinda:Hard to see the light now.Dorothy:Just don't let it goBoth:

Things will come out right now.We can make it so.Someone is on your sideNo one is alone.

No change to lights after song!

(Jack, Tinkerbell and Little Guys enter).

GLINDAOh hello, sweet little children.

(Startled by HUMPTY, Dorothy screams).

FLAT STANLEY(When he hears Dorothy scream, he screams and runs with his arms flailing)

GLINDAIt’s all right dear. We’re not going to hurt you.

HUMPTYSay, I know you guys. You’re Glinda the Good Witch and you’re Dorothy. You were in Wizard of Oz.

FOZZIE(To Stanley)

Come back over here, Stanley. Dorothy won’t hurt you. She’s one of the best actresses from Wizard of Oz.

DOROTHYWhat?

FOZZIEShe brought the house down. Wocka wocka.

HAROLDYou know, I auditioned to be a munchkin on the Wizard of Oz.

DOROTHYI don’t remember seeing you.

FOZZIEHe didn’t get the part. But he did make the short list. Wocka wocka.

(Waldorf and Statler enter from stage left... ominous music) STATLER

Look at this, Waldorf. More forgotten story characters. Wizard of Oz and some munchkins.

WALDORFBut Statler, I don’t think people forgot about Dorothy’s story. I think they decided it was too pitiful to tell. A girl on the adventure of her lifetime and all she wants to do is go back to a barn.

DOROTHYWhy, are you a good witch or a bad witch?

WALDORFMy little girl.... Good witches are bad witches who haven’t reached their maximum potential.


STATLERAnd we make wicked witches look like Bambi and Flipper.

GLINDAOh rubbish you have no power here.

DOROTHYWhy, who are you two?

S5: HAPPIEST HOME IN THESE HILLS (WALDORF/STATLER) (During song, Flat Stanley enters and sees villains and screams. Others can enter stage as they’re mentioned in the song)

WALDORFYou all are lost and forgottenYou’ll never leave so grab a chairSTATLERDown here the air is rottenFeel free to cry cuz, no one cares

WALDORFBut wait. There’s more to hearSTATLERYou’ve got. Something else to fear.

BOTHA banishment deep in the hills. In the hills!

WALDORFIn hills you stay foreverYour stories never are told again

STATLERWho wants to borrow booksWhen they can download Clash of Clans

WALDORFMinecraftGeometry dashMake booksExpensive trash

BOTHSo you’re banished deep into the hills. In the hills...

Scene 5: Prince and Princess

(Princess Andapee from “Princess & the Pea” slides down stairs. She looks around, and then sniffs the air).

PRINCESSIt smells like a wet Chihuahua farted Camembert cheese.

PRINCE CHARMING(Slides half way down slide on stomach, and tries desperately to stop himself or climb back up).

No, no, no, no, noooooo. (Loses grip, slides the rest of the way, flops to ground, staring up at Princess).


Have no fear, madam. It is I, Prince Charming. And I shall protect you.

PRINCESSNice to see you, Charming. I heard Cinderella dumped you.

PRINCE CHARMINGIt was a mutual agreement. Mostly. And I’ll have you know that I’ve been, um, happily ever after, kind of.

(Jack walks in with Tinkerbell)

PRINCESSJack? Get your greedy beanstalk away from me.

JACKI'm not going to steal your little jewels, Princess. I have my own.

TINKERBELLLook it’s (air quotes) “insert generic Disney princess here.”

PRINCESSTinkerbell? You still exist? I saw Peter Pan Live. I believe a flashlight was playing your part.

TINKERBELLYou’re gonna feel that pea really well where I stick it.

PRINCE CHARMINGLadies, ladies. Let’s just take a deep breath!

(Little guys enter stage)PRINCESS

Ewww. Tiny dwarves? Go back to Snow White! Wait – is this a surprise party?

HUMPTYNo. You’re on an island.

HAROLDBecause you’ve been forgotten.

FLAT STANLEYNobody tells the Princess and the Pea story anymore.

PRINCESS(Disinterested with the island or her fate, she stares at Fozzie Bear).

Who are you? Little Bear or Lotso Bear?

FOZZIEClose. Fozzie bear.

LITTLE GUYSALL together: Who are you?

S6: CALL ME A PRINCESS (PRINCESS ANDAPEE)


(The Little guys are enchanted and they sit to watch. Jack sneaks around and steals their belongings: Harold’s crayon, Humpty’s boom box, Fozzie’s horn and Flat Stanley’s blanket).

Call me a princess, I don't care Call me obsessed with nails and hair Only concerned with what to wear Shallow and so blasé

Other girls study, why do they bother? I study how to grease up my father Fathers were born to pay

And princesses get their wayBelieve it Princesses get their wayPrincesses get their way

Scene 6: Stressed Girls

(Red is yanking at door. Then she sits down by the slide and peeks into her basket. Suddenly, Little Mermaid slips down the slide, followed by Goldilicks).

GOLDILOCKS(After landing with her face on the ground)

This ground is too hard.(She flops over onto Mermaid)

And this is too soft.(Slides onto Red’s lap)

Oof. And this... this is just not right.

REDGet off of me. (Looks suspiciously). Goldilocks? Is that you?

GOLDILOCKS(To Red)

Hiya, Red Riding Hood. (To Mermaid)

Hiya... other unfamiliar character who is not Red Riding Hood.

MERMAIDHello girls.

RED(Even more suspiciously)

Who are you?!

MERMAID


It’s me. Arial. Little Mermaid? Oh nobody knows who I am anymore since I gave up my luxurious tail (annoyed) for Prince Eric.

BOPEEP(Slides down slide)

Weeeeee!(All the girls stare at her, then each other).

Hello gentleman. Has anyone seen my sheep around here?RED

Bopeep, you can’t trust sheep. They’re wolves in sheep’s clothing. MERMAID

Yeah like men. Take Prince Eric... please take Prince Eric. RED

(To Goldilocks) I think Princess Arial is bitter. She’s gone from Arial to Arial bold.

(To Mermaid) Did you ditch your prince?

MERMAIDWe were inseparable until one day I went back to see my treasure trove. Prince Eric was so jealous that he evidently stole all of my whozits and whatzits.

GOLDILOCKSPlease tell me you still have the thingamabobs.

MERMAIDNo, there were 10 thingamabobs left (pause). But I used to have 20!

GOLDILOCKSWell at least you have a world to go back to.

REDGoldilocks did you runaway again?

GOLDILOCKSNo

MERMAIDYou’re a runaway?

GOLDILOCKSYes

REDWell which one. Yes or no?

GOLDILOCKSI don’t know. Something in between.

REDSorry to hear that, Goldi.

GOLDILOCKSSorry? I’m not. My parents won’t let me do anything anymore. “Stay off the computer, Goldilocks. Lay off the Grande lattes, Goldilocks. No more breaking & entering bear houses, Goldilocks.”

BOPEEP(To Goldilocks): Excuse me, Alice in Wonderland. Have you seen any sheep around here?

MERMAIDOh hush, Little Bopeep. Hush all of you. I used to have a gorgeous tail and a Prince I could trust.


REDI used to trust humanity.

Song intro starts hereGOLDILOCKS

I used to have parents who didn’t annoy and embarrass me. BOPEEP

I used to have a lamb whose fleece was white as snow.

S7: STRESSED OUT (GOLDILOCKS, RED, BOPEEP, MERMAID)

GoldilocksWish we could turn back time, to the good ol’ days,When our momma sang us to sleep but now we’re stressed out.

ALLWish we could turn back time, to the good ol’ days,When our momma sang us to sleep but now we’re stressed out.

(Dialogue potentially)

BoPeepSometimes a certain smell will take me back to when I was young,How come I’m never able to identify where it’s coming from,

MermaidThings were simple with my sisters In the deep blue seaMe and Flounder and a sea witchAlways scaring me

RedIt’d trust my old grandma, ‘cause we have the same nose,Same clothes homegrown a stone’s throw from a creek we used to roam,

GoldilicksBut it would remind us of when nothing really mattered,Out of student loans and treehouse homes we all would take the latter.

BoPeepMy name’s Little Bo Peep and I care what you thinkMy name’s Little Bo Peep and I care what you think

ALLWish we could turn back time, to the good ol’ days,When our momma sang us to sleep but now we’re stressed out!

Scene 7: Town Hall Meeting (ALL CAST)

(The entire cast now on the island are talking and panicking)

WALDORFYour attention please. Quiet! Does anyone know why we called this town hall meeting?

DOROTHYTo send us all to the hills?

CHARMING


To torture us with your fossil breath?BOPEEP

Wait, I know why they called a meeting, everyone. They’re going to send us all to the hills!

DOROTHYDidn’t I just...

GLINDAMaybe you summoned us to tell us why you’re stealing things from the little guys?

HAROLD, STANLEY, HUMPTY and FOZZIEYeah! You stole my (boom box/yolk, blanket, crayon, horn)

STATLERThat’s Ridick-orous.

WALDORFThe only thing we’re stealing is you. From the hearts and minds of children everywhere. Statler. The status, stat!

STATLERWe are ahead of plan, sir. Technology is winning. YouTube views rose 45% among 5-10 year olds. Dragon Quest and Fallout Shelter downloads are going through the roof. Nobody has the time or attention for stories.

WALDORFAh, the sweet triumph of vapid technology over tales of yore. By my estimation, we are just 36 hours from dumping you all to the hills, where you’ll be forgotten forever.

STATLER/WALDORF(They cackle, each topping the other... Statler gives Waldorf a playful punch. Waldorf punches back hard, and Statler stumbles).

S8: FORGET YOU (WALDORF/STATLER)

Walford(four count)You see your stories are deadTo the boys and girls they allForget You

StatlerOo, oo, oooh!

WaldorfThey’d rather Snapchat or FacebookThan read your dumb books so theyForget You

BothAnd forget her too

StatlerYeah I'm sorry. No I’m not sorry,We think this fate is rather fairStop your chatter. Your tales don't matter. The kids and parents just don’t careWalfordYou see your stories are deadTo the boys and girls they allForget You


StatlerOo, oo, oooh!WaldorfThey’d rather Snapchat or FacebookThan read your dumb books so they

Forget You

BothAnd forget her tooOooh ooooh oooh


Scene 8: Change Your Story

Prince Charming and Dorothy are on stagePRINCE CHARMING

So I says to him, “I don’t know. Why can't you give Elsa a balloon?” And Kristoff says, “Because she will let it go.”

(Dorothy’s face turns from worried to a smile, and she covers her mouth timidly to quietly laugh).

(WALDORF AND STATLER enter, chasing Bopeep and Tinkerbell. Physical comedy ensues)

(Peter Pan slides onto stage, and the chasing stops abruptly... Peter appears not to notice the four others, but then turns swiftly swinging his sword).

PETER PANStep away or I’ll make a hook of your hand.

STATLERHoo, hoo, hoooo. Try it, man. I’ll bounce all over you and your little green tights.

BOPEEP(Pointing to Statler) That man is a bouncer.

TINKERBELLPeter!

(Runs to him and protects him from Statler).Backoff, grampa grizzle... this is Peter Pan.

WALDFORFOh bother. I’m feeling a rumbly in my tumbly. Let’s go have lunch, Statler. Wait there was something else. Think, think, think. Oh, I heard there’s a library closing in Doylestown.

STATLERLet’s go burn some books! Tata for now.

(Waldorf and Statler exit)

(She starts to get dizzy. Faints into Peter’s arms).PETER PAN

What’s the matter Tink?DOROTHY

Her light is fading. Yours will too. You’re here because your story is being forgotten. Those two old men are using iPhones and computers to distract kids from storytelling.

PRINCE CHARMINGDon’t worry. They won’t prevail. I will save you, Tinkerbell. (To audience): Everyone just clap your hands together and...


PRINCESSPut a lid on it, Charming. That doesn’t work here.

(To Peter)These guys seem quite happy, and I don’t want to offend them. But I don’t like it here one bit.

PRINCE CHARMINGDon’t you realize you’re not the only one who doesn’t like it here. You are as self-centered as Cinderella!

BOPEEPWell my sheep like it just fine.

(Leans over to imaginary sheep and pets them).(Pinocchio shoots down slide)

PINOCCHIOI’m sorry. Did I get your slide dirty?

PETER PANPinocchio, stop apologizing.

PINOCCHIOYes sir. Sorry.

PETER PANNobody’s going to turn you into a wooden puppet again.

FOZZIEPokes on stage

He knows (points to nose). Get it? Nose!? Wocka wocka!PETER PAN

What’s the matter with you people? Tink get up. You can’t sit around and worry about some plot twist or tragic ending. It’s time to write your own stories.

S9: CHANGE YOUR STORY (PETER PAN, WITH GOLDILOCK, CHARMING AND PINNOCCHIO) INSTRUMENTAL

PETERJack and Jill, went up the hillTo fetch a pail of water, so they sayTheir subsequent fall was inevitableThey never stood a chance, they were written that wayInnocent victims of their story

Like Romeo and JulietT'was written in the stars before they even metThat love and fate, and a touch of stupidityWould rob them of their hope of living happily

The endings are often a little bit gory BORINGI wonder why they didn't just change their story?We're told we have to do what we're told but surelySometimes you have to be a little bit naughty.

CHARMINGJust because you find that life's not fair It doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear itIf you always take it on the chin and wear it


Nothing will change.

GOLDILOCKSEven if you're little, you can do a lot, youMustn't let a little thing like, 'little' stop youIf you sit around and let them get on top,you might as well be sayingYou think that it's okayAnd that's not right!

PETERAnd if it’s not right... you have to put it right...

PINNOCHIOJust because you find that life's not fair It doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it

If you always take it on the chin and wear itNothing will change.

PETER Even if you're little, you can do a lot, youMustn't let a little thing like, 'little' stop youIf you sit around and let them get on top,you might as well be sayingYou think that it's okayAnd that's not right!And if it's not right!You have to put it right!

But nobody else is gonna put it right for menobody but me is gonna change my storysometimes you have to be a little bit naughty

Lights out

Scene 9: Home or Not

(Dorothy and Glinda sit on stage, initially).GLINDA

Dorothy, maybe Peter Pan was right about what he said.DOROTHY

About me always running back home? GLINDA

Look at your heels. They’re worn to a pulp. (Gets up and walks to stage right)

DOROTHYApparently clicking three times doesn't work here.

GLINDAI counted 312 clicks.

DOROTHYI know I’m a bit obsessed about home. But it’s hard to stop looking back.

(Glinda follows Dorothy to her mark)GLINDA

Dorothy, it can be hard to see the road when you’re staring into the rearview mirror.

DOROTHYI know. But sometimes I don’t want to look ahead when I see these bad places like a witches castle or this scary island. I want to go back home.


GLINDAHome is where your heart is, Dorothy

DOROTHYThen I wish my heart were somewhere safe and kind. Somewhere without witches, evil trees, or strange old codgers keeping me prisoner.

GLINDAI know, Dorothy. And I’m sure there are new and wonderful places where you can feel just as safe as home.

(The walk to center stage)DOROTHY

Better places? What do you suppose they’re like?

S10: IMAGINE (DOROTHY & GLINDA)

DorothyImagine there's no heavenIt's easy if you tryNo hell below usAbove us only skyImagine all the peopleLiving for today...

GlindaImagine there's no countriesIt isn't hard to do

Nothing to kill or die forAnd no religion tooImagine all the peopleLiving life in peace...

TOGETHERYou may say I'm a dreamerBut I'm not the only oneI hope someday you'll join usAnd the world will be as one

Scene 10: What Little People Can Do

(Immediately after song, Glinda and Dorothy are joined by Bopeep and Mermaid. They hear Stanley scream from the back of the auditorium, then the little guys run up to stage).

STANLEYScreams

GLINDAWhat’s the matter little guys?

HUMPTYWe found out who stole our stuff.

HAROLDJack stole everything!

FOZZIESo we tried to get our things back.

GLINDAWhat did Jack do?

STANLEYHe told us we were little runts.

HUMPTYMan, we little people get no respect.

GLINDAMy dear children, you underestimate yourselves.


S11: LITTLE PEOPLE ( GLINDA, BOPEEP, MERMAID, DOROTHY WITH STANLEY, HUMPTY, FOZZIE, HAROLD )

GLINDAHumpty you’ve got courageFozzie you are a bear

BOPEEPYou don’t need to runAnd hide when you are scared

MERMAIDDraw some courage HaroldStanley don’t screamDOROTHYJack has no chanceIf you act like a teamHAROLDAnd little people knowWhen little people fightWe may look easy pickingsBut we’ve got some biteSo never kick a dogBecause he's just a pupGIRLS You’ll fight like twenty armiesAnd you won't give upSo you'd better run for coverWhen the pup grows up!

GLINDAA worm can roll a stoneA bee can sting a bear

BOPEEPA fly can fly around Versailles'Cos flies don't care!MERMAIDA sparrow in a hutCan make a happy homeDOROTHYA flea can bite the bottomOf the Pope in Rome!LITTLESAnd little people knowWhen little people fightWe may look easy pickings but we got some bite!So never kick a dog because he's just a pupYou better run for cover when the pup grows up!

GIRLS AND LITTLESAnd we'll fight like twenty armiesAnd we won't give up

No break

HAROLD(Wait for song to end and audience applause)

I bet we can take on those old men if we work together!FOZZIE

Let’s do it fellas.STANLEY

I’m tired of screaming and running away. I’m no doormap!

HUMPTYAnd I’ve had it. People have been pushing me around my whole life because I’m little.

STANLEYWe’ve got your back!

(Pats Humpty, who falls off stage)FOZZIE

(pause for laughter)


Oh Humpty is fried. (Pause) What? Don’t crack up.... not a yolk.

Scene 11: In Our Own Bubbles

ANDAPEEEveryone else is having a blast here on this depressing island, but I’m quite ready to go back to my castle and sleep on a feathered mattress.

GLINDAPrincess Andapee. Do you need a hug?

ANDAPEEGet away from me, you crazy...

Glinda hugs Andapee. They both smile. Bopeep walks on.ANDAPEE

Thanks. Nobody’s hugged me since I was about ten.Bopeep hugs Andapee. Then Glinda. Then Andapee.

ANDAPEEBopeep, we already did our hug about 4 seconds ago, but thanks.

GLINDAI don't normally hug. Usually when I start to get close to someone, I end up floating away. It’s safe that way. I don’t get my heart broken.

ANDAPEEI don’t have any real friends either. Most people just want to be my friend because I have money.

GLINDASounds isolating. Like when I float away, seeing the world from above. Never quite...

ANDAPEE AND GLINDAFitting in.

BOPEEP(late on cue).

Fitting in. Wait do it again, I missed the cue.

S12: OUTSIDE LOOKING IN (ANDAPEE/GLINDA, BOPEEP)

You don't know my nameyou don't know anything about meI try to play niceI want to be in your gameThe things that you sayYou may think I never hear about themBut word travels fastI'm telling you to your face

I'm standing here behind your back

[Chorus:]You don't know how it feelsTo be outside the crowdYou don't know what it's likeTo be left outAnd you don't know how it feels


To be your own best friend on the outside looking in

If you could read my mindYou might see more of me than meets the eyeAnd you've been all wrongNot who you think I amYou've never given me a chance

[Chorus:]You don't know how it feelsTo be outside the crowdYou don't know what it's likeTo be left outAnd you don't know how it feelsTo be your own best friend on the outside looking in

Scene 12: Pinocchio and Tinkerbell

Pinocchio: Learning courageTinkerbell enters from stage right (back entrance) and drops her satchel of ferry dust. Pinocchio walks on behind her and notices it.

PINOCCHIOMiss, Bell. You dropped this, mam.

TINKERBELLThanks. Did you just call me Miss Bell? Say, what’s the matter with you, Pinocchio?

PINOCCHIONothing. Why?

TINKERBELLYou walk around like you’re scared of your own shadow.

PINOCCHIOI guess I’m afraid someone’s going to turn me back into a puppet. Or a donkey. Or toss me into a whale (pause). I’ve had a traumatic childhood, okay?

TINKERBELLWeren’t you listening to anything Peter Pan said? The things that happened to you aren’t your story. They’re your his-story.

PINOCCHIOHis-tory? Well I suppose you’re right (pauses, smiles). So is Peter your boyfriend?

TINKERBELLHah! No Peter Pan is a permanent bachelor. He’s like a big brother.

PINOCCHIO(He’s beginning to get interested in Tink)

Well where’s your story going, Miss Bell?TINKERBELL

Call me Tink. Common, I’ll tell you all about it. You want some Ferry Dust?

PINOCCHIONo thanks, Tink. I’m trying to quit.


Scene 12.5: Little Guys Stand Strong

(Jack is rooting through his collection of stolen goods. He lifts out Red’s basket, but tucks it away when he hears the little guys approaching. Little Guys, minus Humpty, enter).

JACKOh look, the Lollipop Guild is back.

HAROLDHi Jack. You’re giving us our stuff back!

JACKHarold. Why don’t you draw yourself back to your beddy bye?

FOZZIEHey. You mess with Harold and you mess with me.

JACKWhat?FOZZIE

Say what again. Say what again!HAROLD

Jack, you can’t keep pushing us around because we’re small.JACK

Says who?STANLEY

(screaming)Says us! Now open that bag, take out our things, and SCRAM!

(Jack looks at each of the children. And returns their things. He leaves. The kids celebrate with high fives).

FOZZIEOh no.

HAROLDWhat’s the matter Fozzie?

FOZZIEI can’t believe I missed a really good one-liner.

HAROLDWhat?

FOZZIEBefore Jack left. I could have said, “Hit the road, Jack.” Wocka wocka.

(Nobody laughs)FOZZIE

What’s Peter Pan’s favorite fast food restaurant? Wendys! Wocka!?HAROLD

Fozzie, you don’t have to be funny for us to be your friend.

STANLEYYeah, Fozzie. Be yourself. We like you just the way you are.

(The little guys hug)


FOZZIEListen. DO you hear that? And look- the door is opening!

Humpty rap begins

HUMPTYWait for me guys!

HAROLDHumpty! You’re okay?

HUMPTYHumpty raps (pick a song)

FOZZIEWell you landed sunny side up! Waka, waka, waka, wakaaaa!

(The Littles cheer as they exit)

Lights down, exit music).

MOTHER GOOSE(On stage right, where she appears during each exit from the island)

And at that moment, the four little guys overcame the fear that had restrained them. Parents began to tell their story as a lesson in the strength and unity.

Lights back

(Goldilocks and Glinda enter)

GLINDAAre you okay, Goldilocks?

GOLDILOCKSYes, I’m fine. I just...

GLINDAYou miss your family.

GOLDILOCKSOf course I don’t, I, well...

GLINDAIt’s okay, Goldilocks. Everyone misses home from time to time.

GOLDILOCKSIt’s that time now, Glinda. I miss my brother and my parents. Sure they cramp my style and embarrass me sometimes, but they love me.

GLINDALook Goldilocks! The door has opened because you’re ready.

GOLDILOCKSGlinda it’s open for you too. Won’t you come with me? I’ll take you to get pizza with my friends from school. You’ll love them!

GLINDAOh, no... My bubble is boarding in a few...

GOLDILOCKS


Oh please. You’ve got to come to my town and the first thing we’re going to do is buy you a dress that doesn’t make you look 90 years old.

GLINDAI look 90? What a compliment. I’m 110 years old!

(The two rush through the door, laughing).

Lights down, exit music).

MOTHER GOOSEGoldilocks’ family embraced her again with open arms. Soon, moms and dads began telling her story again. Goldilock learned that you can always go home again. But it was Glinda who had never before felt so “at home.”

Lights back (Peter Pan, enters stage right. Tinkerbell & Pinocchio enter stage left, holding hands).

PINOCCHIOThanks for everything, Peter. You were right about us needing to sometimes choose our own ending.

TINKERBELLAnd my new chapter has already started!

(She does a dance)PETER PAN

So what’s next for you two?PINOCCHIO

I’ve got a weekend getaway with an adorably little flying friend. PETER PAN

Who? Jiminy Cricket?PINOCCHIO

No that guy always makes me feel guilty. I’m going with Tinkerbell.PETER PAN

Tinkerbell! That’s great! Where are you guys going?PINOCCHIO

To a 5-star Bed and Breakfast in the Black Forest in Germany. TINKERBELL

You can take the wood out of the boy, but can’t take the boy out of the woods.

PETER PANCommon I’ll give you two a lift!

Lights down, exit music plays.

MOTHER GOOSEA year later, Peter Pan visited the home of Pinocchio and Tinkerbell. He let out a crow when he met their new baby boy. “Did you name it Peter,” he asked? “No,” they said. We named him Glow Stick.”

Lights back


(Dorothy walks in from stage right. Charming rushes in from stage left).

CHARMINGDorothy, haven’t you heard? We’re being remembered again? Everyone is leaving.

DOROTHYNot me. I’m finally adjusting. Home is where your heart is, and my heart happens to be right here.

(She points to her heart).

CHARMINGI know it’s still a bit broken from my breakup with Cinderella. But my heart is right here (points to his heart), and it would be honored to get to know yours.

DOROTHYBut where are you going?

CHARMINGI’m starting a new chapter of my story. Come with?

DOROTHYWell... yes. I’d like to see what lies ahead.

They rush through doors, hand in hand. Lights down, exit music plays.

MOTHER GOOSEA year later, Prince Charming’s second marriage was to a beautiful bride from Kansas. They knew that “happy ever after” was impossible, but that their choice to love would get them through difficult times. Except for some munchkins, the rest of wedding had never seen a bride escorted down the isle by a kind-hearted tin man, a brave lion and very wise scarecrow.

Lights back

(Jack enters and is staring greedily at Red’s basket).

JACKI can finally find out what’s in this thing. Whatever it is, Red Riding Hood has been guarding it carefully so it must be...

(Andapee walks onto set, catching Jack)

ANDAPEEGo ahead. Keep it. I won’t tell. But before you look inside, have you thought about what that might do to Red Riding Hood?

JACKWhat do you mean?

ANDAPEEShe’s wounded Jack. She doesn’t trust anyone. You’ll just make it easier for her to decide the entire human race is corrupt.


JACKIf she wants it back, she can buy it back on eBay.

ANDAPEEJack, does it look like money has made me happy?

JACKNo.

ANDAPEEThat’s because it doesn't. You know what does make people happy?

JACKNo.

ANDAPEEHelping others. It’s been proven in research.

(Mermaid, Bopeep and Red walk on stage)MERMAID

Hi Princess and Jack. Has anyone seen Red’s basket? ANDAPEE

I... I don’t know its exact location.BOPEEP

Seems I’m not the only one around here who loses things.MERMAID

I don’t think the basket was lost. I think someone stole it. Like Jack!

REDNo, it’s my fault. I must have misplaced it. Don’t blame him.

JACKYes, Red. You should blame me. Here.

(Jack hands the basket to Red).RED

Oh thank you! I can’t tell you what this means to me. (She hugs Jack)

JACK(to Andapee)

Okay you’re right. That felt uncomfortably good.ANDAPEE

Why not come clean to the other two?JACK

Wait, how did you know about them?MERMAID

Princess, what do you mean ‘come clean to the other two’?JACK

Princess Arial, Eric didn’t steal the things from your cove. Please come back to my castle and I’ll return your whozits, whatzits and even the 10 thingamabobs.

MERMAIDWow! Thanks for your honesty. And I guess I’ve got some apologizing I need to do to Eric!

JACKAnd you, Bopeep.

BOPEEPYou stole my sheep, didn’t you?

JACKHow did you know?


BOPEEPBecause you’re full of sheep!

ANDAPEEThe doors. Jack they’ve opened for you.

JACKHere (hands keys to Mermaid and Bopeep). Come to my castle whenever you’d like, and everything will be returned.

ANDAPEEHurry Jack. The door.

JACKIt’s open for you, too, Princess Andapee. You’ve reminded me that there’s more to life than gold. We both have more than we need, and there are a lot of people who need some help. Join me?

Lights down- exit music

MOTHER GOOSEIn the years that followed, Jack and Princess Andapee started a scholarship for youth who were low-income and excelled at writing stories. And that was a story just waiting to be told.

Scene 13: Discovering Secrets

(Mermaid is sitting with Bopeep and they’re playing with their keys)MERMAID

I guess I owe Eric an apology. BOPEEP

I’m sure he’ll forgive you. He loves you, Arial. STATLER

You two. Where has everyone gone! Waldorf is furious. He sent me to escort you two to the hills. Hoo hoo hooo!

BOPEEPWait a second. You just said “hoo hoo hooo.” That reminds me of someone from a story I read with my mom.

MERMAIDBopeep, did you just say “remember”?

BOPEEPOh my. I did, Arial. I don’t remember ever saying that. Anyway, Statler earlier said “ridick-orous.” And “tata for now.”

STATLERQuiet! I don’t know what you’re talking about.

BOPEEPYou’re not a mean old man. You’re Tigger from “Winnie the Pooh.”

STATLER


(Removes his suit and reveals stripes. Pulls out a tale. Covers his head with his ears and places a red nose on his face)

MERMAIDTigger, you were tossed to this island just like us. And then you decided that misery likes company.

STATLER/TIGGERI’m sorry. I just wanted to stay in the “hearts and minds” of children everywhere. But they didn’t care about me...

(Door signals it’s opening. Music plays)STATLER/TIGGER

Come on, girls! I’ll help you fetch your things at Prince Charming’s castle, and I’ll be back to the 100-acre woods north of Doylestown before supper. Fun, fun, fun, fun, funnnn!

BOPEEPAfter that, I’m taking my sheep to a safer place. Wouldn’t ewe?

TIGGERWhat?

BOPEEPYou “hurd” me.

MERMAIDAnd I’m going back to Eric. I miss him dearly.

TIGGERWell I’ll miss you and all of these Lost Story characters. But you’ll be in my Tigger heart, and a Tigger heart is a wonderful place to live because there’s room for everyone.

S13: I WILL REMEMBER YOU (BOPEEP AND MERMAID, TIGGER)

BOPEEPI will remember youWill you remember me?Don't let your life pass you byWeep not for the memories

(Pause here)

Bopeep/Mermaid

I'm so tired but I can't sleepStandin' on the edge of something much too deep

It's funny how we feel so much but we cannot say a wordWe are screaming inside, but we can't be heard

I will remember youWill you remember me?Don't let your life pass you byWeep not for the memories

ALLI will remember youWill you remember me?Don't let your life pass you byWeep not for the memories

(Tigger, Bopeep and Mermaid exits... Lights down, exit music).

MOTHER GOOSEBopeep was reunited with her sheep. The little Mermaid was reunited with Eric, and he suggested they spend the summer with his inlaws in


the sea. So they both grew tails and plunged into the sea one sunset. Meanwhile, Tigger was greeted by Kanga, who wasn’t the least bit annoyed by him. Even Eyor gave Tigger a big hug, and for the first time anyone recalled, he revealed a great big smile.

Scene 14: And Then There Were Two

(Waldorf is sitting on the slide looking miserable. Maybe humming “Cellophane.” Red walks in from stage right).

WALDORFThe door is right there. Why don’t you split? Everyone else has.

(Red jiggles door... it’s locked)WALDORF

No luck? Didn’t open for me either.

REDWell I shouldn’t be surprised.

WALDORFWhat do you mean?

REDDon’t you see? We’re not just freed because people remember us. We’re remembered because we’re freed... free of something that’s holding us back. Free of something that makes us a bad example to kids.

WALDORFWhat’s holding you back?

REDWhat’s holding me back? I don’t know. I guess ever since a mean wolf manipulated me, I’ve had some trust issues. Who wouldn’t?

WALDORFWell think it over. And think it under.

(Red approaches Waldorf and holds his face, staring into his eyes).

REDI can’t believe I didn’t see it earlier.

WALDORFSee what?

REDYou’re a mean old man on the outside. But there’s more to you. I know it.

WALDORF(Getting nervous)

Oh, bother. There’s nothing more to me than what you see.RED

There’s something kind and simple and pure about you. (Waldorf looks hopeful... waiting to come clean).

RED


You’re Winnie the Pooh!

(He is choked up. He removes his suit, and we see his orange fir. He slips on his ears).

REDAnd I believe you’re ready to leave behind this scary island. I’ll bet there’s a stuttering little pig who needs you right now.

POOHRed Riding Hood. I’m sorry. Tigger and I were two of the first characters to be banished here. It made us embarrassed, and then we got angry. So we hid our identity (song starts) and started telling people we were the ones responsible for keeping you here. Now I’m discovering there’s a way out. And I’m ready to fly right out of here and back to my forest. How about you?

S14: ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE (RED, POOH )

Winnie:I'm alone in the universe. So alone in the universe. I've found magic but they don't see itThey all call me a lunatic. Ok, call me a lunatic. If I stand on my own, so be it. Both'Cause I have wings. Yes, I can fly Around the moon And far beyond the sky And one day soon I know there you'll be One small voice in the universe One true friend in the universe Who believes in me... RedI'm alone in the universe. So alone in the universe. My own planets and stars Are glowing.

WinnieAlone in the universe

RedNo one notices anything. Not one person is listening. They don't have any way of knowing. WinnieNobody knows thatBothI have wingsI have wings.Yes, I can flyI can flyAround the moonAnd farBeyond the sky Beyond the skyWell someday soon You will hear my plea

Winnie One small voice in the universe RedOne true friend in the universeBoth Please believe in me ...

Lights down, exit music...MOTHER GOOSE

Piglet was the first to see Pooh entering the forest. “P-p-p-p-Pooh Bear it’s you,” he shouted, then continued. “Pooh, Tigger just returned, and he smells good for once.” “And why is that, Piglet,”


asked Pooh. Piglet replied, “It’s the first time he’s gone a whole week without playing with Pooh.” And Pooh laughed and put his arm around his nervous little friend. Meanwhile, parents across the globe began again telling the story of Little Red Riding Hood. She was once naïve, but when her trust was violated, her heart closed. But like most characters of our favorite stories, she grew and taught us something. Red still keeps here eyes wide open, but now so to is her heart.

Lights out, scene change

Scene 15: Back to the Cabin

MOTHER GOOSE (reading story)“And then Pooh joined Tigger sitting on their favorite log by their favorite river in the 100-acre woods just north of Doylestown. After a few quiet moments passed by, Tigger said to Pooh, “If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live a day without you.” Pooh reflected on this for a moment. Then he said back, “If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together keep me in your heart, and I’ll stay there forever.“

ASPENThat was a great story grandmother!

BREEI knew the whole time that those mean old men were Winnie-the-Pooh and Tigger.

ASPENYou did not!

BREEI liked the whole story except for one part.

MOTHER GOOSEAnd what was that, dear Bree?

BREEWhen you made Aspen and me teenagers who didn’t want to hear your stories.

ASPENYes. We’ll always love your stories, Grandmother Goose.

MOTHER GOOSEI bet you will. But if you do outgrow them for a short time, be sure first to pass them along to your children.

ASPENI do have a question, Mother Goose. What was in Red’s basket?

BREEAnd I have a question. You told us that would be the 2nd best story ever. So what’s the best story ever?

MOTHER GOOSEWell those are very good questions. Are there any parents out there? Raise your hands. So, what was in Red’s basket? Shhhh. Don’t tell us right now. Your children will want to know, and I’ll bet you can imagine and tell a fascinating tale that has the answer.


And that story may be the best one ever told.

The End.

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