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LITTLE OLD LADY:
Aah! How happy I am.
NARRATOR:
The Little Old Lady was so happy, but she
never thought to say thank you to the Kind
Fairy.
CHORUS:
The fairy journeyed north and south,
East, west, and over the sea.
But she often thought of the little old dame
And of how happy she must be.
NARRATOR:
Well, by and by the Kind Fairy returned to
visit the Little Old Lady to see how she was enjoying her country cottage. But do
you know, that Little Old Lady was grumbling again.
[Little Old Lady enters, and walks in front of the curtain.]
LITTLE OLD LADY:
’Tis a shame so it is, ’tis a shame. Why should I live in this boring house in the
country with no one to keep me company but one maidservant and some smelly
chickens? Other folk live in grand mansions in town. They can look out the
windows and see the people going to the market. They have horses and a
carriage to go driving in, and they have menservants as well as maidservants.
Oh, I am so bored! ’Tis a shame, so it is, ’tis a shame that I should suffer so.
CHORUS:
’Tis a shame that she should suffer so.
Fairy, can’t you make her go.
NARRATOR:
Well, the Kind Fairy was disappointed, but she was a
kind fairy, so she said . . .
KIND FAIRY:
I think I can help you, Little Old Lady. Tonight, when you
go to bed, turn round three times, and in the morning
you’ll see what you’ll see!
CHORUS:
So she turned three full times
And, much to her surprise,
In the morning when she awoke
What a sight befell her eyes.
[Curtain closes as the Little Old Lady turns.]
by Sue Scott
From Playabout (Dellasta)
The Little Old Lady Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle
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