a puppet show for valentine's day

morgana put together a puppet show today for the children she takes care of at a parent steiner study group. she took the story from the juniper tree puppets february newsletter (it's a very nice newsletter to get each month in one's inbox and she always includes a seasonal/monthly story). it's a tale of two friends searching for the perfect valentine gift for each other.

missy mouse and bitty bunny

along the sea coast of a northern village, two dear

friends live along the edge of a blueberry farm. 

missy mouse and bitty bunny each have their own cozy

little homes nestled deep in the roots of the green-leafed

hedges that frame the blueberry fields.

 one frosty february morning, missy mouse woke up  in her cozy
nest tucked under a hedgerow root and looked outside. 
the winter fog was lifting and sunshine was starting to shine on
the red buds of the blueberry bushes.

'oh my', missy mouse said to herself, 'when the red buds grow
that means valentine's day is near. red, like the valentine
hearts!  i must do something special for my friend bitty bunny!'

 

further down the hedgerow, down an earthen hallway, deeper
under the roots lived bitty bunny. she scampered up to peek out
at the day. as the fog lifted and the sun shone on her sweet
bunny face, bitty bunny said to herself, 'ah, the sun is warming,
warming sun means warming hearts. heart day is coming soon,
i must think of a valentine gift for my best friend missy mouse!'

neither knew that their friend was thinking the same thing
as they were.

the two friends started to look here and there for something the other
would truly like. something to make their friend smile with joy. 
for isn't that what you do for a friend on a special friendship day?

 

missy mouse first looked for a beautiful stone for bitty bunny to put
on her shelf to look at.

 

bitty bunny looked for some soft moss to put in missy mouse's nest
to sleep softly on.

mo, no they both thought, that is not quite the right gift.

then missy mouse thought, 'i will sing a friendship song for
bitty bunny,'  but could not think of a tune.

and bitty bunny was thinking, 'i will thumpity thump with my back foot
so missy mouse can dance.'  but then remembered missy mouse did
not really like to dance.

no, no they both thought, that is not quite the right gift.

 then missy mouse thought, hmmm, bitty bunny's little house
is full of winter dust and cobwebs. i will clean her house til it
shines. i will Spring Clean! that will made bitty bunny very happy.

 back in her house, bitty bunny was thinking. missy mouse loves to
eat my pies.  i will bake her a carrot pie with the last of my winter
carrots.  carrot pie, her favorite!  that will make missy mouse so happy.

 yes.  yes!  they both knew just the right valentines gift to give.

so they both set to work on valentine's morning.

bitty bunny baked the carrot pie, and when it was piping hot
and fragrant, carried it to missy mouse's house.

at the exact same time that bitty bunny was delivering
the carrot pie, missy mouse took her broom to her friend's
house, and swept out all the dust and cobwebs, out of the
passageway, leaving a shiny clean home.

imagine their surprise when they both returned to their homes
and found their valentine present!

 'how perfect', said missy mouse, 'and ever so tasty'. then she took a
large bite of pie.

'how sparkly clean', said bitty bunny, i am ready for spring now!

'happy valentine's day', they called to each other down the
rooted way of the hedgerow.

how both were smiling with twinkling eyes!

for that is how a good friend makes you feel!

the end!