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There was once an old man who lost his mitten. A mouse came running up, and she climbed into the mitten and sat there. By and by a Frog came hopping up, and she stopped and called out: "Hullo there! Who is living in this mitten?" "I am. Crunch-Munch the Mouse. And who are you?" "Hop-Stop the Frog. Let me in!" "All right. Jump in!" By and by a Rabbit came scurrying up, and he stopped and called out: "Hullo there! Who is living in this mitten?" "We are. Crunch-Munch the Mouse, Hop-Stop the Frog. And who are you?" "Fleet-Feet the Rabbit. May I join you?" "All right. Jump in!" By and by a Fox came scampering up, and he stopped and called out: "Hullo there! Who is living in this mitten?" "We are. Crunch-Munch the Mouse, Hop-Stop the Frog, Fleet-Feet the Rabbit. And who are you?" "Smily-Wily the Fox. Won't you make room for me?" "All right. Jump in!" So there the four o...

Yes! It's another recycling blog! Instead of a story for this blog, I have a song. This song, I HAD AN OLD COAT , is based on a a Yiddish folksong I used in my May blog. And that Yiddish song was the inspiration for the The Thrifty Tailor story from my April blog. And it was also the inspiration for the book Joseph had A Little Overcoat by Simms Taback (you can read the book at pbskids.org) . The picture at the top of the blog came from this book. I HAD AN OLD COAT written by Paul Kaplan I had an old coat and the coat got torn, what'll I do I had an old coat and the coat got torn, what'll I do I had an old coat and the coat got torn So I cut it down and a jacket was born And I sing every day of my life. In a couple of years those threads got thin, what'll I do. In a couple of years those threads got thin, what'll I do. In a couple of years those threads got thin So I called it a shirt and I tucked it in And I sing every day of my life. Then the arms wore out in t...

ONCE upon a time a Dog used to go into the stable where the king's Elephant lived. At first the Dog went there to get the food that was left after the Elephant had finished eating. Day after day the Dog went to the stable, waiting around for bits to eat. But by and by the Elephant and the Dog came to be great friends. Then the Elephant began to share his food with the Dog, and they ate together. When the Elephant slept, his friend the Dog slept beside him. When the Elephant felt like playing, he would catch the Dog in his trunk and swing him to and fro. Neither the Dog nor the Elephant was quite happy unless the other was near-by. One day a farmer saw the Dog and said to the Elephant-keeper: "I will buy that Dog. He looks good-tempered, and I see that he is smart. How much do you want for the Dog?" The Elephant-keeper did not care for the Dog, and he did want some money just then. So he asked a fair price, and the farmer paid it and took the Dog away to the country. The ...