I modified The Stubborn Pumpkin by Laura Geringer to suit a Halloween/Pumpking storytime. I wanted a little more drama than the original story. In my story, the farmer, Bell, Nell, Fifi, Pup, and Mop are seen by a little mouse wandering through the garden. Little mouse offers help and they all laugh at her. I told the children, "mouse is small, that's true, but mouse is smart," and mouse climbs up on the pumpkin, chews through the thick stem and tells everyone to try pulling now. The pumpkin rolls off, and farmer bakes his famous pumpkin pie, giving mouse the biggest slice.
I used a combination flannel board and puppet to tell this story. All of the pieces are felt, except the mouse. For the mouse, I used my small Folkmanis glove puppet.
Hooray! An easy addition to your puppet-story repetoire.
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