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Published: May 4, 2003
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Part 13: The Fairy Tale Trick

Cast: Jim Henson (Kermit),Jerry Nelson (The Amazing Mumford, Announcer), Fran Brill (Thumbelina), Kevin Clash (Big Bad Wolf).mmnews23

Announcer


We take you now to Kermit the Frog with another fast breaking news story!
Kermit


Kermit the Frog here, of Sesame Street News, and today we’re about to watch a trick done with two famous fairy tale personalities. And to do the trick, we have The Amazing Mumford!
Mumford


Tah-DAH!mmnews24
Kermit


Now, Mumford — what exactly are you going to do?
Mumford


I call this my Big/Small Trick!
Kermit


Mmm hmm.
Mumford


And, to begin with, I have Thumbelina here. Yes, and she’s from the fairy tale Thumbelina.
Kermit


Uh huh. And Thumbelina, I see that you are small.
Thumbelina


That’s correct!
Kermit


Uh huh. And you must be the Big Bad Wolf!mmnews25
Wolf


Hey! How’d you know it was me?
Kermit


Well, because you’re big, and I’ve seen you in numerous fairy tales, such as, uh, Little Red Riding Hood, and the Three Little Pigs!
Wolf


Yep!
Mumford


So, my trick is simple. I’m going to turn these two around — so that Thumbelina is big, and the Wolf is small.
Kermit


Wow! Okay, ladies and gentlemen, if this trick works, Thumbelina will be big, and the Wolf small. Let’s watch.
Mumford


All right. Here we go! A la peanut butter sandwiches!
[ Mumford waves his magic wand, and there’s a huge puff of smoke. ]mmnews26
Mumford


Oh, fruitcake! The trick didn’t work! Wolf, you’re still big!
Wolf


That’s right!
Thumbelina


Hey, wait — I’M big, too!
Mumford


Hey, well, what do you know! You ARE big! Well, at least half the trick worked. Let’s celebrate! Come on, I’ll take you out to lunch. We’ll go to Cicero and Sal’s, they’ve got a great salad… [ Mumford leads them offstage. ]
Wolf


Oh, good!
[ As Mumford, Thumbelina and the Wolf leave the stage, Kermit runs on — shrunk down to a couple inches. ]
Kermit


Hey, Mumford! Look what you did to me! How could you do this? Uh… This is Kermit the Frog, returning you to your regularly scheduled program! MUM-FORRRRRD!mmnews27

by Danny Horn

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