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enter a big frog upstage center and leaps to the toad stool down stage right and sits there for a moment staring about him. The voice of an alligator booms from the water. An owl hoots, a chorus of frogs, birds, beetles, flies, a snake, all enter from different points and take places among the trees and bushes. A huge buzzard takes his seat on the hollow log. There is a working door in the log. The frog chorus is down near the footlights in irregular formation. They croak a few seconds.

Frog on toadstool:	(sings) Mister Frog went courtin' he did ride.

Frog Chorus:	(jumping up and down rhythmically) Unh hunh, unh hunh.

	(Enter Mr. Frog down stage right riding a tortoise, dressed in green satin or velvet, white vest, sword, spurs and boots.)

Frog on toadstool:	(sings) Mr. Frog went courtin’ he did ride, sword and pistol by his side.

Chorus:	Unh hunh, unh hunh.

Frog on toadstool:	He rode right up to Miss Mousie’s door.

Chorus:	Unh hunh, unh hunh.

Frog on toadstool:	Rode right up to Miss Mousie’s door where he'd often been before.

Chorus:	(All birds and everything join chorus) Unh hunh, hun hunh.

	(Tortoise reaches hollow log and knocks on the door. It opens shyly and Miss Mousie creeps out, behaving coyly.)

Frog on toodstool:	(singing) And he took Miss Mousie on his knee.

Chorus:	Unh hunh, unh hunh.

Lover Frog:	Oh, I took Miss Mousie on my knee, said Miss Mousie won’t you marry me?

Chorus:	Unh hunh.