Books with title Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater

Play script. Charming and fanciful interpretation of the provocative old rhyme. One set. Folk costumes. Cast of 6 women, 2 men. Peter is a happy and charming lad, whose friends and relatives seem always too busy with the responsibilities of life, to find any time for beauty or fun. He meets Ellen - - who is full of beauty and fun, who makes a wonderful playmate, who loves him, and who wants a house of her own. So they are married. But when Ellen learns that Peter's house is also his grandmother's house, and his mother's house, and his sister's house - - she runs away. And Peter is not able to win her back until he has built her a little house of her very own.

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Excerpt from Pumpkin Pie PeterMrs. Bass - now you children stop fussing. Jane will see that you get enough to eat. I want you to behave well while I'm gone and don't get into mischief and don't set fire to the house or get sick and don't be saucy to Jane. Remember all the things you have to be thankful for and I'll come home as soon as I can.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Pumpkin Pie PeterMrs. Bass - now you children stop fussing. Jane will see that you get enough to eat. I want you to behave well while I'm gone and don't get into mischief and don't set fire to the house or get sick and don't be saucy to Jane. Remember all the things you have to be thankful for and I'll come home as soon as I can.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A beautifully illustrated little book of 5 much-loved traditional children's verse: Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater, Sing-A-Song of Sixpence, Polly Wolly Doodle, I Had a Little Nut Tree, and Mary, Mary Quite Contrary. These verses have been used for centuries to introduce children to literacy, numeracy, and simple lessons, through singing and chanting and play.