Sir Dowrxy and Miss Chickadee 



Aden A K. Burt 



A PLAY FOR FOIK CHILDREN' IX PRIMARY GRADES 



ACT I 



Tlme : December, three o'clock in the afternoon. 

 Place : Playground at back of school building. 

 Characters: Downy Woodpecker. Aliss Chickadee. 

 Scenery: Few trees and feeding station for birds. 



Down\' Woodpecker flutters in and peeps into the food box 

 with an excited air. 



Sir Downy. Oh dear! Ifs so long since the little children 

 have put any seeds or meat in this box out here and Fm very hungry! 



Miss Chickadee (flutters up to box). My, Oh, my! I ate 

 the last seed two days ago, and those had little children still forget us. 



Today I have been flying everywhere and couldnt find a speck 

 of food on any of these big trees or baby trees, but I thought the children 

 might think of us this cold afternoon. 



Sir Downy. Mr. Snowman has been here so much that all the 

 little insect eggs, which I eat are away tinder his warm coat and it 

 will be a long time before I can get them. 



Miss C. (running around in the trees). What shall we do, 

 Friend Downy? Mr. Snowman also covered my little seeds in the 

 fields up so long ago I have forgotten where they were. 



Downy W. Fll tell you what we'll do. Miss Chickadee, to make 

 these bad children think of us again. 



Miss C (coming beside Downy). Please tell me quick! ! 



Downy W. When the children come out tomorrow morning 

 and call us, we'll just hide and they wont be able to see us at all. 

 Then maybe they will put some food out here again. 



Miss C. (flutters around with excitement). That's fine. Xoiv 

 let's go to sleep and wait for the children. 



(They rtm out togrether.) 



ACT II 

 Time. December g o'clock a. m. 

 Place. Same. 



Characters. Downy Woodpecker, Miss Chickadee, Janie 

 Bnd Susan. 



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