Sir Downy and Miss Chickadee 

 Aden a K. Burt 



A PLAY FOR FOUR CHILDREN* IN PRIMARY GRADES 



ACT I 



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

 Place : Playground at back of school building. 

 Characters: Downy Woodpecker. Miss Chickadee. 

 Scenery: Few trees and feeding station for birds. 



Downy Woodpecker nutters in and peeps into the food box 

 with an excited air. 



Sir Downy. Oh dear! It's so long since the little children 

 have put any seeds or meat in this box out here and I'm very hungry! 



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

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



Today I have been flying everywhere and couldn't 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 under his warm coat and it 

 will be a long time before I can get them. 



Miss C. (running around in the trees). II 'hat 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. I'll 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 won't be able to see us at all. 

 Then maybe they will put some food out here again. 



M(ss C. (nutters around with excitement). That's fine. Now 

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



(They run out together.) 



ACT II 

 Time. December q o'clock a. m. 

 Place. Same. 



Characters. Downy Woodpecker, Miss Chickadee, Janie 

 .and Susan. 



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