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Little Dramas for Primary Grades

Chapter 39: A FRIENDSHIP DECLINED
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A collection of brief, teacher-friendly scripts and dramatic readers intended for beginning primary grades that present simple scenes, animal fables, folk tales, and short adaptations. Each piece includes character lists, directions, and stage cues adaptable to classroom performance; selections aim to develop oral reading, imagination, and interpretive skills. Contents range from nursery dramas and moral fables to seasonal pieces and adaptations of well-known short stories and legends, offering varied roles for young children and practical material for classroom dramatization.

A FRIENDSHIP DECLINED

CharactersMary and a Kitten
(Mary wears a gray fur bonnet)

Mary. Pussy, aren’t you cold?

Pussy. Me-ow!

Mary. Pussy, aren’t you cold?
Don’t look so sad.
Come here to me,
At home, I’ve kittens two—
And I should like—indeed I should
To make a friend of you.

Pussy. Me-ow!

Mary. To make a friend of you.

Pussy. I thank you, Miss, for your kind words,
And know they’re gently said;
But truth to speak,
I do not like
That thing upon your head.
For much it looks to me as though
Your very furry hat,
So soft and fine, might once have been
A very furry cat. Me-ow!
A very furry cat.