Polly Darton by a fence, looking over 13 carrots, laid out in a row)
Polly Darton: Oh, hi there. My name is Polly Darton, and I'd like to sing a song for you, but I can't. The I'd like to sing's called, "14 Carrot Love", but as you can see, I only have (slowly counting carrots) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 carrots. Mm-hmm.
(Benny Rabbit, with a in his mouth, hops by behind her, and then stops to look on)
How can I sing a song about 14 carrot love, I only have 13 carrots?
(she Benny)
Benny: Uh-oh. (tries to away)
Darton: Look! Did you see that bunny with that carrot?
(Benny stops, skyward, his escape foiled)
I if he'd let me borrow it. (calls) Here bunny, bunny, bunny!
Benny: (spitting out the carrot) Hey! Don't call me Bunny! The is Benny!
Polly Darton: Well, I'm sorry, Benny. I was wondering if I borrow that carrot there.
Benny: (shocked) No! No way, no chance! No how! This is my carrot, and I get downtown, so goodbye! (picks up carrot in his mouth again)
Polly Darton: Oh please? You have one carrot and I have 13 carrots. (Benny puts carrot back down) If I add carrot and my 13, I'll have (slowly counting carrots) 1, 2...
Benny: yeah yeah...
Polly ...3, 4...
Come on, I gotta get downtown!
Polly ...5, 6, 7, 8...
Benny: Yeah yeah...
Darton: ...9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 carrots.
14, yeah.
Polly Darton: And I can my song.
No, no way, forget it!
Polly Darton: Aw, please? Don't do it for me - do it for the little children!
Benny: (Squeaks his teeth as he thinks it) Oh, all right all right all right. You can borrow my carrot. But you have to give it back. And you can't, I say you can't nibble on it, okay?
Polly Okay, okay. Thank you! Thank you, you -
Benny: yeah yeah...
Polly Darton: ...wonderful bunny, you!
Benny: (appalled) Don't me Bunny! The name is BENNY!!!
(music starts, she now sings)
Polly These carrots from the garden Are as you see In one big bunch As as can be
(unimpressed) Yeah...
Polly Darton: The bunch has 13 But it only takes a
(Benny getting into the beat)
To add carrot And get 14 love!
14 love!
(Benny starts squeaking his teeth in to the music)
14 love! is what we got here - 14 love! It's better than some Or candy on a
(Benny's really getting it)
And it's all of you-ou I this song to sing
Together: 14 love! 14 love! That's we got here - 14 love!
(music ends, but Benny singing, leaning back on the fence)
Benny: 14 carrot love! 14 love!
Polly Darton: (calling to him) Hey hey! Benny! over, Benny!
Benny: (still singing) That's what we've got here! 14 ca- (stops) Oh yeah yeah yeah, right right, well I gotta go anyway. Yeah yeah, I'm just gonna take my carrot here, and get here ...
Polly Darton: Hey, hey you can have all carrots, Benny. Just my way of sayin' thank you.
(blown away) Oh! Oh gee, well, um ... but I don't know what to say!
Polly Darton: Aw, you know he really is a little bunny!
(shouting) Don't call me Bunny! The name is Benny!
(squeaks his teeth as last of the song replay)