Polly by a country 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 song I'd like to sing's called, "14 Carrot Love", but as you can see, I only have (slowly carrots) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 carrots. Mm-hmm.
(Benny Rabbit, with a carrot in his mouth, by behind her, and then stops to look on)
How can I sing a song about 14 carrot love, when I only have 13
(she Benny)
Benny: Uh-oh. (tries to away)
Polly Darton: Look! Did you see that bunny that carrot?
(Benny stops, looking skyward, his 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 Well, I'm sorry, Benny. I was wondering if I could 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 carrot back down) If I add your carrot and my 13, I'll have (slowly counting carrots) 1, 2...
Benny: Yeah yeah...
Darton: ...3, 4...
Benny: Come on, I get downtown!
Polly ...5, 6, 7, 8...
Benny: yeah yeah...
Polly ...9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 carrots.
14, yeah.
Polly And I can sing my song.
Benny: No, no way, it!
Polly Darton: Aw, please? Don't do it for me - do it for the little children!
(Squeaks his teeth as he thinks about 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 Darton: Okay, okay. you! Thank you, you -
Benny: Yeah yeah...
Polly Darton: ...wonderful bunny, you!
Benny: (appalled) Don't call me Bunny! The 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 starts into the beat)
To add carrot And get 14 love!
14 love!
(Benny starts squeaking his in time to the music)
14 love! That is what we got - 14 love! It's better than flowers Or candy on a
(Benny's really into it)
And it's all of you-ou I have this 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 love! 14 carrot love!
Polly Darton: (calling to him) Hey hey! Benny! over, Benny!
Benny: (still singing) That's 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 outta here ...
Polly Darton: Hey, hey you can all those carrots, Benny. Just my way of sayin' thank you.
Benny: (blown away) Oh! Oh gee, well, um ... but I know what to say!
Polly Darton: Aw, you know he really is a sweet bunny!
Benny: (shouting) call me Bunny! The name is Benny!
(squeaks his teeth as notes of the song replay)