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 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 in his mouth, hops by behind her, and then stops to look on)
How can I sing a about 14 carrot love, when I only have 13 carrots?
(she Benny)
Uh-oh. (tries to sneak away)
Polly Look! Did you see that bunny with that carrot?
(Benny stops, looking skyward, his foiled)
I wonder if 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 13 carrots. (Benny puts 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: 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 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 Okay, okay. Thank you! Thank you, you -
Benny: Yeah yeah...
Polly Darton: ...wonderful bunny, you!
(appalled) Don't call me Bunny! The name is BENNY!!!
(music starts, she now sings)
Polly Darton: 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 squeaking his teeth in time to the music)
14 love! That is we got here - 14 love! It's better than flowers Or candy on a
(Benny's really getting it)
And all 'cause of you-ou I have song to sing
Together: 14 love! 14 love! That's what we got - 14 love!
(music ends, but Benny singing, leaning back on the fence)
Benny: 14 carrot love! 14 love!
Polly (calling to him) Hey hey! Benny! Song's 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 all those carrots, Benny. Just my way of sayin' thank you.
Benny: (blown away) Oh! Oh gee, well, um ... but I don't know to say!
Polly Darton: Aw, you he really is a sweet little bunny!
Benny: (shouting) Don't me Bunny! The name is Benny!
(squeaks his teeth as notes of the song replay)