When Two Nurseries Collide
Author's note: I'm using two songs sung by The Beatles in this chapter. I don't claim ownership, and I don't have permission to use them. If anyone important asks me to take this down, I will do so.
Chapter 3: Let's Jam!
Kermit and his group were still playing with the toy divers when Kermit pointed at nothing and said, "Look, a mermaid!"
Lotsa looked, and said, "I don't see any mermaid…"
"You're not concentrating hard enough." Kermit told him, "Use your imagination."
Lotsa closed his eyes, then opened them and said, "I see her now!"
Cozy and Gentle clapped, and said, "Me too!"
"C'mon, let's be deep sea explorers!" said Kermit, and the room changed to an oceanic scene.
"Yee-haw!" whooped Brave Heart as he and his group went by on sea horses.
Piggy, Proud, and Treat came over, and Piggy said, "I want to be a mermaid too!"
"Me too!" said Treat.
"Well, I'd be a prettier mermaid, so I think I should be the one who gets to play." Proud Heart lifted her chin haughtily.
"That's not fair!" cried Treat Heart, and Piggy nodded once.
"We can all be mermaids, right Kermie?" Miss Piggy batted her eyes at Kermit, who blushed.
"Um, right…"
"Yippie-skippie!" Piggy jumped up and down, clapping. "You can be the king mer-frog, and I'll be your queen!"
Gentle Heart and Cozy Heart giggled, and went off to see what Loyal Heart and Rolf were doing. Rolf was trying to teach Loyal to play the piano, but he wasn't having much luck. Loyal looked over as the girls approached, and said, "I'm tewwible…I can't even pway Chopsticks!"
Cozy thought for a moment, then said, "But you can sing! Why don't you pick a song, and he can play it while you sing!"
"Great idea!" grinned Rolf. Loyal whispered something in Rolf's ear, and Rolf began to play a tune that some of them recognized…
Loyal Heart was a Beatles fan, and his favorite song was 'Hey Bulldog.'
" 'Sheepdog, standing in the rain.
Bullfrog, doing it again.
Some kind of happiness is measured out in miles,
What makes you think you're something special when you smile?
Child-like, no one understands.
Jack knife in your sweaty hands.
Some kind of innocence is measured out in years,
You don't know what it's like to listen to your fears.'" Loyal sang, and the others gathered round.
" 'You can talk to me,
you can talk to me,
you can talk to me,
if you're lonely you can talk to me.
Big man (yeah) walkin' in the park.
Wigwam, frightened of the dark.
Some kind of solitude is measured out in you,
you think you know me but you haven't got a clue.
You can talk to me,
you can talk to me,
you can talk to me,
if you're lonely you can talk to me.
Hey, bulldog! Hey, bulldog! Hey, bulldog! Hey, bulldog!'"
" 'Hey man, what's that noise?'" Brave Heart quoted, playing along and pretending to be the other voice from the song.
" 'Woof!'" said Loyal.
" 'What d'you say?'" returned Brave Heart.
" 'I said woof!'"
" 'D'you know anymore?'" chimed in Swift, catching on to the game.
" 'Wooaah ha ha ha!'" howled Loyal and Rolf together.
" 'You've got it, that's great! That's right! That's it, man, hoo!" said Rolf.
" 'Quiet boy, quiet!'" said Bright, joining in.
" 'Okay.'" said the puppies.
" 'Quiet!'" Bright clapped his hands.
" 'Hey, bulldog! Hey, bulldog!'" everyone sang this last bit together before collapsing on the floor, laughing.
Skeeter sat up and asked, "Hey, does anyone know Yellow Submarine?"
Unbelievably, every hand shot up and they all began to sing.
" 'In the town where I was born,
lived a man who sailed to sea.
And he told us of his life in the land of submarines.
So we sailed up to the sun,
till we found the sea of green,
and we lived beneath the waves in our yellow submarine.
We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine.
We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine.
And our friends are all on board;
many more of them live next door.
And the band begins to play…
We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine.
We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine.
(Full speed ahead, Mr. Parker, full speed ahead! Full speed over here sir! Action station! Action Station! Aye, aye, sir, fire! Heaven! Heaven!)
As we live a life of ease,
every one of us (every one of us)
has all we need (has all we need).'" Gonzo played the part of the other voice that sang apart from the others, and did very well.
" 'Sky of blue (sky of blue)
and sea of green (sea of green),
in our yellow (in our yellow)
submarine (submarine, ha ha!).
We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine.
We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine…'"
When the song ended, they heard clapping from the doorway. "That was wonderful, kids!" said Nanny, who had walked in unnoticed sometime during the second song. "Are you ready for naptime?"
Most of them groaned, but a few of them nodded. They were divided up between three separate cribs, and the lights went out…and Brave Heart suddenly wasn't feeling so brave.