Little Mouse and the Big Red Apple - Sharing Read Aloud Books for Children - Bedtime Stories
Little Mouse and the Big Red Apple, by A. H. Benjamin and Gwyneth Williamson, is an engaging kid's book read aloud for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school ages (and adults still young at heart), for the Autumn/Fall season about sharing.
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Transcript
00:00Little Mouse and the Big Red Apple
00:30by A.H. Benjamin and Gwyneth Williamson
00:38Mouse was feeling a bit peckish one day when all of a sudden he came across a big
00:43red juicy apple. Just what I fancy, he cried. I'll take it home with me and have a feast.
00:51Mouse set off towards his little house, rolling the apple over and over. He couldn't wait to get
01:03his teeth into the big red juicy apple. Yum yum, he thought, when all of a sudden...
01:13Splash! The apple rolled into a pond.
01:17Oh, no! wailed Mouse. What am I going to do now?
01:23Not to worry, said Frog, popping his head out of the water. I'll help you.
01:32Frog kicked the apple hard with his strong back legs. It flew out of the water and...
01:38Bump! Landed on the ground. There you are, said Frog. He licked his lips and stared at the apple.
01:50Er, thanks, said Mouse as he began to roll it along the path. He did not want to share his
01:57apple with Frog. Mouse went on his way, thinking of the lovely apple dinner he would have later.
02:04His mouth was already watering when...
02:09Crash! The big red juicy apple fell into a thorn bush.
02:15Silly me, muttered Mouse as he tried to rescue his dinner.
02:20Ouch! That hurt, he cried. Those prickles are nasty!
02:29I see you have a problem, said Tortoise, trundling up to Mouse. Leave it to me.
02:35Tortoise didn't have to worry about the sharp prickles. He had his shell to protect him.
02:44Without any trouble at all, Tortoise crept under the thorn bush and brought out the big
02:49red juicy apple. Problem solved, he said, stroking the apple longingly.
02:55I'm ever so grateful, said Mouse in a hurried voice, and he was off again. He did not want
03:01to share his apple with Tortoise. I'll soon be home and tucking into that big red juicy apple,
03:07thought Mouse, when...
03:13Thud! The apple rolled into a log. That's all I need,
03:18sighed Mouse when he saw that the log blocked his path. How do I get around that?
03:25Easy, said Mole, popping out of a nearby hole. I'll dig you a tunnel.
03:31And she did. She dug a tunnel that went right under the log.
03:39It was just wide enough for Mouse and the apple to go through it.
03:47Always glad to help, said Mole, sniffing at the big red juicy apple with her little nose.
03:54It's very kind of you, said Mouse, and he went on his way as fast as he could.
03:59He did not want to share the apple with Mole. He rolled the apple over and over until...
04:08He came to a steep hill. His house was at the very top.
04:14Push, push, heave, heave, went Mouse, grunting and groaning.
04:20Up, up, up he went, until he reached the very top.
04:25At last, sighed Mouse happily. Oh, for that lovely apple meal!
04:31But as Mouse let go,
04:37the apple wobbled, and then it started to roll, down the other side of the hill.
04:44It rolled faster and faster, further and further, until...
04:50It came to a stop at the bottom of the hill. Mouse could see it lying there like a big red jewel.
04:58Oh, no, he cried. I shall have to start all over again.
05:07Mouse scrabbled down the hill on his little tired feet. Faster and faster he ran.
05:14But when he reached the bottom, he found Frog, Mole, and Tortoise had got there first.
05:21How kind of you to send that apple all the way back to us,
05:25called out Mole, chomping away on a piece of it. Mouse gave a big, big sigh.
05:31Don't mention it, he said. Isn't that what friends are for?
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