Tonight was Emily's third grade drama recital. This year her piece was "Abigail and the Beautiful Pony" by Shel Silverstein and it suited her perfectly! She worked hard to get just the right tone for the narrator, Abigail (the little girl - sweet as syrup, then angry and finally near tears) and her parents (who were having none of it). She did a great job and we were very proud.
Little Abigail and the Beautiful Pony
By: Shel Silverstein
There was a girl named Abigail who was taking
a driveThrough the country with her
parents
When she spied
a beautiful sad-eyed grey and white
pony.
And next to it
was a sign that said, FOR SALE—CHEAP.
“Oh,” said
Abigail, “May I have
that pony? May I please?”
And her parents
said, “No you may
not.”
And Abigail
said, “But I MUST
have that pony.”
And
her parents said, “Well, you can have a nice butter pecan ice cream cone when we get home.”
And Abigail said, “I don’t want a butter pecan ice cream cone, I WANT THAT PONY—
I MUST HAVE THAT PONY.”
And her parents said, “Be quiet and stop nagging—You’re not getting that pony.”
And Abigail began to cry and said, “If I don’t get that pony I’ll die.”
And her parents said, “You won’t die. No child ever died yet from not getting a pony.”
And Abigail felt so bad that when she got home she went to bed,
And she couldn’t eat,
And she couldn’t sleep,
And her heart was broken.
And she DID die—
All because of a pony that her parents wouldn’t buy.
(This is a good story to read to your folks when they won’t buy you something you want.)
I MUST HAVE THAT PONY.”
And her parents said, “Be quiet and stop nagging—You’re not getting that pony.”
And Abigail began to cry and said, “If I don’t get that pony I’ll die.”
And her parents said, “You won’t die. No child ever died yet from not getting a pony.”
And Abigail felt so bad that when she got home she went to bed,
And she couldn’t eat,
And she couldn’t sleep,
And her heart was broken.
And she DID die—
All because of a pony that her parents wouldn’t buy.
(This is a good story to read to your folks when they won’t buy you something you want.)
**The last picture above on the right is of her saying this line.**
