Mouse and I will be doing the baking once the family leaves for their own Thanksgiving gathering out of town. I am always grateful they meet with family members away from here. So we can use their kitchen stove!

(laughing) Just one of the many things we are so thankful for indeed! AS we are all grateful to you and mouse for your doing the baking that makes baked apples and bread possible! Even the hot vegetables will be appreciated with the butter, instead of cold for a wonderful change! Their stove beats trying to cook over the barbeque pit on their back porch.

My mouth is watering!

Mine too! Oh! HORSE, Will you ask Mouse if he will be bringing any cheese?

(nodding his head) Yes, of course, in fact I think I will go for a run and and look for him!

(EXIT HORSE)

(ENTER CHICKEN) COW! I have been looking for you! I wanted to let you know I have dozens of eggs for Thanksgiving for omelets and breads and especially for the EGG NOG!

EGG NOG! The barnyard favorite! We can always count on you Hen !

You bet you can! I can hardly wait till Thursday! I will go get the eggs and use Jimmy's pail to bring them to the barn. Then we can get a clean pail and we can mix up my eggs and your milk!

Sounds Good! Bye CHICKEN! (turns to face audience as CHICKEN EXITS)
I see things coming together, no worries! Every animal wants to give something special for the dinner feast! It is all about celebrating the barnyard and one another, great and grateful friends, sharing good food and good times!

(ENTER PIG) Hi COW! I wanted to talk to you about Thanksgiving, what are we having so far?

(Turns to Pig) Buttered carrots, oat bread and apples, courtesy of HORSE except butter courtesy of me! Eggs courtesy of CHICKEN, eggnog courtesy of me and chicken. Hopefully cheese courtesy of MOUSE! And whatever you are donating to the dinner?

Me, I am bringing potatoes and corn and they too will be tasty with your butter! (nodding his head up and down) Yum! Yum!

You know I appreciate the sacrifice you all make for our Thanksgiving Day dinner together!

OH COW it is so, worth it! ALL of us pulling together to make the most wonderful feast. It is so, special to share this dinner together and then there is the story telling and the dancing later!

Yes, definitely One of our favorite times of the year! Now, the only one left on my list is little Duck! Have you seen him today PIG?

No! I have not seen him all day.

Horse if off looking for him but I think I will go look too!

(EXIT COW and PIG)

CURTAIN

ACT II

Meadow
Curtain opens (Duck looking down and Mouse are on stage)

H'mmm! Let me think on this Little Duck. Wait! I hear HORSE coming, lets talk to him. He may have some ideas!  (ENTER HORSE)

Now, that's settled. (turns to mouse) MOUSE, Cow wants to know if you will be bringing any cheese tomorrow?

Yes! We should all get some rest, with a big day ahead. (they all leave the stage)

Curtain

ACT III

Inside the Barn
Props bag of cookies,  pail

COW and PIG on Stage

Pig thank you for the corn and potatoes! They are just waiting to be gobbled up with baked apples, carrots, fluffy omelets, oatmeal bread, cheese, whipped cream and I think Duck is making popcorn for the storytelling later!

Popcorn! What a nice treat! Say where is everyone?

HORSE, MOUSE and DUCK are finishing up on the baking! Horse is making oatmeal cookies! CHICKEN is getting the Egg Nog he has had on ice! Mouse got ice cubes from the family's house. 

That sounds fantastic! (ENTER CHICKEN with pail)

Cooking! But they should be here soon!
 (ENTER HORSE carrying plate of cookies)

Hi everyone! Don't these smell wonderful, fresh from the oven! Duck and Mouse will be here in a few minutes they are finishing the popcorn.

(ENTER MOUSE and Duck huffing and puffing)

Whats wrong!

DUCK:

HORSE:

COW:     

Kittle Duck, we have plenty and besides this dinner is not about the food but about sharing and caring.
That's right it is about being thankful for our lives and grateful for one another! Now put a smile on your face and lets all give thanks for all our blessings! Now let's eat!