1) FIVE LITTLE APPLES

Five little apples hung on a tree...
The farmer didn't care
So guess who came to eat?
A CATERPILLAR.......MUNCH, MUNCH


Four little apples hung on a tree...
The farmer didn't care
So guess who came to eat?
A BIRD.........MUNCH, MUNCH


Three little apples hung on a tree...
The farmer didn't care
So guess who came to eat?
A PIG..........MUNCH,MUNCH


Two little apples hung on a tree
The farmer didn't care
So guess who came to eat?
A HORSE.......MUNCH,MUNCH


One little apple hung on a tree
The farmer didn't care
So guess who came to eat?
A SCARECROW......MUNCH,MUNCH


Now the tree is bare
There are no more apples there
But when next fall comes around
Guess who'll be there?

THE CATERPILLAR
THE BIRD
THE PIG
THE HORSE
and the SCARECROW 

YUM!YUM!


(Note:  this is a commercial story I purchased from Nasco. It came with
the flannelboard pieces already printed.  If I were writing this, I
would substitute something else for "Scarecrow".  Every time I use this,
somebody says "But the scarecrow couldn't eat!!!")

Also the actual ending is : "Now the tree is bare
And life can seem unfair
But when next winter comes around
Guess who'll be there?"

The figures are really cute, but I don't like some of the text.  That's
why I adapted, as above.  If you say it aloud you will soon find that it
has a rhythm that the kids soon pick up on.  It's fun!!!


2) You will need a brown teddy bear body, two legs,
two arms, four paws, Scotty dog head, a horse's head, an elephant's head, a
rooster's head, a pig's head, round brown circle for head, black nose, two
black eyes, and a red mouth and two ears.

The First Teddy Bear Flannel Board Story

      Once upon a time there was a Great Toy Maker who created all kinds of
toys to please boys and girls.  Each day the Toy Maker worked on a new toy.
As the toy was finished, it gave him great joy.  One day, as he sat at his
work bench, he picked up some soft brown fur.  "This would make a lovely
toy," he said.  So he made a fat chubby body of soft brown fur.  (Put body
on the flannel board). 
      Next he made two long, brown, furry legs.  (Add the legs to the body on
the flannel board).
      Then the Toy Maker made two short, brown, furry arms.  (Put the arms on
the figure taking form on the flannel board).
      Lastly, he added a little tan paw to each arm and leg.  (Add the paws).
      Then the Toy Maker stepped back to see what he had made.  Something was
missing.  "Of course, the head!" he said.  And the Toy Maker thought: "What
sort of head should I give this toy?"  He finally thought out loud.
"Perhaps one like I used on the Scotty dog would do."  So he put it on the
fat, furry body.  (Put a Scotty dog head on the flannel board figure). 
      As he stood back to look at his toy, he shook his head, "No, that
Scotty's head won't do at all!"  He tried a horse's head on the furry body.
(Put the horse's head on the figure).  
      He still wasn't satisfied.  Next, he tried an elephant's head.  (Put
the elephant's head on the figure).
      He knew, as he stepped back and considered the toy, that the elephant's
head wouldn't do either.  It just didn't look right on that fat brown body.
Then he tried a rooster's head.  (Put the rooster's head on the figure).
      And a pig's head.  (Put the pig's head on the figure).
      Then he said, "It is very plain to see that this new toy must have his
own special head."  So he made a large furry, brown ball, and on this he
put:
         a black, shiny  nose,
         two black eyes and,
         a round cherry-red mouth. 
      Last of all, he added: two brown, furry ears!
      "Now I think that will be all! said the Toy Maker.  As he stepped back
to look at his newest toy, he smiled; then broke into a laugh!  He laughed
and laughed, until the tears spilled out of his eyes and fell down over his
cheeks. This was a happy day to the Great Toy Maker, for he had just made
the very First Teddy Bear!