“THE PlePLE-NECKED BLACK- BEARDED Weal a An original Christmastime re Roe eee ree Bata Pre eed Career Ce ad CAST OF CHARACTERS ney da ZANG zoN ati boy ZING ZONG his tain set | i WR FIG meen | en THE PURPLE NEGKED ZANG: Wi BLACK-BEARDED BLATCH a fearsome creature — ZANG: He sure does, bo} ZING: Why do 1 he hate weieoat ci 9 ING: There is ZANG: | don't see a river MR. FIGG: Imaginary river ZING AND ZANG: eo... Lade da ZANG: 0) ece ZING: That's unlaN Pie eee ae RO G4, enters from the other side of the stage.) (They rush to the box.) ZING: Silly, Presents don't move. People move. Presents ee acl Ss pe ZING: Okay. La de da (Mr. Figg peers in trom the side of he stage.) MR. FIGG: (To audience.) On, good. They've found the box! Now they'll it the li. ZANG: Now we'll just lit the lid MR. FIGG: Now they'll look inside. ZING: We'll ust look inside MR. FIGG: And now out will pop the Purple-necked Black- bearded Biatch! THE PURPLE-NECKED, BLACK-BEARDED BLATCH: (Popping ou) GARRRARROOOOCO00000\ Ww /WLECULLULFFFFFFFFFFFFFFPIIII (Zing and Zang stand gazing at the creature, quivering.) MR. FIGG: And now those kids will scream and cry and run away and never bother me again! ZING: Well hi there, cutie, ZANG: Nico to meet you, fella. MR. FIGG: (Enragod.) Wha??7? BLATCH: (in a monstery blatchy voice.) I'm the Purple- necked Black-bearded Blatch, ZANG: We'te Zing and Zang Zong. ZING: You wanna come sing and dance and play with us? (The Blatch crawis out of his box.) BLATCH: | don’t know. I've never sung or danced ar played betore. ZING: Oh, it’s fun, ZANG: Welllteach you. ZING AND ZANG: Singing.) La dee dada dee dee dee Lade dee dee dee (They dance oft.) BLATCH: (Singing, with his head bobbing up and down.) Lade do do, dum dum dum ...La de dum dum dum (fie dances oft.) MR. FIGG: (Very mad.) |... they....he...oh(Zing runs on stage} ZING: Was that you roaring, Mr. Figg? MR. FIGG: Yes, itwas! ZING: Oh, Well, thank you for the nice new pet biatch! MR. FIGG. (Zing runs ott giggling. Zang runs in,) ZANG: He's the nicest, best present we've ever gotten. imics ee i ae => RRROAR SN hag BLATCH: Thank you for giving me to Zing and Zang. They taught me how to sing and dance. MR. FIGG: Ler aes —— => RRAOAR Se yO oma (Latme spac la pans es oath go aia iat sie Mestre le na as te aly ie ihaboy Gurng cco orca oe and down all the while. Zing and Zang come back in.) JNascnatiegmuatbe rong vib Fon EAN aetna CTD i E10G: (ume ap se dome) Ratan ie Sarat eee kes aae ZING: | dort loom to to sek ster ZANG: Hotere SLATCH ot (Blatch shoots out his long neck and with the top of his hhead hits Mr. Figg right in the mouth, which causes the ‘mouth to clas suadenty.) ZING: Aren't you gonna say thank you? ZANG: So we can say you're welcome? pas sree ROAR S— RARE V've never been so mad in all niy fe (Mc, Figg exits.) ZING: You know, Brother, 've been thinking ZANG: About what? ZING: About Mr. Figg ZANG: What about Mr. Figg? ZING: Well, Christmas is coming up. And Mr. Figg just gave usa nice pet for a present... 0 here's my plan. (She whispers in Zang's ear ) ZANG: That's nice! (They rush out. Mr. Figg enters.) MR. FIGG: Boy, Im really going fo get those kids this time. Ht they think I'm mean and nasty now, wait tll they've seen, ‘me be really mean and nasty! (Zing sticks her head up.) ZING:Mr. Figg? MR FIGG: What sit? (Zang peeks ue.) ZANG: We've got something for you.(The kids rush in, pushing ahoad of them the box with a big Christmas ribbon tied around It. They leave it beside Mr. Figg and rush off, giggling.) MR. FIGG: What is this, some kind of trick? This is somo kind of tick. | know a trick when I see one. I'lljust open the ‘box and see what kind of trick itis! (The twins peck out, watching the proceedings. Mr. Figg ‘ingerly opens the box. Out pops the Blatch, wearing a ‘Santa Claus hat.) BLATCH: single bells! Jingle bells! Jingle al the way! Oh, ‘what fun iis to say Merry Christmas, Mr. Figg! MR. FIGG: (Mad. Is this some kind of trick? BLATCH: No, this is some kind of present. Zing and Zang are giving me back to you. MR. FIGG: What? BLATCH: They say that I'm the best pet they ever had. MR. FIGG: What?” BLATCH: They say you've made them very happy. MR. FIGG: What? BLATCH: They say they want to make you happy, too. So they're giving me back to you. Merry Christmas. (Pause. Mr. Figg just stands still, quivering.) ‘ZING: Mr. Figg's not saying anything, ZANG: He's just standing there, quivering, ZING: | think he's about to roar! ZANG: Cover your ears! (But instead of roaring, Mr. Figg starts to cry quietly. Zing ‘and Zang come close 10 him.) ZANG: Mr. Figg is crying, ZING: Why are you crying, Mr. Figg? MR. FIGG: I've always tried to be mean and nasty, bad- tempered, unfriendly, rude, messy and rotten! Why are you so nice to me? ZING: Oh, maybe just because it’s fun. ZANG: Maybe just because we like you, BLATCH: And just maybe specially because it's Christmas! MR. FIGG: Well, maybe Ic just like to say thank you, ZING: Hey, Mr. Figg. How would you like to sing and ‘dance? MR. FIGG:| think I'd like (All four dance around the stage:) ALL: Jingle bells! Jingle bells! Jingle all the way! Oh, what {un itis to rige in a one-horse open sleigh! Curiain, Please tun to page 100 for complete drections for ‘making and working te our Muppets usd i this pay. THE WHIMSICAL WORLD By NANCY SPRAKER Muppets, originated by puppeteer-film-maker Jim Henson, are the lovable, like-nothing-else Creatures (varmints? monsters? thingies?) that you and your children have been enjoying on television for the past ten years. Now, along with their usual appearances on shows like EG Sullivan’s~they'll be there on December 21— Muppets have become regulars on the exciting new television series for preschool children, “Sesame Street.” ‘This program, which just made its debut on November 10, is broadcast daily (and in some. cities twice daily) over more than a hundred seventy education stations, and might be de- scribed as a video version of Headstart. Puppets, cartoon animation, live-action film, comedy-ad- venture parodies and celebrity guests are used to teach children letters and numbers, increase their vocabulary, sharpen reasoning skills, ac- quaint them with social concepts and generally prepare them for school. The Muppets’ role, like that of the other characters and people on “Ses- ame Street,” is to disguise instruction with en- tertainment. Obviously, Muppets and children have a spe- cial rapport, and that’s because the puppets are created by a special man in a special place, Muppetsville is an old carriage house in New York's East Sixties; nailed beside the door is a weather-beaten plank bearing a hand-printed message: “Henson Associates and Muppets, Inc. .. . This sign will be replaced with a nice ‘expensive one some day—maybe.” Passersby ‘occasionally leave [continued on page 100) (PETTING THE WLATCH (J! 10 ight) Jim Henson with his son Brian, sks daughier Cheryl, eight; son Jonn Paul, tour. Off-camera, his oldest daughter Lisa, nine.THE PURPLE-NECKED lshcioht condbords white glu: fat “MKit pies 42" «1214 fom trounce MEACI BEARDED BLATCH ("NS cciiimm laters ier oeeni al For bear tech tetas cer Cotes oo Shown on nage 5657 lowane hav been ele in al pegs cach a of hea Right ss facing ficep for arm sod Blah indi: Stich ‘head halves together” ao TO MAKE. MUPPETS Sida inaction) land front edges Ieaving neck and mouth Materials For all Muppets: Purple erry. "Zang Zong: Following 3 patterns, cut open. Clip mouth edge on head "in at sth towel; yard east af orange, laven- head from orange fch. slecves from char- points A’ Spread gue smoothly around er, chartreuse tirquose, light blue-black, teuse fet and. mouth each from mac Sige of cardboard mouth allow tt for dark green and bright pink fet scrape of genta feland cardboard. Score cardboard & few oninuts Pit ino’ bead, matching fed, white purple and magenta felt Back, mouth on fold and bend. Cut-4.arm pieses, Boims A. Prese down Ut” mouth seumn light areeh, tan and yellow yarn: fabric 342" x 7" from orange felt 2 shirt pieces’ fowance over cardeoard mouth edge Glue love for eft hand: 4" dowel: cotton: $44” x 6" from chartetse fel, bottom magenta mouth to cover cardboard or arms, lightly snark with pene the ani pattern ouio€ on arn picdes Stitch together pats of arms along’ pencil Tne, Teaving martow, code opens trim. excess fabric to within "of sttehing. Stuf arms lighiy wih coton, teh fob 95" des of tom “stir piece Stich sbit proces together along narrow edess tapering stshing so fe end. (neck) measures B45" around, ‘rim exces sear allowance. Right sides fogeiner siteh ead to. shirt neck. and wfiece to shirt waist. Stich sleeve seams. Tack an {continued on page 105] THE WHIMSICAL WORLD OF MUPPETS Continued rom pase 57 small, anonymous notes pinned to it read- ing "Why?" or "Don't: ‘Ope the door. Bo up a Aight of tie nearly a Tong aid steep as the fist ill fn a toler coaster, and atthe landing You {rm right into a huge, airy, white room, is Wallsined oor to-eling with storage cab. {nets marked “Dog's Stull” "Crowodiles = "s Done Things," "Machine For Eating, “Garbage Can Creatures," "Beautiful Day Monsters," "Fleece, Fur Cloth, Long Hain Stout, Fant, Hors ad ina: (um, This isthe stuff of Muppets. ‘Go up another, mercifully shorter, fight ‘of stairs to 2 nest of offices and there You find Puppeteer Jim Henson, seated behind almasive rococo desk. A life-size rattan moose head stares benignly across the room from a spot above the fireplace: over Mr. Henson's desk (and his head) hangs Whit seems 10 be either a giant sorcerers hat ‘F 4 gramophone horn covered with color- Tul panels of felt. Actually t's.2 lamp. “The man bimseit i tll, lanky. peatle: his simile, quick and open’ his face™with setious eyebrows. bangs. mmuslache ‘and beard a8 peacefil as & monk's, “Jimmy thas a lovely way with monsters, his wife says in characterizing his work And look= Ing at the Blatch, so incongrvowsty appeal- ing, you have to agree thot this is exactly the fight way to. pot i / {Jane and Jim Henson me: ia a puppet lanai nego Monend Soke opie fr ew jeu dnd te aration owas Sha ermcotee pet sen | Sipe teed ts ected ae t tines ad png) Se ome Pagting woe ow Made Gomi mes tate oeet el i gut aptson nos ses oi Sse ‘ie iak Bar Aho Cais Sing Bean anne og weciy a AS “ Neato leo a a es ing Meopts ha Set, aaa | de fo coer -bscane the ght 3 . ‘edie sory Onite panel i ghee hat ate ace sl ket Gor Thee pecans gl hoes eter ce ae ae vod Cle tink teri eerie Ma ae Ses entese ey a oe Taek mouth watt cards Tietton‘oig heag z wc LA tide levied — Tora vestiont ‘en? | Bleteh’s body eat Lor old tole fold ‘are hele Minha sth moreto ome rom people whine les work ie Sone “forthe fan of at exoMONEY-SAVING RECIPES set sof des hat wi fiptontii ef tee Dess eer 1 ble hating Money Mons 98 pele BAKED FISH AND SHRIMPS. WITH CELERY SAUCE. (Friday, December §) 2 pounds cod or haddock filets 1 teaspoon salt 1 can (4¥ ounces) tiny shrimps, drained 43 tablespoons marearine Yeap minced celery 3 tablespoons flour 114 cups mil, 4g teaspoon pepper eup shredded American cheese ‘Thaw fillets if frozen and pat dry. Arrange in shallow 2-quart baking ‘dish and sprinkle with ¥3.texspoon sal ‘Arrange shrimps on top. Melt maggarine in ‘skillet, add celery and sauté > 10.3 minutes. "Blend in. flour. Gradually “add milk ‘and cook, string. until thickened. ‘Aad remaining sat and te pepper. Pour ‘over shrimps and. sprinkle with. cheese Bake in moderate oven (380"F.) about 30 minutes, Makes 6 servings BEEF, LATVIAN STYLE (Saturday. Decemter 6) 2 pounds stewing beet, In 1” cubes Pep: margarine 2; medium onions, sliced Four 2 tablespoons dary sour ertam 1 ean (B cuneos) tomatoes 2 teaspoons salt 1 “teaspoon pepe 2 tableepoons paprika Brown beef in the margarine in ket tle or Dutch oven. Add onions and ‘ute lighlly. Add 1 tablespoon Tour, '@- Mnaining ingredienis and I cup, water Bring to bor cover and simmer > hours, ‘or unit meat is tender. Good with tice, oodles of potatoes. Makes 6 sorvings. [NORWEGIAN PRUNE PUDDING (ovecnesday, December 20) 1 pockage (12 ounces) pitted prunes, Snppes 14 cp each white and brown suger 4p teaspoon salt 1A teaspoon each cinnamon and allpice 3" ablespoone cornstarch 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 cups chilled custard sauce {a 10 art of double Pir over det at, bling prunes aid. 2 cps Water {0 boll’ Mix. remaining. ingredients, except last 2, and Stir into mixture. Bring again to boil and simmer, stirring, > to 3 min ties, Put over boiling. water and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, about 10 mites. Add lemon juice and chil, Serve with the sauce, Makes 410 6 servings. ‘TURKEY AND STUFFING SCRAPPLE ‘Prepare ahead for Tuesday. December 16) 2 ehieken bouillon cubes 2 cups tetover boked moist bread sting Turkey gravy or canned chicken avy 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups chopped cooked turkey 1 cup yellow comme Sessonad sat 2 tablespoons margarine BpPivorve bouiton cubes in 2 curs EA hot water in ete: A sting | ‘Gradually add corameal and’ cook, sti ning, minotes, ‘Sprinkle, with eahoned See cece SPINACH SALAD (Tuesday, December 16) 1 bag (12 ounces) fresh spinach 2 sees bacon, enoked esp and crumbled 43 hharacooked eng, dices 4 cup salad ott up segar 4 teaspoon salt ‘ash of pepper tablespoon steak sauce 4 teaspoon dry musta ‘Wash spinach, drain, and tear in small pieces, Putin’ silad bow, sprinkle with ‘acon and egw and chill, Mix remaining Ingredients and chil. Tust before serving, pour over spinach mixture; toss. Serves & STEWED LAMB WITH CABBAGE AND SAUERKRAUT (Saturday, December 20) 2 pounds boneless stewing lamb, cubed 2 tablespoons margarine Salt ena pepper T'medium anion, chopped 1 gmall cabbage, cut In 36" strips Ye" pound sauerisut 1 bay leat Fj Brow lamb in he, margrine in Fa atk or Dutch oven, Season with ‘ait and pepper and remove, Saute onion Thy in" remaining im etl, cab tage and brown Tihs. Add meat, cup fot water, stersraut shay eal Bring {o boi. cover and vmmer about 1? hours Garnish with parley. Makes 6 servings SAVORY RICE STUFFING (Christmas Day) 1% cups uncooked rice 1 up margarine 1 lage onion, minces 1 tablespoon poultry sessoning 144, teaspoons salt 2 wespecn pepper 4 cup chopped parsley % cup chopped celery and leaves [Ea Gook ce without sat and drain necessary” Melt margarine in large Sfilet and add" remaining ingredient. Cook, sting occasionally. minutes, ‘Add tice; mi well: Makes about 6 cups ‘CRANBERRY.GLAZED CHEESE PIE (Christmas Day) 1% cup aranom eracker crumbs {tablespoon brown sugar 2 tablespoons margarine. melted 1 envelope unfevored gelatin 1 faaspoen grated lemon ring Shccup milk Veup daly sour eream 1 package (3% curees) lemon-favor Instant puding| 1 cup smaltcurd creamed cottage cheese Cranbery Glaze ‘Mix fist 3 ingredients and spread evenly in'9” piepans (Mixture will be Toose:) Chil while making filling. Soften gelatin In's4 up cold water, then dissolve over Hot wae or fo bet, Put i owl with next 4 ingredients and Peat quickly unt Blended “and thick. Fold in cheese and turn io” shell. Chill while. boil tvs cups cranberries and 3 cup wae Ac, Simmer 10 minutes then ad 12 cp franulated sugar, "2 cop packed brown Sugar and dash of salt, Cook, stirring. | {o'2 minutes, or until syeupy. Remove from heat and stir Samuie ne eller nit: Cook. He END THE PURPLE-NECKED. BLACK-BEARDED BLATCH Shown on pages 54-57 ‘TO MAKE MUPPETS Continue rom page 100 arm end inside each sleeve; sew top sleeve fcdges to shoulders. Sew blue buttons to ‘SShterLront of ahr. Tack narvow ends of Soller together at center front of neck. ‘Taper collar as shown Jn photographs Following photographs for fave. sew white button eves i place. Cut Out mall Bracket pupils: luz in place. Sew cen- ter of 4” strand of tan yarn t0 Top of head for hat ‘Zing Zone: Following 3 patterns, cut head from bright pink fet. prnafore from Trucs Felt an mouth euch from ma i felt and cardboard, Cut 4 arm pieces SOP ram sb pices Se from bright pink fel, collar pice 34” x 82" from white felt'and forty 96" dots from light blue fel. Make head and arms same Sitch Hy ‘ieee tower alone foe sides, tapering itching 50 one end (nee inasures 2" around: Trim excess team Allowance. Right side together stich head to bod neck Sew an arm to each shoulder Seam pinafore shoulder and side ed leaving arm openings, Give dots to Lind back of pinafore. Sip over beds. Scal- ip ne se of ola shown a pho fraps. Sufeh narrow ends of collar to Esther at conter bach of meck. Following photosraphs for face, sew ‘shite button eyes i pace. Ct Out all bitek-fet pupil: ave sn pace. Sew centers of 10" stands of yellow yarn to top of Read for har Cut several front strands Sha 05 Ba gg! Following 7 patterns, cut head and ens (rom lavender felt. vex from back felt shirt from ‘blue fel, te from charieuse felt and a. mouth each {rom purple felt and cardboard. Cut 4 arm 203" x7" Yrom livender fet, bot 1 place 6 kde" from dark and collar strip a" SUS" “Make head ad arms same a8 for Zang Zong. Sitch together 6 edges of “skit” ‘bottom plese. Stitch shirt pieces together long tceves ani sides. Pin collar stand ing up around head ncck edge with ends imecting at center back. Right sides 10 cir mb 0 shir. ec, cng {hrough’collar. and “shirt” piece to shin ‘wast Turn, Notch collar af center front And taper as shown in photosraph. Feld U2" strip of chartreuse felt over tie top 10 form "knot": slue in place- Glue tie 10 Shietfromt. Insert arms into shirt sleeves ind tack n place. Stitch vest fronts to Fack at sides and shoulders and slip over shirt, Following photographs for face, se¥ white burton eyes im place. Cut out small black-felt pupils and Trowning eyebrows: fluc ia place, Stich pairs of cars together, feoving sight ls open, Turn, Stl Tightly with cotton. Sew ears to head %." bhack of mouth corners, Sew enters of 2” Sands of yarn around back of head from fur to eat for hale ‘The ‘latch: Following 4 patterns, bod" from tavel, nose fron orange fel at from te fel and ye rom whet jing glove as pattern, ut out one piece from towel, adding 2" all around nd shaping Me's to points. Leave edges Faw. half inch im from point where index land’ middle Bgers join, eta ts" ticle (Gowel will be inserted later) Mark 213" Sirele on right side of hand piece, with point where index and middle fingers Join fouching is edge. Allowing “4" seam, Stich long edzes of body together to form tube. Turn under Teontinued on baee 106)The key to your fate and fortune! ASTROLOGY ISWERS YOUR QUESTIONS Newly revised edition of the world-famous PLAN WITH THE PLANETS EDWARD LYNDOE Don't guess about your future Know hat it holds for you and how you can make the most of i rast 60 A FAWCETT GOLD MEDAL BOOK You can help your child adjust con. fidentiy. to. his changing ‘years with GROWING PAINS. In this Book, problems like beawetting, acne, obesity, and sex ‘education are discussed by physicians to assist both You and your ehild in understanding his Dhysical and emotional development. Order GROWING PAINS today by send: Ing your remittance to. the American Medival Association, 535.N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, i, 60620. Enclosed ig $—__for —_ copies of GROWING PAINS, 100 pages, (0P-244), $1.00 Name Address ny: State WO 12/69 Zip— THE PURPLE-NECKED. BLACK-BEARDED BLATCH TO MAKE MUPPETS saw edge at wider end of tube, Gather ito fit and sew to circle marked on hand Piece, covering ctt-out hol ‘With sa seams, dart, match ing A's, then joining underside from A 19 leaving sn stuting. Stat firmly wit ‘Sew opening closed ea each side, 1p stitch eye pioses together along. broken lines, forming casing for dowel between coves: Stuff eyes lightly: sew openings ‘losed. reer from back for pupils and glue in place, Sew nose 40 comer of eye plese. Cut 20” length. of Mlowel. Insert ane cnd into eye easin tle ia place, Insert other end. thro top of body. io emerge hough hua piece. Sew hand dowel hangs frocly bel NOTES ON WORKING MUPPETS Since these are hand puppets, almost hing that will hide the person manip lating the puppet can serve ay 4 st tig cardboard box. table; the back'of a ‘fa oF 4 plese of cardboard tacked 10 a Ties of the characters, Zing an Zong’ and Mi re slipped over the nd, The thumb positioned inthe chi Section of the mouth and the: remaining cfs im the top. The srme of the Mi pets hang free and sre not manipulte fy the fingers To: make w speaking se chin stetion wth each word. Batch is worked by slipping the left nthe is pl se and the dowel can be swiveled withthe ‘movement and faked. oF Fight hand {0 "Practice with th mirror. Move thei so" they. scem alive Notice that small movements are very ef fective. When there are several Muppet on stage speaking. should be ther still and aot jamp around; other Wise i difeutt to tell which one ist COMING IN JANUARY WOMAN'S DAY le: December 16 ‘© BIG PARTY YOUR BUDGET WiLL LOVE Dollar-saving entertaining for 3 crowd, with. luscious largequantty Fecipes, ideas for handsome settings, easy serving * CLOTHES THAT STRETCH YOUR WARDROBE How to accessorize and coordinate. around your key. coats, dresses or sults, plus a guide to wnat “NEW MAKEUP FOR A NEW YOU Arttul ways you can use all the sensa: tional ‘naw "gels, rollons, gleamers and see-through shadows | PAPER-HEART BASKET All you will need to make this title woven basket is one sheet each of gold ind red flint paper. This paper, whic sold in art stores, is sturdy yet exible enough to manipulate without tearing casly. One side of the paper is colored and has a glossy finish and the other sid white. The paper comes 1713" x 26 no sheets sheet of paper. Fold rectangles in half tach folded piece (broken lines, Step 1 hen cut two 24”-deep slits folded end Following Steps 2 9, wea trips 10 form haskst, In each step, fob low direction of acrow or arrows. Note: Basket will not open properly until Step 6 has been competed ‘or handle, cut paper stip 13” x 814 and tape ends 10 inside of basket (Ste 0). ‘Trim with paper or ribbon bot shown in photograph. 2