Bob reads a story which is acted out by Ernie, Bert and three Anything Muppets. Ernie plays a "poor but honest farm boy" who would like to marry a princess and live in a palace with Rubber Duckies and banana milkshakes. A fairy godmother grants him that wish, but only if he can pick a magic apple from a tree. A farmer attempts to help him get the apple, but doesn't succeed. Finally, Ernie rests under the tree until the apple falls into his mouth! Just then, a king arrives and chooses Ernie to marry his daughter, "the lovely princess Gwendolynda" (Bert in drag).

Performers

• Jim Henson as Ernie
• Frank Oz as Bert (Princess Gwendolynda)
• Jerry Nelson as the King
• Fran Brill as the Fairy Godmother
• Caroll Spinney as the Farmer

Releases

Book adaptation

• The Sesame Street Storybook (1971)
• The Sesame Street Library Volume 12 (1978)

Online

• Sesamestreet.org (SSvideo)