Ernie Is At The Typewriter, Pecking Away. Suddenly--

Ernie: "It's Done! It's Done! Hey Bert--it's Done!"

Bert: "What? What's Done?"

Ernie: "My Story--greatest Short Story In The Whole Wide World, It's Done. Greatest Story In The World, Wait'll You Hear It."

Bert: (groan) "Go Ahead."

Ernie: "A........B, C.......D......"

Bert: "Ernie....."

Ernie: "E, F,.....G...."

Bert: "Ernie, That's The Alphabet!"

Ernie: "Now Comes The Sad Part. (begins To Cry) "H...I, J, K....." "

Bert: "Ernie......"

Ernie: ".......L, M, N, O...................P"

Bert: "Oh, Ernie!" (shaking His Head)

Ernie: "Now Comes The Action Part! (reads Excitedly) "Q! R, S! T! U, V!" "

Bert Just Groans

Ernie: "Here Comes The Wind-up--"W, X, Y--" "

Suddenly Ernie Begins To Roll Up The Paper. Berts Turns To Him.

Bert: "Well?"

Ernie: "Well What?"

Bert: "Well Go On, Finish It. You Went, "T, U, V, W, X, Y," And Then You Stopped. Go On, Finish The Story."

Ernie: "And Tell You How It Ends? Then You'll Never Want To Read It For Yourself!"

(Laughs And Goes Off)

Bert: "Sighhhhhhhhhhhh......"