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Half an apple

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Tom and Jim quarrel over an apple that Tom shared with Jim. Tom gave Jim half of the apple, but Jim believed Tom's half was bigger. They argued until an old woman intervened. She examined the halves but could not determine which was bigger. To make the halves equal, she took bites from each half until both boys' portions were completely eaten. The boys learned not to quarrel.

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I. Half an Apple People in the Play Tom, a small boy Jim, a small boy An old woman TOM: Look, Jim! I have got an apple! JIM: Oh, please give me half* of it. I will give you half of my pencil. *1/2 TOM: Yes. Give me half of your pencil. JIM: Here it is. (He gives Tom half of his pencil.) TOM: Now, I will give you half of my apple. (He gives Jim half of the apple.) JIM: Oh, Tom, your half is bigger. TOM: No, the two bits are the same. JIM: Let me see your half. TOM: I will not let you see it! JIM: You are a bad boy. You say that they are the same. If they are the same, take my half and give me your half. TOM: No, I will not. JIM: You must. If you do not, I will hit you. (An old woman comes in.) OLD WOMAN: Boys! Why are you quarreling, you two boys? JIM: I gave Tom half of my pencil. He gave me half of his apple. But his half is much bigger than my half. He is a bad boy. TOM: My half is not bigger. Look at it. (He gives his half to the Old Woman.) OLD WOMAN: Now, boy, let me see your half. (Jim gives his half to the Old Woman.) I think the two bits are the same. JIM: No, this bit is bigger. TOM: Jim, you are a bad boy. The Old Woman says that they are the same. (He speaks to the Old Woman.) Give me my half.
OLD WOMAN: Tom, you say that your half is the same as Jim´s half. I will give his half to you and you shall give your half to him. TOM: No, no! Give me my half. JIM: Yes, yes! Give me Tom´s half. OLD WOMAN: Yes, I think Tom´s half is bigger. I will bite a bit from Tom´s half. Then they will be the same. JIM: Yes, then they will be the same. (The Old Woman bites a bit from Tom´s half.) TOM: Oh, look. Jim´s half is bigger now. I want Jim´s half. JIM: No. They are the same now. Give me my half. OLD WOMAN: No, Jim´s half is bigger. I will bite a bit from Jim´s apple. (She bites a bit from Jim´s apple.) Now they are the same. JIM: Look! Tom´s half is bigger now. I want Tom´s half. TOM: No, they are the same. Give me my half. OLD WOMAN: I think that Tom´s half is a little bigger. I will bite Tom´s half. (She bites Tom´s half.) TOM: Now Jim´s half is bigger. OLD WOMAN: If Jim´s half is bigger, I will bite a bit from it. (She bites Jim´s apple and eats all of it). JIM: Oh! Oh! now Tom´s half is bigger. Give it to me. OLD WOMAN: If Tom´s half is bigger I must bite it too. (She bites Tom´s half and eats it all.) Do not quarrel, my boys. Those who quarrel never get any good from it.

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  • 1. I. Half an Apple People in the Play Tom, a small boy Jim, a small boy An old woman TOM: Look, Jim! I have got an apple! JIM: Oh, please give me half* of it. I will give you half of my pencil. *1/2 TOM: Yes. Give me half of your pencil. JIM: Here it is. (He gives Tom half of his pencil.) TOM: Now, I will give you half of my apple. (He gives Jim half of the apple.) JIM: Oh, Tom, your half is bigger. TOM: No, the two bits are the same. JIM: Let me see your half. TOM: I will not let you see it! JIM: You are a bad boy. You say that they are the same. If they are the same, take my half and give me your half. TOM: No, I will not. JIM: You must. If you do not, I will hit you. (An old woman comes in.) OLD WOMAN: Boys! Why are you quarreling, you two boys? JIM: I gave Tom half of my pencil. He gave me half of his apple. But his half is much bigger than my half. He is a bad boy. TOM: My half is not bigger. Look at it. (He gives his half to the Old Woman.) OLD WOMAN: Now, boy, let me see your half. (Jim gives his half to the Old Woman.) I think the two bits are the same. JIM: No, this bit is bigger. TOM: Jim, you are a bad boy. The Old Woman says that they are the same. (He speaks to the Old Woman.) Give me my half.
  • 2. OLD WOMAN: Tom, you say that your half is the same as Jim´s half. I will give his half to you and you shall give your half to him. TOM: No, no! Give me my half. JIM: Yes, yes! Give me Tom´s half. OLD WOMAN: Yes, I think Tom´s half is bigger. I will bite a bit from Tom´s half. Then they will be the same. JIM: Yes, then they will be the same. (The Old Woman bites a bit from Tom´s half.) TOM: Oh, look. Jim´s half is bigger now. I want Jim´s half. JIM: No. They are the same now. Give me my half. OLD WOMAN: No, Jim´s half is bigger. I will bite a bit from Jim´s apple. (She bites a bit from Jim´s apple.) Now they are the same. JIM: Look! Tom´s half is bigger now. I want Tom´s half. TOM: No, they are the same. Give me my half. OLD WOMAN: I think that Tom´s half is a little bigger. I will bite Tom´s half. (She bites Tom´s half.) TOM: Now Jim´s half is bigger. OLD WOMAN: If Jim´s half is bigger, I will bite a bit from it. (She bites Jim´s apple and eats all of it). JIM: Oh! Oh! now Tom´s half is bigger. Give it to me. OLD WOMAN: If Tom´s half is bigger I must bite it too. (She bites Tom´s half and eats it all.) Do not quarrel, my boys. Those who quarrel never get any good from it.