Sesame Street Avalon 12 Crayons/Jabberwocky (from Grin & Giggle with Big Bird)

Cast

 * Bert Yellow as Big Bird

Transcript
Bert Yellow: Hi. Say, here's a funny poem that's one of my favorites. It's called "Jabberwocky" and the words don't mean anything at all. So, you can pretend that they mean anything you want them to mean. It's great when you wanted to play make-believe. Listen. ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.

“Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!”

He took his vorpal sword in hand; Long time the manxome foe he sought— So rested he by the Tumtum tree And stood awhile in thought.

And, as in uffish thought he stood, The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back.

“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” He chortled in his joy. (laughing)