ITCH & SCRATCH

HOLAOSHF

ONE DAY, ONE SMALL INSECT, NOT BIGGER THAN A FRECKLE,

GETS INTO MISS CALIPSO’S CLASSROOM.

BUT NOBODY REALISES.

This is Miss Calipso’s classroom

WHILE MISS CALIPSO COUNTS THE CHILDREN,

RITA IS PLAYING WITH MARY’S HAIRPETER IS DRAWING ON JEFF’S BACK, AND MARC IS CUTTING JOHN’S HAIR.

THE LITTLE LOUSE HASN’T GOT WINGS, BUT SHE HAS GOT SIX STRONG LEGS TO

GO UP TO THE PIRATES SHIP, THE SHIP IS HANGING

FROM THE CEILING OF THE CLASSROOM.

WHAT A LOVELY SIGHT FROM UP THERE FOR THE LITTLE LOUSE!MISS CALIPSO’S NICE CURLS.PLAITS, PONITAILS, PIGTAILS,

BLACK HAIR, BLONDE HAIR, RED HAIR, EVEN THE SKELETON’S HAIR

DOWN

SHE

GOES!

NO MATTERS

WHERE

THERE ARE A LOT OF HEADS, AND ALL OF THEM ARE PERFECT

HOP!

THE LITTLE LOUSE COUNTS 1, 2, 3 AND...

AND THE PERFECT HEAD IS...

MISS CALIPSO’S HEAD!THE LITTLE LOUSE IS WORKING A LOT

SHE IS PUTTING A LOT OF EGGS

... WHILE THIS, THE LITTLE LOUSE IS

SINGING A SONG ITCHES & SCRATCHES, I AM THE LITTLE LOUSE.ITCHES & SCRATCHES,

THIS IS MY LITTLE HOUSE.ITCHES & SCRATCHES,

THESE ARE MY LITTLE EGGS.ITCHES & SCRATCHES.

ON MISS CALIPSO’S HEAD.

AND YES, THE LITTLE EGGS OPEN AND THEY GO DOWN MISS CALIPSO’S HAIR..ITCHES & SCRATCHES.

BOING, BOING. OH, OH! A LITTLE LOUSE JUMPS ON MARY’S HEAD..,

FROM THAT MOMENT ON, EACH TIME TWO HEADS TOUCH, MANY LOUSES CHANGE HOUSES.

ITCHES & SCRATCHES,, MARY SCRATCHE S AND A LOUSEGOES TO RITA’S HAIR. ITCHES & SCRATCHES,

A LOUSE TO PETER’S HAIR. ITCHES & SCRATCHES,

A LOUSE TO JEFF’S HAIR. ITCHES & SCRATCHES, AND TO MARC’S AND TO JONH’S AND ...

AND HERE AND THERE...IN NOT TOO MUCH TIME,

EVERY LOUSE HAS A PERFECT HOUSE

THEN THE DIRECTOR COMES INTO THE CLASSROOM: MISS CALIPSO, WE HAVE TO TALK.

SO IN THE RESTAURANT, THEY SPEAK ABOUT THE LOUSES...

IN THE AFTERNOON, THE DIRECTOR SENDS A LETTER

TO ALL THE PARENTS

THANK YOU.

DEAR PARENTS:PLEASE CLEAN YOUR CHILD’S HEAD

WITH A SPECIAL CHAMPU FOR LOUSES

WELLALL ...EXCEPONE!

NEXT DAY THE CHILDREN COME WITH VERY CLEAN HEADS

NO LOUSES

MISS CALIPSO’S HEAD.

THE LITTLE LOUSE PUTS MORE AND MORE EGGS.NOBODY CAN HELP MISS CALIPSO TO CLEAN HER HAIR.

ITCHES & SCRATCHES, I AM THE LITTLE LOUSE.ITCHES & SCRATCHES,

THIS IS MY LITTLE HOUSE.ITCHES & SCRATCHES,

THESE ARE MY LITTLE EGGS.ITCHES & SCRATCHES.

ON MISS CALIPSO’S HEAD.

..ITCHES & SCRATCHES,. MISS CALIPSO SCRATCHES AND:- BOING, BOING. OH, OH! IN NOT TOOO MUCH TIME

ALL THE CHILDREN ARE SCRATCHING AGAIN.

THE PARENTS ARE VERY ANGRY!

THE DIRECTOR SPEAKS WITH MISS CALIPSO:I CAN HELP YOU!

THAT NIGHT, THE DIRECTOR CLEANS MISS

CALIPSO’S HAIR.

THEY FALL IN LOVE!

OF COURSE, THE DIRECTOR AND MISS CALIPSO GET MARRIED.AND WHAT CAN YOU SEE IN MISS CALIPSO’S CLASSROOM.

RITA IS PLAYING WITH MARY’S HAIRPETER IS DRAWING ON JEFF’S BACK, AND MARC IS CUTTING JOHN’S HAIR.

ITCHES & SCRATCHES, I AM THE LITTLE LOUSE.ITCHES & SCRATCHES,THIS IS MY LITTLE HOUSE.

ITCHES & SCRATCHES,THESE ARE MY LITTLE EGGS.ITCHES & SCRATCHES.ON MISS CALIPSO’S HEAD.

YOU CAN HEAR A NOISE FROM THE CLASSROOM NEXT DOOR

NO ITCHES & SCRATCHES, BUT...

ATTENTION...