Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Scooch up, kids, it's time for a story! Don't make me tell you again about the scooching ;-) From 1975, Luis (Emilio Delgado) reads us "The King Banishes the Letter P", written by David Korr and starring King Peter the Persnickety (Jim Henson), Princess Penelope and the Royal Cook (Frank Oz), a Green Red-Haired Townsperson (Richard Hunt), and the Pumpkin Townsperson (Jerry Nelson). Originally aired in Season 6 (Ep 712), the audio version was released on the 1978 fairy tale-themed album, "Sesame Street Story Time" (this track linked below).

I love Luis' animated expressions. And isn't the pen technically a quill?

VIDEO (Audio): bit.ly/2WyjG2c
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