The Magic Apple

The Magic Apple is a Sesame Street story told by Bob and acted out by Ernie, Bert, and three Anything Muppets.
Ernie plays a "poor but honest farm boy" who would like to marry a princess, and to live in a palace with Rubber Duckies and banana milkshakes. A fairy godmother grants him that wish, but only if he can pick a magic apple from a tree.
A neighboring farmer tries to help Ernie get the apple (first by shaking the tree, then by giving Ernie a boost so he can pick it), but when nothing works Ernie decides to take a break. As he is napping under the tree, the apple suddenly falls into his mouth! Just then, a king arrives and chooses Ernie to marry his daughter, "the lovely princess Gwendolinda"... actually Bert, who looks anything but lovely in drag. 
==Supporting cast==
* Jerry Nelson as the King
* Fran Brill as the Fairy Godmother
* Caroll Spinney as the Farmer
==Notes==
* In "Everyone Makes Mistakes" in Episode 0131, Susan is reading the same prop book.
* Ernie would wear his farm boy costume a few times in later appearances, most notably in "The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree."
* Bert's princess name has been used for at least two previous other characters: Princess Gwendolinda and Princess Gwendolynda.
==Releases==
;Book adaptation
* The Sesame Street Storybook (1971)
* The Sesame Street Library Volume 12 (1978)
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The Magic Apple — Bob narrates the story, which is acted out by Ernie, Bert, and three Anything Muppets.