ThemissingpieceItwasmissingapiece.Anditwasnothappy.Soitsetoffinsearchofitsmissingpiece.Andasitrolleditsangthissong--"Oh,I'mlookin'formymissin'pieceI'mlookin'formymissin'pieceHi-dee-ho,hereIgo,Lookin'formymissin'piece."Sometimesitbakedinthesunbutthenthecoolrainwouldcomedown.Andsometimesitwasfrozenbythesnowbutthenthesunwouldcomeandwarmitagain.Andbecauseitwasmissingapieceitcouldnotrollveryfastsoitwouldstoptotalktoawormorsmellaflowerandsometimesitwouldpassabeetleandsometimesthebeetlewouldpassitandthiswasthebesttimeofall.Andonitwent,overoceans"OhI'mlookin'formymissin'pieceOverlandandoverseasSogreasemykneesandfleecemybeesI'mlookin'formymissin'piece."throughswampsandjunglesupmountainsanddownmountainsUntiloneday,loandbehold!"I'vefoundmymissin'piece,"itsang,"I'vefoundmymissin'pieceSogreasemykneesandfleecemybeesI'vefoundmy...""Waitaminute,"saidthepiece."BeforeyougogreasingyourkneesAndfleecingyourbees..."Iamnotyourmissingpiece.Iamnobody'spiece.Iammyownpiece.AndevenifIwassomebody'smissingpieceIdon'tthinkI'dbeyours!""Oh,"itsangsadly,"I'msorrytohavebotheredyou."Andonitrolled.Itfoundanotherpiecebutthisonewastoosmall.Andthisonewastoobigthisonewasalittletoosharpandthisonewastoosquare.Onetimeitseemedtohavefoundtheperfectpiecebutitdidn'tholdtightlyenoughandlostit.Anothertimeitheldtootightlyanditbroke.Soonandonitrolled,havingadventuresfallingintoholesandbumpingintostonewalls.Andthenonedayitcameuponanotherpiecethatseemedtobejustright."Hi,"itsaid."Hi,"saidthepiece."Areyouanybodyelse'smissingpiece?""NotthatIknowof.""Well,maybeyouwanttobeyourownpiece?""Icanbesomeoneelse'sandstillbemyown.""Well,maybeyoudon'twanttobemine.""MaybeIdo.""Maybewewon'tfit....""Well...""Hummm?""Ummmm!"Itfit!Itfitperfectly!Atlast!Atlast!Andawayitrolledandbecauseitwasnowcomplete,itrolledfasterandfaster.Fasterthanithadeverrolledbefore!Sofastthatitcouldnotstoptotalktoawormorsmellaflowertoofastforabutterflytoland.Butitcouldsingit'shappysong,atlastitcouldsing"I'vefoundmymissingpiece."Anditbegantosing-"I'vefrownmynizzin'geezUfvrounmymitzin'breesSokreasenymeasAnbleeznydreesUffrown..."Ohmy,nowthatitwascompleteitcouldnotsingatall."Aha,"itthought."Sothat'showitis!"Soitstoppedrolling...anditsetthepiecedowngently,andslowlyrolledawayandasitrolleditsoftlysang-"OhI'mlookin'formymissin'pieceI'mlookingformymissin'pieceHi-dee-ho,hereIgo,Lookin'formymissin'piece."
