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Emmet and Ma both enter, keeping it secret from each other. Emmet joins a jug band with his friends, and drills a hole in the bottom of Ma's washtub to turn it into a bass. Ma Otter decides to sing, and has to sell her son's tools to get good clothing for the contest. Just before the show starts, The flashy River Bottom Band from two towns over shows up and easily wins the contest. As Ma, Emmet, and his friends walk home, Ma sings her song with the jug band playing behind her, and the local innkeeper hears them and hires them as the house band.
In 1977, [[Jim Henson]] adapted the story (with <s>puppets</s> [[Muppet]]s, of course) for [[HBO]]. It later aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and then on [[Nickelodeon]]. It sticks very true to the story. <ref> The only real difference is that in the special, the River Bottom Band are mean-spirited bullies. In the book, they were just a band with a flashier, more glamorous act.</ref>. Original music was written for the special by [[Paul Williams]]. In 2008 and 2009, the Goodspeed Theater and the Jim Henson company produced a live stage version of the show, featuring a mixture of Muppets and costumed humans.
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