a song based on the story, with music by mary rodgers and lyrics by sheldon harnick, was included in the best-selling "free to be... you and me" children's album and songbook in 1972, where it was sung by alan alda and marlo thomas. the song was later sung by b. d. wong at the ms. foundation's 15th annual gloria awards ceremony in 2003, where marlo thomas and former ms. foundation president letty cottin pogrebin received the creative philanthropy award for the album's creation.