In "The Mefirst Wizard," it was a good thing that there were enough characters in the gang to say only two of the words per chant: six characters, two words each, 12 words in all.
But what if there had been any fewer characters in it, and that doesn't mean just one.
I believe, and correct me if I'm wrong:
2 characters: Character A would say the first "Me-first," "Go away," and "the way," whereas Character B would say the second "Me-first," "That's not," and "friends play."
3? A: The first "Me-first" and "That's not"; B: The second "Me-first" and "the way"; C: "Go away" and "Friends play."
4? Either A: The first "Me-first" alone and share "the way" with B or C; B: The second "Me-first" alone and either share "the way" with A or "friends play" with C; C: "Go away" and either share "the way" with A or "friends play" with D; D: "That's not" and share "friends play" with B or C. (This specific layout, while not every part is said solo, would make sure everyone got equal turns to say a certain pair.)
5? A: The first "Me-first"; B: The second "Me-first"; C: "Go away"; D: "That's not"; E: "The way"; ALL FIVE: "Friends play." (Again, not all solo, but all equal.)
Would any of those have worked if there were less than six?