Good Morning, How Are You?

Good morning, good morning,

How are you this morning?

I hope you have a great day!


The rest of the day is

Whatever we make it

So let’s make it a great day!

©HaveFunTeaching

The Respect

Respect Yourself by working hard and doing what’s right
Being honest with yourself and telling the truth
Respect Yourself, Respect Others, Respect the School
That is just what we do
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Respecting Others by taking turns and sharing our things
Treating others with love and all together we sing
Respect Yourself, Respect Others, Respect the School
That is just what we do
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Respect the School by cleaning up and walking in a straight line
Staying quiet in the hall and handing work in on time
Respect Yourself, Respect Others, Respect the School
That is just what we do

©HaveFunTeaching

Courage

I stand up for what I believe is right
I’m not afraid what others might think
I’m so happy being who I am

Sometimes I’m pressured to do things I don’t like
I have the courage to say “No, that’s alright”
I’m happy being who I am

I am not afraid to try
The confidence is in my heart
Even if I fall, I will get up
I will never give up

©HaveFunTeaching

Caring

It doesn’t matter if you’re big or small
It doesn’t matter if you’re short or tall
It doesn’t matter what the color of your skin is
It doesn’t matter at all

Because we’re all unique in our own special way
We want to treat others like we want to be treated
We care about our friends no matter who they are

©HaveFunTeaching

Expository Writing

We use expository writing to explain
Provide the reader with some information
Use examples from your main idea
Introduction, Three Bodies, and Conclusion

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The introduction should start with a discussion
About the subject to pull the reader in
Don’t forget the reasons or examples
That will support the main idea

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Each body will focus on the topic
Use examples to prove it to the reader
Use details from your life or your research
That will support the main idea

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In conclusion, I feel I should remind you
Restate your main idea
Go over each of your examples
Leave the reader with a feeling or a question

©HaveFunTeaching

CPR

Character, Problem, Resolution


There’s a character in every plot

Who has a problem and just wants it to stop

You want to know how the conflict is solved?

Well, read and watch it resolve

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C – Character
P – Problem
R - Resolution

©HaveFunTeaching

Context Clues

Put yourself in the story
Surrounded by the characters
Search for the clues to help you find the feeling

Does the story make you happy?
Does it make you sad or angry too?
Search for the words to help you find the meaning

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Use the pictures and the words
To gather what you know about the story
Using context clues

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It’s always so inviting
To find a book exciting
Search for the clues to help you find the feeling

Collect your own suspicions
Connecting all of the details
Search for the words to help you find the meaning

©HaveFunTeaching

Author’s Purpose

The author’s point of view
Depends on the purpose
There are many ways the author can portray
What they want to say

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To persuade is just one
To entertain is another
To inform, To explain, Express an opinion,
To clarify, To convey a mood, To prove something to
the reader, Expose beliefs, or Share a story

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Decide the author’s purpose

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Take a look at the main idea to find
A better vision inside the author’s mind
Everything you read has a point of view
Every author decides on a purpose too

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If you want to know the author’s ultimate goal
Looking at the title or effects on the text
Is the best way to know
Determine the main idea if you don’t already know

©HaveFunTeaching

4-Step Method

Scan the questions first

And then start to read

Find who it’s about and what’s happening

Underline important information

You will find the answers to the questions


Keep the 4-Step Method on your mind

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1. Scan the questions
2. Read the story
3. Underline important information
4. Answer the questions

©HaveFunTeaching

The Volume Song

If you multiply the Length times Width times Height
You will get the volume of a figure right
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Length X Width X Height gives you the volume!
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Length is Long, Height is High, Width is Wide
The volume measures all the cubic units inside
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Length X Width X Height gives you the volume!
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Take a solid shape
One that’s 3-Dimensional
Make a formula that’s Oh So Simple
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Length X Width X Height gives you the volume!
Length X Width X Height gives you the volume!

©HaveFunTeaching

Months of the Year

January, February, March, and April

May, June, July, August is here.

September, October, November, December

These are the months of the year.

©HaveFunTeaching

Days of the Week (2)

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday

These are the days of the week
Which day is your favorite day?

Sunday is the start of the week
Then comes Monday and Tuesday too
Wednesday is the middle of the week
Thursday, Friday, Saturday too

©HaveFunTeaching

The Verb Rap Song

A verb is a word
It’s an action word
If you can do it, then you do it,
If you do it: It’s a Verb!

Listen up close, here’s what we’ll do
I’ll say a verb, and you say it too
Now when we’re playing, when you say it
I want you to do it too

Clap, clap, clap, clap, Clap, clap, clap, clap

Jump, jump, jump, jump, Jump, jump, jump, jump

Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake
Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake
Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake
Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake

©HaveFunTeaching

Subject and Predicate

The subject of a sentence
Tells who or what it’s about
The subject is the place
Where you will find the noun

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If you combine the subject and the predicate
You will get a sentence that’s complete

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The predicate tells
Something about the subject
The predicate is the place
Where you’ll find the verb

©HaveFunTeaching

The Simile Song

A Simile compares two things
By connecting them with words
Such as “Like” or “As”

Now let’s practice what we know
To give meaning and to show
What we want to say

As tough as nails,
As white as a ghost,
As blind as a bat,
It’s burnt like toast

It’s fun to make a Simile with words

You can use a Simile
When you are writing a story
Or when you’re writing poetry

You can make one up or use what is there
But make sure that you compare
Two different words with “Like” or “As”

As clear as a bell,
As cold as ice,
As free as a bird,
As high as a kite

It’s fun to make a Simile with words

©HaveFunTeaching

Adjective Song

An Adjective, describes a person, place, or thing.

It tells about a Noun.

It’s the part of speech

That modifies a Noun to make it unique.


An Adjective is used before or after a Noun

To give us more information.

They describe what we can

See, hear, taste, touch, and smell

Adjectives use all five senses

Adjectives describe Nouns we put in sentences.

by HaveFunTeaching

One Fish

Song by Matt R. copyright Dream English




Are you ready? Let's count!
1 fish, 2 fish, 3 fish, 4 fish, 1 2 3 4 5 fish!
6 fish, 7 fish, 8 fish, 9 fish, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 fish!
Ok, Now let's count cats, here we go!
1 cat, 2 cats, 3 cats, 4 cats, 1 2 3 4 5 cats!
6 cats, 7 cats, 8 cats, 9 cats, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 cats!
That's a lot of cats.

Hello

Song written and recorded by Matt R. copyright Dream English




Hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello
How are you?

Let's make a circle (x3)
Good idea!

Let's walk this way(x3)
Good idea!

Hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello
How are you?

Let's clap our hands (x3)
Good idea!

Hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello
How are you?

Sports

song copyright 2008 Dream English




Soccer, football, baseball, golf
(repeat)

Touch your head, touch your shoulders

Touch your knees, touch your toes!

Basketball, ice hockey, rugby, field hockey
(repeat)

Touch your eyes, touch your ears

Touch your mouth, touch your nose!

Volleyball, badminton, ping pong, tennis
(repeat)

Say hello, say hello

wave your hands and say hello!

Places: The Zoo, The Park

Copyright 2008 Dream English




the park, the school, the restaurant, the zoo

(repeat)

Touch your head, touch your shoulders

Touch your knees, touch your toes!

the airport, the train station, the hospital, the museum

(repeat)

Touch your eyes, touch your ears

Touch your mouth, touch your nose!

the library, the supermarket, the police station, the fire station

(repeat)

Say hello, say hello

wave your hands and say hello!

Months

January, February, March, April
(repeat)

Touch your head, touch your shoulders

Touch your knees, touch your toes!

May, June, July, August
(repeat)

Touch your eyes, touch your ears

Touch your mouth, touch your nose!

September, October, November, December
(repeat)

Say hello, say hello

wave your hands and say hello!

Opposites

Copyright 2008 Dream English




Big, small, tall, short

(repeat)

Touch your head, touch your shoulders

Touch your knees, touch your toes!

Slow, fast, happy, sad

(repeat)

Touch your eyes, touch your ears

Touch your mouth, touch your nose!

Long, short, pretty, ugly

(repeat)

Say hello, say hello

wave your hands and say hello!

Happy New Year

copyright 2008, music, lyrics,vox, instruments by Matt



1,2,3,4!
Happy New Year
Hop, Hop, Hop
Happy New Year
Jump, jump, jump
(repeat)

Great Job! One more time

1,2,3,4
Happy New Year
Clap, clap, clap
Happy New Year
Stomp, stomp, stomp
Happy New Year
Touch your nose
Happy New Year
Touch your toes
Great Job!

Days of the Week (1)

Copyright 2008 Dream English




Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

(repeat)

Touch your head, touch your shoulders

Touch your knees, touch your toes!

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, a week

(repeat)

Touch your eyes, touch your ears

Touch your mouth, touch your nose!

Today is, Tomorrow is, Yesterday was, a day

(repeat)

Say hello, say hello

wave your hands and say hello!

Clothing (2 Chants)

Copyright 2007 Dream English




Pants
Shorts
A Skirt
A dress
Put on your pants

A t-shirt
a shirt
socks
shoes
Put on your shoes

A jacket
gloves
a hat
Put on your hat

Take of your hat
Put on your hat
I'm ready!
Let's go!
Goodbye!

Animals Set 1

copyright Dream English 2008




a bear, a cow, a fish, a turtle

(repeat)

Touch your head, touch your shoulders

Touch your knees, touch your toes!

an elephant, a hippo, a horse, a lion

(repeat)

Touch your eyes, touch your ears

Touch your mouth, touch your nose!

a panda, a rabbit, a duck, a frog

(repeat)

Say hello, say hello

wave your hands and say hello!

The Wheels on the Bus

The wheels on the bus go round and round
round and round, round and round
the wheels on the bus go round and round
all through the town

The people on the bus go up and down
up and down, up and down
the people on the bus go up and down
allthrough the town

The wipers on the bus go swish,swish,swish
swish,swish,swish,swish,swish,swish
The wipers on the bus go swish,swish,swish
all through the town

The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep
beep, beep, beep,beep, beep, beep
The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep
all through the town

Happy Easter

Song written and recorded by Matt R. Copyright Dream English




Here comes the Easter Bunny
Hop, hop, bunny
Here comes the Easter Bunny, say hello!
(repeat)
Happy Easter (hop.hop)
Happy Easter (clap, clap)
Happy Easter (hop,hop,hop)

Let's practice:
Easter Eggs
The Easter Bunny
an Easter Basket
good job!
Easter Egg Hunt
a Chocolate Bunny
Jelly Beans
Ok!

Here comes the Easter Bunny
Hop, hop, bunny
Here comes the Easter Bunny, say hello!
(repeat)
Happy Easter (hop.hop)
Happy Easter (clap, clap)
Happy Easter (hop,hop,hop)

Jingle Bells

arrangement copyright 2007, original Jingle Bells by James Pierpoint 1857




Merry Christmas! Let's Practice
Santa Claus, a Christmas tree, toys
a stocking, an airplane, no, I'm kidding!
presents, a candy cane, here we go

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh, hey!
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh, hey!

1,2,3,4!
I can jump, I can dance, I can sing, I can laugh
I can jump, I can dance, I can sing, I can laugh

Let's practice; a reindeer, a sleigh, a snowman, an angel, an elf, mistletoe, here we go

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh, hey!
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh, hey!

1,2,3,4!
I can jump, I can dance, I can sing, I can laugh
I can jump, I can dance, I can sing, I can laugh
Merry Christmas!

The Hokey Pokey

It’s time for the hokey pokey, here we go!

Put your head in, put your head out, put your head in and you wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.

You do the hokey pokey spin around , clap, clap, clap, clap.

You put your ears in, put your ears out, you put your ears in and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle

You do the hokey pokey spin around , clap, clap, clap, clap.

You do the hokey pokey, hands up, hands down

Do the hokey pokey, hands in front and hands behind

Jump in, jump out, jump in and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle

You do the hokey pokey spin around , clap, clap, clap, clap.

Put your hands in, put your hands out, put your hands in and wiggle….

You do the hokey pokey spin around , clap, clap, clap, clap.

You do the hokey pokey, hands up, hands down

Do the hokey pokey, hands in front and hands behind

You put your knees in, put your knees out, put your knees in and wiggle….

You do the hokey pokey spin around , clap, clap, clap, clap.

Ok, now sit down

Put your feet in, put your feet out, put your feet in and wiggle…

You do the hokey pokey spin around , clap, clap, clap, clap.

You do the hokey pokey, hands up, hands down

Do the hokey pokey, hands in front and hands behind

You do the hokey pokey, hands up, hands down

Do the hokey pokey, ‘cause that’s what its all about!

Family Song

Song by Matt R. Copyright 2008 Dream English




Father, Father, Father, Father
Father, I see you!
Mother, Mother, Mother, Mother
Mother, I see you!


Father, lets dance, dance!
Mother, lets dance, dance!


Brother, Brother, Brother, Brother
Brother, I see you!
Sister, Sister, Sister, Sister
Sister, I see you!


Brother, lets jump, jump!
Sister, lets jump, jump!


Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby
Baby, I see you!
Father, Mother, Sister, Brother
Father, Mother, Sister, Brother
Father, Mother, Sister, Brother
(waaaa!)
Baby, I see you!

Color Song: I Can See Blue

Song by Matt R. Copyright 2008 Dream English




Red, I like red
Red, I like red
Red, red, I can see red
Where is red?


Yellow, I like yellow
Yellow, I like yellow
Yellow, I can see yellow
Where is yellow?


Green, I like green
Green, I like green
Green, green, I can see green
Where is green?


Blue, I like blue
Blue, I like blue
Blue, blue, I can see blue
Where is blue?

Let's Count to 20

song by Matt R. Copyright 2008




Ok everybody, we’re going to count from 1 to 20 with some actions!
Here we go!
From 1 to 5, let’s clap our hands: 1,2,3,4,5
Great job!
From 6 to 10, let’s wave our hands: 6,7,8,9,10
From 11-15, let’s march in place, big steps, here we go!
Wow, that was great
From 16-20 let’s dance! Here we go! 16,17,18,19,20
Ok that was great, now can you do it all at once? Yes? Here we go one to 20
1,2,3,4,5
Now wave your hands 6,7,8,9,10
Great, 11-15 march! 11,12,13,14,15
Last one, lets dance, 16,17,18,19,20
Great job, ok now I am going to play a little guitar for you and we are going to go from 1-20 lets count! 1-20
Yay
I did it!

Lets Go To The Park

Song by Matt R. Copyright Dream English




Where do you want to go?
To the park
Good idea!
Let’s go to the park (repeat)
Good idea
Where do you want to go?
To the store
Good idea!
Let’s go to the store (repeat)
Good idea
It’s sunny today, I’m happy today, let’s go out and play!
Where do you want to go?
To the zoo
Good idea!
Let’s go to the zoo (repeat)
Good idea
Where do you want to go?
To school!
Good idea!
Let’s go to school (repeat)
Good idea
(chorus)

Put On Your Shoes

Song By Matt R. Copyright Dream English 2008




Put on, put on, put on your shoes
Put on, put on, put on your shoes
Put on your shoes, your shoes! (repeat)
Put on, put on, put on your pants (repeat)
Put on your pants, your pants! (repeat)
Put on, put on, put on your shirt (repeat)
Put on your shirt, your shirt! (repeat)
Put on, put on, put on your hat (repeat)
Put on your shirt, your hat! (repeat)
I’m ready, let’s go! Goodbye!

How Are You? I'm Happy!

(song by Matt R. copyright 2008 Dream English)




How are you? How are you? I'm happy

How are you? How are you? I'm happy, too

How are you? How are you? I'm sad

How are you? How are you? I'm sad, too

How are you? How are you? I'm humgry

How are you? How are you? I'm hungry, too

How are you? How are you? I'm thirsty

How are you? How are you? I'm thirsty, too

How are you? How are you? I'm sleepy

How are you? How are you? I'm sleepy, too

How are you? How are you? I'm great!

How are you? How are you? I'm great, too!

Wake Up!

Here we go!
I wake up
I wake up
I wash my face
I wash my face

This is what I do when I wake up in the morning
This is what I do, when I wake up

I brush my teeth
I brush my teeth
I comb my hair
I comb my hair

(chorus)
I eat breakfast
I eat breakfast
I go to school
I go to school
(Chorus)
I wake up
I wash my face
I brush my teeth
I comb my hair
I eat breakfast
I go to school

Goodbye

Song by Matt R. copyright Dream English




Clap your hands
Spin around
Jump up high
Ok!
Clap your hands
Sit down
Stand up
1,2,3,4

Goodbye, goodbye, see you again
Goodbye, goodbye, see you my friends
Goodbye, goodbye, I had fun today
I had fun today

Stomp your feet
Shake your body
Stand still
Ok!
Stomp your feet
Turn left
Turn right
1,2,3,4

Goodbye, goodbye, see you again
Goodbye, goodbye, see you my friends
Goodbye, goodbye, I had fun today
I had fun today, I had fun today
I had fun today
Goodbye!

Apple, Banana, Cat

Song by Matt R. copyright Dream English




Apple, Banana, Cat, Dog
A, B, C, D
Apple, Banana, Cat, Dog
A, B, C, D
Egg, Flower, Girl, Hippo
E, F, G, H
Egg, Flower, Girl, Hippo
E, F, G, H

I like the ABC’s
A, B, C’s
I can sing the ABC’s
A, B, C’s

Jump, Kick, Laugh, Move
J, K, L, M
Jump, Kick, Laugh, Move
J, K, L, M

Here we go!
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
H, I , J, K, L, M, N
O, P, Q, R, S, T, U
V, W, X, Y, Z!

I like the ABC’s
A, B, C’s
I can sing the ABC’s
A, B, C’s
I like the ABC’s
A, B, C’s
I can sing the ABC’s
A, B, C’s
I like the ABC’s
A, B, C’s
I can sing the ABC’s
A, B, C’s

How's The Weather?

written and recorded by Matt R. copyright Dream English




It’s Sunny
It’s Sunny
It’s Cloudy
It’s Cloudy
It’s Windy
It’s Windy
How’s the weather is it cloudy? (no, no)
How’s the weather is it windy? (no, no)
How’s the weather is it sunny? (yes, yes)
It’s sunny today, let’s go out and play!
It’s raining
It’s raining
It’s snowing
It’s snowing

How’s the weather is it raining? (no, no)
How’s the weather is it snowing? (no, no)
How’s the weather is it sunny? (yes, yes)
It’s sunny today, It’s sunny today
Let’s go out and play! Let’s go out and play!

I Can Walk

Song by Matt R. copyright Dream English




Walk, walk I can walk
Walk, walk I can walk
Walk, walk I can walk
Like a dog.

Jump, jump I can jump
Jump, jump I can jump
Jump, jump I can jump
Like a frog.

Mommy, Mommy watch me
Daddy, Daddy watch me

Swim, swim I can swim
Swim, swim I can swim
Swim, swim I can swim
Like a fish

Fly, fly I can fly
Fly, fly I can fly
Fly, fly I can fly
Like a bird

Mommy, Mommy watch me
Daddy, Daddy watch me

ABC Traditional

Are you ready? I said, are you ready?
A, B, C, D, E, F, G,
H, I, J, K, L, M, N,
O, P, Q, R, S, T, U,
V, W, X, Y and Z
Sing, sing I can sing
Sing, sing I can sing
Sing, sing I can sing A B C!

It's A Dog

Song by Matt R. copyright Dream English



It’s a dog (woof, woof)
It’s a dog (woof, woof)
It’s a cat (meow)
It’s a cat (meow)
Repeat #1
It’s a bird (chirp, chirp)
It’s a bird (chirp, chirp)
It’s a snake (sssss)
It’s a snake (sssss)
Repeat #2
It’s a rabbit (hop, hop)
It’s a rabbit (hop, hop)
It’s a fish (swim)
It’s a fish (swim)
Repeat #3

Let’s Count 1 to 10

Song by Matt R. copyright Dream English




1 ,2, 3, 4, 5, jump!
6 ,7, 8, 9, 10, jump!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 jump!
6 , 7, 8, 9, 10
(Repeat)
Here we go
1,2,3, Step forward
1,2,3, Step back
1,2,3, Spin around
1 ,2, 3, 4, 5, jump!
6 ,7, 8, 9, 10, jump!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 jump!
6 ,7, 8, 9, 10
Here we go
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

What's Your Name?

recorded by Matt R. copyright Dream English



What's your name?
What's your name?
What's your name?
What's your name?

My Name is ____
My Name is ____
My Name is ____
Nice To Meet you!

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Twinkle, twinkle little star

how I wonder what you are?

up above the world so high

like a diamond in the sky

Twinkle, twinkle little star

how I wonder what you are?

Skidamarink Valentine's Day Song

Skidamarink a dink a dink, skidamarink a do, I love you
Skidamarink a dink a dink, skidamarink a do, I love you
I love you in the morning and in the afternoon, I love you in the evening and underneath the moon

Make a hear with your hands just like this
make a heart with your hands, just like this
blow your hear to your friends
catch a heart from your friends
Skidamarink a dink a dink, skidamarink a do, I love you

Skidamarink a dink a dink, skidamarink a do, I love you
Skidamarink a dink a dink, skidamarink a do, I love you
I love you in the morning and in the afternoon, I love you in the evening and underneath the moon

I've Been Working on the Railroad

I’ve been working on the railroad
all the live long day
Ive been working on the railroad
just to pass the time away
Don’t you hear the whistle blowing?
rise up so early in the morn
dont you hear the captain shouting?
“Dinah blow your horn
Dinah wont you blow, Dinah wont you blow
Dinah wont you blow your horn?
Dinah wont you blow, Dinah wont you blow
Dinah wont you blow your horn?

Old Macdonald Had a Farm

Old Macdonald had a farm, e, i, e, i, o
and on that farm he had a duck, e, i, e, i, o
with a quack quack here, a quack quack there
here a quack, there a quack, everywhere a quack quack
Old Macdonald had a farm, e, i, e, i, o!
Old Macdonald had a farm, e, i, e, i, o
and on that farm he had a dog, e, i, e, i, o
with a woof woof here, a woof woof there
here a woof, there a woof, everywhere a woof woof
Old Macdonald had a farm, e, i, e, i, o!
Old Macdonald had a farm, e, i, e, i, o
and on that farm he had a cat, e, i, e, i, o
with a meow meow here, a meow meow there
here a meow, there a meow, everywhere a meow meow
Old Macdonald had a farm, e, i, e, i, o!
Old Macdonald had a farm, e, i, e, i, o
and on that farm he had a cow, e, i, e, i, o
with a moo moo here, a moo moo there
here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo moo
Old Macdonald had a farm, e, i, e, i, o!
Old Macdonald had a farm, e, i, e, i, o
and on that farm he had a sheep, e, i, e, i, o
with a baa baa here, a baa baa there
here a baa, there a baa, everywhere a baa baa
Old Macdonald had a farm, e, i, e, i, o!

Mulberry Bush (this is the way you wash your face)

Here we go round the Mulberry bush, the Mulberry bush
the mulberry bush, here we go round the mulberry bush
early in the morning
This is the way you wash your face, wash your face, wash your face
this is the way you wash your face, every Monday morning
wash, wash, wash your face (repeat)
This is the way you brush your teeh, brush your teeth, brush your teeth
this is the way you brush your teeth, every Tuesday morning
brush, brush, brush your teeth (repeat)
This is the way you comb your hair, comb your hair, comb your hair
This is the way you comb your hair, every Wednesday morning
comb, comb, comb your hair (repeat)
This is the way you take a bath, take a bath, take a bath
this is the way you take a bath every Thursday morning
take, take, take a bath (repeat)
This is the way you go to school, go to school, go to school
this is the way you go to school, every Friday morning
go, go, go to school (repeat)
This is the way you read a book, read a book, read a book
This is the way you read a book, every Saturday morning
read, read, read a book (repeat)
Here we go round the Mulberry Bush Lyrics

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
(repeat)
Touch your eyes
Touch your nose
Touch your mouth
Touch your ears
Great job!
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
(repeat)

If you're happy and you know it clap your hands

If you're happy and you know it clap your hands

if you're happy and you know it clap your hands

if you're happy and you know it then your face will surely show it

if you're happy and you know it clap your hands

(repeat and exchange clap your hands with stomp your feet and then say ok!)

Hokey Pokey

It’s time for the hokey pokey, here we go!
Put your head in, put your head out, put your head in and you wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.
You do the hokey pokey spin around , clap, clap, clap, clap.
You put your ears in, put your ears out, you put your ears in and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
You do the hokey pokey spin around , clap, clap, clap, clap.
You do the hokey pokey, hands up, hands down
Do the hokey pokey, hands in front and hands behind
Jump in, jump out, jump in and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
You do the hokey pokey spin around , clap, clap, clap, clap.
Put your hands in, put your hands out, put your hands in and wiggle….
You do the hokey pokey spin around , clap, clap, clap, clap.
You do the hokey pokey, hands up, hands down
Do the hokey pokey, hands in front and hands behind
You put your knees in, put your knees out, put your knees in and wiggle….
You do the hokey pokey spin around , clap, clap, clap, clap.
Ok, now sit down
Put your feet in, put your feet out, put your feet in and wiggle…
You do the hokey pokey spin around , clap, clap, clap, clap.
You do the hokey pokey, hands up, hands down
Do the hokey pokey, hands in front and hands behind
You do the hokey pokey, hands up, hands down
Do the hokey pokey, ‘cause that’s what its all about!

Silent Night

Silent Night, Holy Night
All is calm, all is quiet
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so Tender and Mild
sleep in Heavenly Peace
Sleep in Heavenly Peace

A Bear Climbed Over the Mountain

A bear climbed over the mountain
A bear climbed over the mountain
A bear climbed over the mountain
and what do you think he saw?
He saw another mountain
He saw another mountain
He saw another mountain
and what do you think he did?
He climbed another mountain
He climbed another mountain
He climbed another mountain
and what do you think he saw?
He saw another mountain
He saw another mountain
He saw another mountain
and what do you think he did?

Around the Kitchen

All Around the Kitchen
All around the kitchen cock a doodle doodle doo (repeat x 4)
Stop right there
Put your hands in the air
Hands in front
Hands behind
All around the kitchen cock a doodle doodle doo (repeat x 4)
Touch your nose
Touch your knees
Touch your toes
Touch your ears
All around the kitchen cock a doodle doodle doo (repeat x 4)
Stop right there
Jump in the air
Sit down
Stand up!
All around the kitchen cock a doodle doodle doo (repeat x 4)
And stop!

"How are you?"

"How are you?"
by Richard Graham

Hello, how are you?
Hello, how are you?
Hello, how are you?
Hello, how are you?

I'm hungry,
I'm tired,
I'm cold,
I'm sad

(Repeat Chorus)

I'm happy
I'm great
I'm good
I'm OK

(Repeat Chorus)

HOW THE LEOPARD GOT HIS SPOTS

by Rudyard Kipling

read by Chuck Brown

In the days when everybody started fair, Best Beloved, the Leopard lived in a place called the High Veldt. 'Member it wasn't the Low Veldt, or the Bush Veldt, or the Sour Veldt, but the 'sclusively bare, hot, shiny High Veldt, where there was sand and sandy-coloured rock and 'sclusively tufts of sandy- yellowish grass. The Giraffe and the Zebra and the Eland and the Koodoo and the Hartebeest lived there; and they were 'sclusively sandy-yellow-brownish all over; but the Leopard, he was the 'sclusivest sandiest-yellowish-brownest of them all--a greyish-yellowish catty-shaped kind of beast, and he matched the 'sclusively yellowish-greyish-brownish colour of the High Veldt to one hair. This was very bad for the Giraffe and the Zebra and the rest of them; for he would lie down by a 'sclusively yellowish-greyish-brownish stone or clump of grass, and when the Giraffe or the Zebra or the Eland or the Koodoo or the Bush-Buck or the Bonte-Buck came by he would surprise them out of their jumpsome lives. He would indeed! And, also, there was an Ethiopian with bows and arrows (a 'sclusively greyish-brownish-yellowish man he was then), who lived on the High Veldt with the Leopard; and the two used to hunt together--the Ethiopian with his bows and arrows, and the Leopard 'sclusively with his teeth and claws--till the Giraffe and the Eland and the Koodoo and the Quagga and all the rest of them didn't know which way to jump, Best Beloved. They didn't indeed!

After a long time--things lived for ever so long in those days--they learned to avoid anything that looked like a Leopard or an Ethiopian; and bit by bit--the Giraffe began it, because his legs were the longest--they went away from the High Veldt. They scuttled for days and days and days till they came to a great forest, 'sclusively full of trees and bushes and stripy, speckly, patchy-blatchy shadows, and there they hid: and after another long time, what with standing half in the shade and half out of it, and what with the slippery-slidy shadows of the trees falling on them, the Giraffe grew blotchy, and the Zebra grew stripy, and the Eland and the Koodoo grew darker, with little wavy grey lines on their backs like bark on a tree trunk; and so, though you could hear them and smell them, you could very seldom see them, and then only when you knew precisely where to look. They had a beautiful time in the 'sclusively speckly-spickly shadows of the forest, while the Leopard and the Ethiopian ran about over the 'sclusively greyish-yellowish-reddish High Veldt outside, wondering where all their breakfasts and their dinners and their teas had gone. At last they were so hungry that they ate rats and beetles and rock-rabbits, the Leopard and the Ethiopian, and then they had the Big Tummy-ache, both together; and then they met Baviaan--the dog-headed, barking Baboon, who is Quite the Wisest Animal in All South Africa.

Said Leopard to Baviaan (and it was a very hot day), 'Where has all the game gone?'
And Baviaan winked. He knew.

Said the Ethiopian to Baviaan, 'Can you tell me the present habitat of the aboriginal Fauna?' (That meant just the same thing, but the Ethiopian always used long words. He was a grown-up.)

And Baviaan winked. He knew.

Then said Baviaan, 'The game has gone into other spots; and my advice to you, Leopard, is to go into other spots as soon as you can.'

And the Ethiopian said, 'That is all very fine, but I wish to know whither the aboriginal Fauna has migrated.'

Then said Baviaan, 'The aboriginal Fauna has joined the aboriginal Flora because it was high time for a change; and my advice to you, Ethiopian, is to change as soon as you can.'

That puzzled the Leopard and the Ethiopian, but they set off to look for the aboriginal Flora, and presently, after ever so many days, they saw a great, high, tall forest full of tree trunks all 'sclusively speckled and sprottled and spottled, dotted and splashed and slashed and hatched and cross-hatched with shadows. (Say that quickly aloud, and you will see how very shadowy the forest must have been.)

'What is this,' said the Leopard, 'that is so 'sclusively dark, and yet so full of little pieces of light?'
'I don't know, said the Ethiopian, 'but it ought to be the aboriginal Flora. I can smell Giraffe, and I can hear Giraffe, but I can't see Giraffe.'

'That's curious,' said the Leopard. 'I suppose it is because we have just come in out of the sunshine. I can smell Zebra, and I can hear Zebra, but I can't see Zebra.'

'Wait a bit, said the Ethiopian. 'It's a long time since we've hunted 'em. Perhaps we've forgotten what they were like.'

'Fiddle!' said the Leopard. 'I remember them perfectly on the High Veldt, especially their marrow-bones. Giraffe is about seventeen feet high, of a 'sclusively fulvous golden-yellow from head to heel; and Zebra is about four and a half feet high, of a'sclusively grey-fawn colour from head to heel.'

'Umm, said the Ethiopian, looking into the speckly-spickly shadows of the aboriginal Flora-forest. 'Then they ought to show up in this dark place like ripe bananas in a smokehouse.'

But they didn't. The Leopard and the Ethiopian hunted all day; and though they could smell them and hear them, they never saw one of them.

'For goodness' sake,' said the Leopard at tea-time, 'let us wait till it gets dark. This daylight hunting is a perfect scandal.'

So they waited till dark, and then the Leopard heard something breathing sniffily in the starlight that fell all stripy through the branches, and he jumped at the noise, and it smelt like Zebra, and it felt like Zebra, and when he knocked it down it kicked like Zebra, but he couldn't see it. So he said, 'Be quiet, O you person without any form. I am going to sit on your head till morning, because there is something about you that I don't understand.'

Presently he heard a grunt and a crash and a scramble, and the Ethiopian called out, 'I've caught a thing that I can't see. It smells like Giraffe, and it kicks like Giraffe, but it hasn't any form.'
'Don't you trust it,' said the Leopard. 'Sit on its head till the morning--same as me. They haven't any form--any of 'em.'

So they sat down on them hard till bright morning-time, and then Leopard said, 'What have you at your end of the table, Brother?'

The Ethiopian scratched his head and said, 'It ought to be 'sclusively a rich fulvous orange-tawny from head to heel, and it ought to be Giraffe; but it is covered all over with chestnut blotches. What have you at your end of the table, Brother?'

And the Leopard scratched his head and said, 'It ought to be 'sclusively a delicate greyish-fawn, and it ought to be Zebra; but it is covered all over with black and purple stripes. What in the world have you been doing to yourself, Zebra? Don't you know that if you were on the High Veldt I could see you ten miles off? You haven't any form.'

'Yes,' said the Zebra, 'but this isn't the High Veldt. Can't you see?'

'I can now,' said the Leopard. 'But I couldn't all yesterday. How is it done?'

'Let us up,' said the Zebra, 'and we will show you.

They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.

'Now watch,' said the Zebra and the Giraffe. 'This is the way it's done. One--two--three! And where's your breakfast?'

Leopard stared, and Ethiopian stared, but all they could see were stripy shadows and blotched shadows in the forest, but never a sign of Zebra and Giraffe. They had just walked off and hidden themselves in the shadowy forest.

'Hi! Hi!' said the Ethiopian. 'That's a trick worth learning. Take a lesson by it, Leopard. You show up in this dark place like a bar of soap in a coal-scuttle.'

'Ho! Ho!' said the Leopard. 'Would it surprise you very much to know that you show up in this dark place like a mustard-plaster on a sack of coals?'

'Well, calling names won't catch dinner, said the Ethiopian. 'The long and the little of it is that we don't match our backgrounds. I'm going to take Baviaan's advice. He told me I ought to change; and as I've nothing to change except my skin I'm going to change that.'

'What to?' said the Leopard, tremendously excited.

'To a nice working blackish-brownish colour, with a little purple in it, and touches of slaty-blue. It will be the very thing for hiding in hollows and behind trees.'

So he changed his skin then and there, and the Leopard was more excited than ever; he had never seen a man change his skin before.

'But what about me?' he said, when the Ethiopian had worked his last little finger into his fine new black skin.

'You take Baviaan's advice too. He told you to go into spots.'

'So I did,' said the Leopard. I went into other spots as fast as I could. I went into this spot with you, and a lot of good it has done me.'

'Oh,' said the Ethiopian, 'Baviaan didn't mean spots in South Africa. He meant spots on your skin.'

'What's the use of that?' said the Leopard.

'Think of Giraffe,' said the Ethiopian. 'Or if you prefer stripes, think of Zebra. They find their spots and stripes give them per-feet satisfaction.'

'Umm,' said the Leopard. 'I wouldn't look like Zebra--not for ever so.'

'Well, make up your mind,' said the Ethiopian, 'because I'd hate to go hunting without you, but I must if you insist on looking like a sun-flower against a tarred fence.'

'I'll take spots, then,' said the Leopard; 'but don't make 'em too vulgar-big. I wouldn't look like Giraffe--not for ever so.'

'I'll make 'em with the tips of my fingers,' said the Ethiopian. 'There's plenty of black left on my skin still. Stand over!'

Then the Ethiopian put his five fingers close together (there was plenty of black left on his new skin still) and pressed them all over the Leopard, and wherever the five fingers touched they left five little black marks, all close together. You can see them on any Leopard's skin you like, Best Beloved. Sometimes the fingers slipped and the marks got a little blurred; but if you look closely at any Leopard now you will see that there are always five spots--off five fat black finger-tips.

'Now you are a beauty!' said the Ethiopian. 'You can lie out on the bare ground and look like a heap of pebbles. You can lie out on the naked rocks and look like a piece of pudding-stone. You can lie out on a leafy branch and look like sunshine sifting through the leaves; and you can lie right across the centre of a path and look like nothing in particular. Think of that and purr!'

'But if I'm all this,' said the Leopard, 'why didn't you go spotty too?'

'Oh, plain black's best for a black man,' said the Ethiopian. 'Now come along and we'll see if we can't get even with Mr. One-Two- Three-Where's-your-Breakfast!'

So they went away and lived happily ever afterward, Best Beloved. That is all.

Oh, now and then you will hear grown-ups say, 'Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the Leopard his spots?' I don't think even grown-ups would keep on saying such a silly thing if the Leopard and the Ethiopian hadn't done it once--do you? But they will never do it again, Best Beloved. They are quite contented as they are.

THE CITY ZOO

written and illustrated by George Comninos
read by Chuck Brown
piano intro written and performed by Chuck Brown

The kind old keeper was popular at City Zoo. He never locked the animals up and they roamed the zoo visiting each other for a chat, or spent their days playing with one another. All the animals were fed and protected by their faithful zookeeper, who worked tirelessly to take care of their needs and keep the zoo running smoothly. Not many people visited the zoo as it was old and in disrepair but all the animals lived contented and extremely lazy lives.

One day Billy Big Ears the bat was hanging around the zookeeper's office snoozing. Bats like to slumber during the day. Nothing much happened at this zoo, so Billy was surprised to be woken with a start by the telephone ringing. "Hello, City Zoo," said the keeper, smiling. The keeper's smile left his face as he listened to the person on the other end of the line. "What will become of the animals? They will have to be separated and sent off to other zoos. I hadn't realized the zoo was that badly in debt. I could never raise so much money myself!"

The keeper listened intently and then, sighing sadly, he said, "Well, I guess the zoo will have to close, then." The kind old zookeeper, not knowing Billy was in the office, put his head on the office desk and muttered to himself, "How will I ever be able to tell the animals this sad news?" Billy Big Ears silently soared through the open window of the office and rushed off to tell the other animals this shocking news.

Hearing Billy's story, the animals held a meeting with the Wise Old Owl as the chairman. "I now call this meeting to order," said Wise Old Owl. "The topic for the meeting will be how to save the City Zoo." He hooted with much authority, "Does anyone have any suggestions?" The animals all fell silent as they concentrated on this problem, until many moments later, the bat Billy Big Ears piped up, "I know, we can find some money for the kind Old keeper and give it to him." The other animals all smiled and nodded in agreement, until Horrace Hippo, with a puzzled look on his face, asked, "What's money and where can money be found?"

By now the Wise Old Owl had heard enough; he knew the animals were not knowledgeable of the outside world but could not help feeling impatient at the time it was taking them to arrive at an answer. Puffing up his feathers as he always did when feeling exasperated at the other animals ignorance he hooted, "You don't find money! Money is something you earn by getting a job!" The animals all looked at one another, appearing none the wiser, and finally Percy Pelican rather timidly asked, "What is a job?" "A job is doing something useful to help others. Sometimes it's done voluntarily and other times special colored paper, called money, is paid to the worker," Hooted Owl, adding, "Money is what the zoo keeper uses to buy us the things we need."

The animals seemed quite satisfied with Owl's explanation. The answer to their problem was now obvious: they would all go outside City Zoo and get jobs. As the animals were of many different sizes and shapes, the meeting lasted late into the night as they discussed with the Owl the sorts of work that would best suit their individual attributes. At the close of the meeting the animals went to their cages to sleep and prepare for the big day that lay ahead.

The next day the animals rose early to start their first day at work. The keeper couldn't work out the reason for the animals departure, they had never desired to leave the confines of the zoo before. He waved goodbye as they paraded out of the main gate, a puzzled look on his face. "Be sure to be home in time for dinner!" he yelled after them.

The Giraffes Gerry and Jenny went straight to the local telephone company. Their long necks and legs made them ideal for work on the tallest of telephone poles. Gerry and Jenny loved their new job, even if it did mean being tangled up in telephone cable occasionally.

The two cheeky chimps and Big Bertha the Elephant set up a car wash in a nearby car park. The nimble Chimps scampered about scrubbing the dirty cars clean, making a game of the work at hand. Big Bertha, loading her trunk with water from a bucket, rinsed the soap suds off the now gleaming cars. The chimps and Bertha the Elephant made a great car washing team.

Horrace the Hippo spent his days working as a lifeguard at the local council swimming pool. The children at the pool were delighted at Horrace's antics in the pool. Horrace loved his new job, as he was doing what Hippos love best: wallowing in the water and sun baking.

Sylvia Snake spent her days helping a local plumber. Sylvia slithered down plug holes, helping the plumber clear blocked drains. This was hard work for Sylvia, but work a slithering snake could do well. The plumber was delighted with Sylvia's work and paid her well.

Percy Pelican worked for the Postal Service delivering air mail. Percy flew far and wide, his large bill bulging with mail. Percy loved flying low over the city, enjoying the view and meeting the people he had mail for. This was a fine job for a pelican, indeed.

Russell Rhino, heavy and strong with his big rhino horn, applied for work at a building firm. Russell was well suited to his new career, charging headlong through brick walls demolishing old buildings. Rhinos love to charge at things and to be paid to do this was a dream come true for Russell.

The Zoo's gorillas tried out for the local professional rugby league team. The coach was delighted with the two of them, and they found themselves playing as front row forwards. Needless to say, their team never lost a scrum and the other players admired the playing skill of the gorillas, often trying to emulate it.

At the end of each day, the animals made their way home to the zoo, tired but happy that they were secretly helping the keeper save the zoo from closing. All the animals gave their money to the wise old owl, who was their accountant, and he worked late into the night counting their hard-earned money.

Finally the big day arrived, and the animals gathered around the kind old keeper and presented him with the money needed to save the City Zoo.

Needless to say the keeper was overcome with joy and thanked the animals, adding, "Now I know what you all were getting up to when you left the zoo."

The animals raised so much money that enough was left over to renovate the zoo. The animals were no longer lazy; they liked to work and set about transforming the zoo.

The keeper looked on in amazement as the animals made City Zoo beautiful. People of the city soon heard news of this and visited in great numbers, assuring the Zoo of its future. The kind keeper and all the animals lived happily ever after.

THE END

George Comninos is a visual arts teacher from Sydney, Australia, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the National Art School.

GUPPY GOOP AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE BIG BAD FISH

written by Chato B. Stewart
dedicated to LP, Sweet Pea, Precious & Belly
read by Chuck Brown






Once upon a pond... in a sea not far from here... just under the water off the coral reef, lived a small guppy named Guppy Goop.

The coral reef could be a dangerous place. That’s why each and every guppy played at the center of the reef.

It was an old sandy sea bass bed that was made into Sea Bass Park.



Guppy Goop and his friends loved to play fishball in the park.

Fishball was kind of like kick ball. They used a pearl from an oyster for the ball.

Guppy Goop and his guppy pals were only worried about one thing, the Big Bad Fish that lived over the fence behind the park.



There were stories about the Big Bad Fish... the type of stories told that would keep guppies up at night.

It was said that he was a Big Bad Fish, had large glowing eyes, and black scaly skin... with razor-sharp teeth on top... and two large fangs on the bottom. That he would swallow you up in one gulp... and that he was meaner than a tiger shark with a toothache! And that fish that go to that cave were never seen again...

He was the coral reef’s Big... Bad... Fish!



Now, Guppy Goop was from a small fish family. He only had about five hundred fish brothers and sisters. Oh...and an uncle that was a hermit crab.

One of his older fish sisters won an extremely rare black pearl ball at the Fishbowl fishball tournament. This black pearl was the envy of every fishball player!

And all Guppy Goop wanted... the one thing he really, REALLY wanted more than anything else... was JUST ONCE... to play Fishball with his sister’s black pearl ball trophy!

One day, Guppy Goop’s whole family (that is, everyone except Guppy Goop...) went on the annual upstream swim. He wandered aimlessly around the house...and wandered into his sister’s room... and there it was... the black pearl trophy.




Even though Guppy Goop knew it was the same as stealing his sister's trophy, he thought: "She won't know I took it. I'll just use it for today, and I'll put it back before she's home from the swimming trip. Besides, it doesn't really seem so wrong if... I don't get caught."

When Guppy Goop got to Sea Bass Park all the other guppies gathered round and asked, "Are you really going to let all of us play with that black pearl trophy ball, Guppy Goop?" He just smiled from gill to gill and yelled "Lets... Play... Fishball!"



The game was going swimmingly... it was Guppy Goop’s best game ever!

His team had a fish on each shell. And now, Guppy Goop was at home shell, with a chance to win the game.

The black pearl was pitched. He could see his fisheye reflection.

He swung his fish tail with all his might and hit the black pearl. It went up... and up... and up. It was going, going, gone!!



Right into The Big Bad Fish’s back yard. Every Guppy who was watching gasped big fish bubbles...

"Oh no... it’s gone forever now," said Blue the Sheephead Guppy. "You're in big trouble now," said Sam the Seahorse. Flounder Guppy cried out, "Oh my flat flounder bottom! Now your sister is going to stuff you in a tuna can!"

"What am I going to do?", said Guppy Goop.



Guppy Goop knew if he went over the fence to get the black pearl back, he’d be a goner for sure. Remember the stories: The Big Bad Fish, large glowing eyes, black scaly skin, razor-sharp teeth, and two large fangs. You know, the Big... Bad... Fish!

"Maybe if I just go ask him for it... he will give it to me." Guppy Goop said.

"Wait!" yelled Flounder, "you can't go there now. He's a stranger, and it is getting dark. It's not safe!" Flounder was right. It was late. Nothing could be done about it now. So Guppy Goop started to swim home.

Guppy Goop swam to his hole, into his bedroom and underneath his kelp bed sheets. His sister was staying at Uncle Hermit's tonight. He was still feeling bad. He knew he should've told his mother, but he didn't want to get in trouble. "Besides", he thought, "my sister is not home and nobody knows but me and the guys. Maybe I can still get away with it. I just have to get the black pearl back before sister gets home. Then, no one will ever know."

Guppy Goop was tired and his eyes were so heavy. As he drifted off to sleep, he was still mumbling as he yawned: "no... one... will... ever.... know..."

Guppy Goop got up early before any of his family was awake. He was off to Sea Bass Park.
The Big Bad Fish’s cave door was right on the edge of the coral reef in open water where no fish would travel.

As Guppy Goop swam near the cave, the cold chill of open water was on his back. At he came closer to the gate, he could see why no fish ever went near the cave. All around, stuck in the weeds, were trophies.

Fishing hooks, fishing lures, fishing line and fishing weights were scattered about, collected from fishermen who had come in boats. But they could never reel him in... because, surely, The Big Bad Fish could not be caught!

The cave door was made from the bones of three fish who tried to take his cave away from him. Now those fish are his door.

Guppy Goop slowly swam up to the cave door. The door creaked open and there in the dark glowed two large eyes. It was the Big... Bad... Fish....!

"What do you want?" said the Big Bad Fish, in a menacing voice.

"Umm... could I get back my sister’s black pearl ball that went over your back fence?", asked Guppy Goop, shaking in fear.

"Why aren’t you afraid of me, little guppy? Don’t you know the stories about me?", asked The Big Bad Fish.

"Oh, I am very afraid of you! But I believe there's good in every fish. I thought if I was nice to you, then maybe you'd be nice to me," Guppy Goop answered.

"I see... , , said the Big Bad Fish, "Guppy Goop, your kindness has moved me... " he said. "Go... get your sister’s black pearl ball from my yard."

Guppy Goop swam into the back yard. There were fishballs all around, but no black pearl. But as he got closer to the fence, back behind the seaweed, he found a pile of dead fish bones. And next to the pile... was his sister’s black pearl ball.

"I found it!" yelled Guppy Goop. "Now I won't be in trouble. I just have to get home before every one wakes up!"

"Wakes up?" said the Big Bad Fish as he moved closer to Guppy Goop. "Your parents don't know you’re here?"

"Nope, if my parents knew I stole my sister’s ball... and, then lost it, I would get in so much trouble... ," Guppy Goop said.

"Well, thank you, Guppy Goop...," said the Big Bad Fish.

"Thank me... why?" asked Guppy Goop, "Is it because I showed you kindness and now every fish will know you're not meaner than a tiger shark with a toothache?" Guppy Goop said with a big guppy grin.

"Oh no, my juicy little guppy", said the Big Bad Fish, with his large glowing eyes, black scaly skin, razor-sharp teeth and large fangs. "I wanted to thank you for... BREAKFAST!!"

And in one large gulp, the Big Bad Fish swallowed guppy Goop!

Why...? Because... big fish ALWAYS eat little fish!!

"Guppy Goop! Guppy Goop, wake up! Wake up Guppy Goop! Are you going to sleep all day?," asked mother. Guppy Goop slowly opened his eyes... "Was I dreaming? Then, I’m alive, I’m alive!," he yelled! "the Big Bad Fish didn’t eat me. I must have been dreaming!"



He sat up in bed and he knew right then, that no matter what kind of trouble it would get him into, he HAD to tell the truth. Because it was surely better to tell the truth and pay the price than to die in a lie!

"Mom, Dad... I need to talk to you." Guppy Goop went on to tell them what he had done, and how he lost the ball. "We're disappointed in you, Guppy Goop," they said. "But we're happy that you have now told the truth and that you understand that it was wrong to steal."



Just then the cave door swung open. There at the door was Uncle Hermit the crab.

"I was on my way over when I ran into an old friend of mine who lives behind Guppy Park. Gus owns The Big Bad Fish Novelty Shop", he said. "Gus said you guppies left something in his yard... but when he swam out to give it to you, you were all gone."

"But, I don't understand...", Guppy Goop said, "What about all the fish hooks and the fish bones? What about The Big Bad Fish with glowing eyes, and black scaly skin, razor-sharp teeth and fangs?"



"What about the STORIES?", asked Guppy Goop.

Uncle Hermit looked over at Guppy Goop and said, "Oh Guppy Goop... we can’t judge a fish by his scales. It's what INSIDE that counts!"

..."you juicy little guppy" (evil laughter)


THE END