THE PLUMMER AND THE ELECTRICIAN



Divide the group into five smaller groups and assign each group one of the words listed below. Read the story. After each of the words is read pause for the group to make the appropriate response.
MR. and MRS. HOMEOWNER "Honey, I'm home"
PLUMBER "Get a mop, get a mop"
TOOLS "Clank, clank, bang"
ELECTRICIAN "Bzzzt! How shocking"
TV SET "We'll be right back"

One day, MR. and MRS. HOMEOWNER___ came home from work to find their kitchen flooded with water. "Whatever shall we do?" asked MRS. HOMEOWNER___. "We'll call a PLUMBER___!" said MR. HOMEOWNER___. "He'll know what to do." Quick as a wink, the PLUMBER___ arrived with his bag of TOOLS___. "Don't worry," said the PLUMBER___, "this looks like a simple leak. I'll just get my TOOLS___ and have it fixed in a jiffy." Then he crawled under the sink and began banging on the pipes. MR. and MRS. HOMEOWNER___ covered their ears and left the room. But suddenly, all the lights in the house flickered - and then went out!

"Oh no!" cried MR. and MRS. HOMEOWNER___. "Now we'll have to call the ELECTRICIAN___!" Soon the ELECTRICIAN___ arrived with his bag of TOOLS___ and began to check the wiring. "Here's the problem," he said, as he stuffed his TOOLS___ back into their case. "There's something wrong with your TV SET___." "The TV SET___?!!?" said MR. Homeowner___. "How much will it cost to fix?"

"Oh, about a thousand dollars," said the ELECTRICIAN___, smiling broadly at the thought of all that money.

"A thousand dollars just to fix a TV SET___? said MRS. HOMEOWNER___. "We can't afford to pay that much? MR. HOMEOWNER___ thought about missing his favorite TV shows, then shook his head and slowly took out his checkbook.

Just then the PLUMBER___ came into the room and handed his bill to MRS. HOMEOWNER___. "Wait a minute dear," she said. "You might miss your favorite shows but I have to wash my hair tonight! You know we only have enough money to pay one of these bills, and you know what they say - TV or not TV, water's the question!
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