QUIET!!!!!
Divide the group into seven 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.
| FIRE ENGINE | "Mee-ee, Whee-ee" |
| PIGS | "Oink, Oink, Snort" |
| LIBRARIAN | "Sh-hhhhhh" |
| DOG | "ARF ARF" |
| POLICEMAN | Loud whistle |
| BOYS | "Bite, Bite" |
| CHICKENS | "Bok-bok-bok-bok |
| EVERYBODY | ALL sounds at once |
It was a beautiful spring afternoon in the sleepy little town of Blodgetville. In the balmy air the fragrance of early tulips mingled with the rich aroma of skunk cabbages in nearby marshes. The only sounds to be heard were the faint moan of a FIRE ENGINE___ in a neighboring village, the distant barking of a DOG ___ and the occasional whistle of the POLICEMAN ___ at the main intersection. In the town library, someone turned a page too loudly and the LIBRARIAN ___ said. On the main road, at the outskirts of town, a farmer was lazily driving his animals to market. Each time he hit a bump, the PIGS ___ grunted and the CHICKENS ___ squawked. Yet all was peaceful in the sleepy little town of Blodgetville.
Suddenly, two BOYS ___ appeared on the quiet street. They were singing and marching in time to the rhythm They reached the center of town where the POLIECEMAN ___ blew his whistle to let them cross. Still singing, they marched up the steps of the library. The LIBRARIAN ___ looked up quickly. Each boy took a book and sat down at one of the tables. One of the BOYS ___ looked around the almost deserted library and said : "They'll do a lot more business around here if they had comic books." Guess what the LIBRARIAN ___ said? That's right.
Outside, the DOG ___ could be heard. The POLIECEMAN ___ blew his whistle as a car approached the intersection, followed by the farmer's truck. The woman in the car signaled for a right turn, but oddly enough her car made a left turn. The farmer slammed on his brakes and there was a loud crash. Down went the tailgate of the truck and out tumbled the PIGS ___ and the CHICKENS ___. The DOG ___ barked widely. Frightened, the grunting PIGS ___ ran up the library steps followed by the squawking CHICKENS ___ and a yelping DOG ___. The LIBRARIAN ___ was startled. The BOYS ___ jumped up and burst into song. In rushed the POLIECEMAN ___ frantically blowing his whistle. From across the street, old Miss Spinnett saw the disturbance and called 911 for the FIRE ENGINE ___.
But an hour later, everything was peaceful again in the sleep little town of Blodgetville. The PIGS ___ and CHICKENS ___ had somehow been caught and put back in the truck; the BOYS ___ and DOG ___ and gone home for supper. The FIRE ENGINE ___ was back in the station house, and the POLIECEMAN ___ again stood at his post by the intersection.
And the LIBRARIAN ___? Will, the LIBRARIAN ___ looked around the library at the floating feathers, the muddy floor, the disarranged books, the overturned tables and the broken chairs. And then, all of a sudden, the LIBRARIAN ___ screamed EVERYBODY____!
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