Transcript

Gosh, it’s good to be back here at the Club. Let me turn on the light and hang up my helmet, and then we’ll start the bonus episode. Ooooohhhhh I love Bonus episodes, and I’m going to REALLY LOVE this one. Who doesn’t love a story? And you know what’s better than a story? Well, it’s a story about a poem! That’s what!

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Okay, there we go, the lights are on. So, what do I need now … oh yes, I need the story. Let me dig it out of my bag.

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So, this all started when I found Chicken in the cupboard. Oh my gosh, Chicken is so amazing! We’re such good friends now. Well, we tidied up after the surprise for Little Dazzy Donuts, and then the kombucha flowed while we nibbled the cake I made with tuna and banana frosting. For some reason, there was a lot of cake left for me to eat – I really don’t know why!

Anyway, it was then that chicken suggested we write a story based on one of the recent poems from Kids’ Poetry Club. There have been so many great poems. It took us a while to choose one, and now we’ve written a short story based on it. Fortunately, a few of the regular Club guests have offered to help me with the sound effects as I still have no idea how these buttons work … and now,  we’re going to read the story to you! Isn’t that exciting?!

So, while I get everything ready for us to start, I’ll play the intro music and you can wriggle around to find a comfortable spot ready to listen to the story. Welcome to this special bonus short episode of Kids’ Poetry Club!!!!!

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Okay. I have my checklist here. Let’s make sure I have everything ready. Item 1 says …. Turn on the lights, Introduce the episode, and play the music. Well, I’ll put a big check mark against that one. DONE! Now, item 2 says Sheep. Oh yes, I need to call Sammy Showers. He’s going to make the Sheep sound effects for us. Let’s call him up.

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Sammy: Hi, this is Sammy Showers: want to know if the weather will be bright or gray? Call Sammy Showers night or day.

Hi Sammy. It’s Queenie. Are you ready with your sheep sound effects?

Sammy: I am. I’m feeling the pressure of getting this right. In fact, I could even say that the pressure’s high, the pressure’s high. Here goes ….. Baa. Baa. Baa. (different pitches).

That’s wonderful Sammy. Stay on the line ready to Baa at the right point in the story. Thank you. So, item 2 is done. CHECK! Item 3 says dog. Dog? Dog? Oh my gosh, yes – that’s Postie Dale doing a sheepdog. I better call him up too.

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Postie Dale: Hi, this is Postie Dale and his first class mail.

Hi Postie Dale. It’s Queenie. Are you ready to do the sheepdog sound effects?

Postie Dale: Woof! Woof!

Excellent. I have no idea what a sheepdog sounds like – so, as far as I know, you sound just like one. Thank you, Postie Dale. Stay on the line with Sammy Showers. We’ll be starting soon. Okay, item 3 is done. CHECK! This checklist of proving SO helpful. Now, what’s item 4. Spring. Spring? Spring? What does that mean. It is the topic for the April competition … but it can’t mean that. Oh my gosh, it means the sound of a Spring – that’s Rhyming Rita. I better call her up now.

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Rhyming Rita: Hi, this is Rhyming Rita, the Poetry Teacher.

Hi Rhyming Rita, it’s Queenie. Are you ready to make the sound effects for the story?

Rhyming Rita: Whereas poetry’s my name, and Rita’s my name … today I seem bound, to making fun sounds. Here goes ….. Boooiiiiinnnng. Wwwwhhhheeeeeeee!!!!!!

That’s excellent, Rhyming Rita. Okay, we’re ready to start now. Oh no! We’re not – where’s chicken? We need chicken?

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Oh – there you are! I’m glad you’re here – we need you for the chicken sounds. We wrote a chicken into the story especially for you. But I think we did it so well that nobody will ever notice that a chicken was added just so that you can make the sounds. We were soooooooo smooth in how we added a chicken. We’re true professionals! Okay – everyone’s here now. Let’s get this started. It’s called Dream Team.

Once upon a time, there was a Dream Team of Sheep. (Pause). There was a Dream Team of Sheep. (Pause). Sammy! Sammy! That was your cue.

Sammy Showers: Oh my gosh – sorry! I was looking at the weather out of the window. Can we try that again please?

Okay. But that’s your last chance. Here goes … take 2. Once upon a time, there was a Dream Team of Sheep.

Sammy Showers: Baa. Baa. Baa.

They were called the Dream Team because their job was to help people get to sleep. As soon as anyone started counting sheep to fall asleep, an alarm would go off and alert the Dream Team that their help was needed. They’d then dash to the bedroom of the person who needed help. Once there, they’d line up outside of the bedroom door, and await their turn. Then, each sheep would run into the room, and jump over the bed.

Rhyming Rita: Bbbboooiiinnngggg! Wwwhhheeeeeeeee!

Now, as you’d imagine , once the sheep had completed their jump, they had to get out of the way to make room for the sheep behind them. So, the Dream Team sheep would land, and then jump out of the window. Landing safely in a net below that was held by a team of special net-holding sheep.

(My gosh – chicken - this is really going so much better than I expected. Let’s push on. Get ready, your part is coming up soon).

On this one night – a night that the Dream Team sheep wouldn’t forget for a long time – the alarm went off, and they dashed to a bedroom, and lined up outside. The first sheep went in.

Sammy Showers: Baaaa.

Rhyming Rita: Boing. Whee.

When the sheep landed on the other side of the bed, she found that the window was locked shut, and there was no way out! But it was too late to stop the other sheep, and so the second one came in quickly behind the first.

Sammy Showers: Baaaa.

Rhyming Rita: Boing. Whee.

And then the third entered and jumped:

Sammy Showers: Baaaa.

Rhyming Rita: Boing. Whee.

And then the chicken entered and jumped:

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And then the next sheep entered and jumped:

Sammy Showers: Baaaa.

Rhyming Rita: Boing. Whee.

Before long, the room was packed full of sheep. They were on the floor, on the cupboards, on top of the wardrobe. They were even three sheep deep on the bed.

Sammy Showers: Baaaa.

One of the sheep shouted, “We need the sheepdog in here quickly.” A few moments later … in ran the sheepdog.

Postie Dale: Woof! Woof!

She was such an experienced sheepdog, that soon she brought order into the chaos. She lined up the sheep against the wall, and led them out of the door and back outside to safety. Everyone was very relieved to no longer be piled on top of each other. Before they all went home, the sheepdog popped back into the bedroom just as the kid was falling asleep … and unlocked the window so that the sheep could get out next time around.

Postie Dale: Woof! Woof!

Oh wow! I love that story, chicken … and I bet nobody noticed that we squeezed a part in for you. I tell you what, why don’t I read out the poem that story was based on just in case people at the Club haven’t heard it before. Here goes … it’s called Counting Sheep, and it was in episode 2 of Kids’ Poetry Club …

I had tried really hard, but totally failed

to fall asleep in my bed.

So I used an old trick a friend told to me

and I counted some sheep in my head.

I pictured the first one entering my room.

Soon there was two, three, then four.

Before very long there were sheep everywhere,

plus they were lined up outside my door.

There was almost no room for any more sheep.

They were three-sheep-deep on my bed.

Plus I’d stacked them on top of the wardrobe,

and there was one balanced right on my head.

Things were starting to get desperate:

one hundred sheep in disarray.

So I decided to picture a sheepdog

to come in and herd them away.

Ten minutes later, that sheep dog

had my bedroom empty of sheep.

To be honest the whole thing had tired me so much,

I soon found myself fast asleep.

My advice to you is quite simple.

If you’re ever counting sheep, there’s no doubt,

you should open your door and your window

so the sheep can come in and get out.

My gosh – is that the time already? I’m supposed to be doing my drawing for the April competition on Spring. I better say THANK YOU to Sammy Showers, Rhyming Rita, and Postie Dale for doing the sound effects for the story. And thanks to Chicken too! You were all SOOOOO great!  

Also, big “Thank you” to everyone who came to the Club today. It’s lovely to have so many friends! Don’t forget that Little Dazzy Donuts is back next Monday with a normal 15-minute episode … I wonder what the topic will be! Whatever it is, I want to pop in to listen to some of the poems. Coming to Kids’ Poetry Club is one of the best parts of my week.

I’m going to play the music now Toodle pip… and see you all soon!

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SOUNDS …. Including door locking.