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Poems
for Learning to Read Video Books |
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Part Two |
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Part One |
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Part Three |
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Bob Wilson's
Bedtime Stories |
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PART
TWO |
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/O/ as
in OCTOPUS |
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Bob the Boss |
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The
boss of the yacht
was a man named Bob. |
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He
was rich and a bit
of a snob. |
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“I’m
strong, never wrong
and I never get
lost,” |
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was
what he always said. |
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A
sailor said “Stop!”
when they sailed
into fog |
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but
Bob made the yacht
sail on. |
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It
was a terrible shock
when the yacht hit a
rock |
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and
the beautiful boat
was gone. |
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The
sailor was cross
with his silly boss |
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because they both
had a long swim
home. |
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Aye! as in SMILE |
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A Knight on
an Island |
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A
knight arrives on an
island at night |
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and
the tribe invites
him to dine. |
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“How
nice!” says the
knight |
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in
the evening light. |
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“It’s
rice with a slice of
lime.” |
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A
fortnight later the
knight decides |
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it’s
time to say goodbye. |
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“Thank you, guys,”
says the knight to
the tribe. |
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“I’ve
had an excellent
time.” |
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And
so |
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he
sets sail
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on
the morning tide,
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trying not to cry. |
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U
as in NUT |
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Wanting Stuff |
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Gus
is in a huff |
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because he’s always
wanting stuff. |
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“I
want some bubble gum |
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and I
want a puzzle. |
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I
want a fluffy puppy |
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and I
want a … ” |
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“Enough’s enough!” |
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said
his mother to her
son. |
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“Stop
making such a fuss. |
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“Here, Son, |
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have
some monkey nuts |
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and
please, please, |
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shut
up!” |
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EE as in FREE |
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Cheese
Thieves |
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Lee
sees the police. |
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“While I’m sound
asleep, |
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they
steal all my cheese |
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and
some of my peas. |
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It’s
really
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a
terrible feeling. |
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“We
need,” said the
Chief, |
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“a
trap for the thief. |
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So,
jump in the jeep. |
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We’ll
wait in your street |
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and
surprise them |
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late
in the evening. |
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They
see, from the jeep, |
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three
geese and a sheep |
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who
sneak out of Lee’s |
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with
a bag of cheese |
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and
they arrest them
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when
they are leaving. |
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Oh! as in MOBILE PHONE |
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Ode to a Toad |
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There
once were a vole and
a toad |
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who
were travelling a
lonely old road. |
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Up
jumped a troll |
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who
said to the vole, |
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“Where do you think
you are going?” |
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“The
castle’s old moat,”
said the vole. |
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and
they poked that big
troll with a pole. |
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He
fell in the moat |
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and
trolls don’t float |
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so
that was the end of
the troll. |
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Oo! as in SHOE |
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A Rude Duke |
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Sir
Luke the Duke |
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was
moody and rude |
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and
also a bit of a
foody. |
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“The
miso soup, |
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the
sushi and fruit, |
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some
prunes and a
strawberry
smoothie.” |
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“And
make it soon!” |
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he
boomed from the
room. |
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“You
know that I’m really
choosey.” |
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“Luke! Don’t be
rude! |
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and
chew all your food.” |
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said
Mother,” And don’t
be so moody.” |
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Poo in a Shoe |
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“Who
did a poo |
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in
the zoo keeper’s
shoe?” |
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It
said on the
afternoon news. |
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“Too
small for a moose,” |
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said
Inspector Seuss, |
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“And
too huge for a
kangeroo.” |
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“It’s
not true it’s a
goose, |
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so,
in my point of view, |
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this
is a toucan poo.” |
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“You
can tell by the
smell of nuts and
fruit |
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so
with this clue I
accuse… you! |
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Arrest Mr Toucan.” |
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NOW GO TO POEMS PART THREE: |
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