15 - clues for grandma_nopw

8/12/2019 15 - Clues for Grandma_noPW

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Characters

Setting:The living room in thefamilys house

Narrator Grandma

Tommy Dad

Alice Ben


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Narrator:Tomorrow is a special day

because its Grandmas seventieth

birthday.Grandma:I simply cant imagine being

seventy!

Tommy:What would you like for your

birthday, Grandma?

Grandma:Thats an interesting

question. I think it will surprise you

that I already know what my present is!


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Ben:Do you, Grandma?

Alice:Grandma is trying to trick you

into telling her what her present is.

Ben:How do you know, Grandma?Narrator:Grandma tries not to smile.


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Grandma:I saw where the package

is hidden.

Tommy:Grandma, how did you knowto search under my bed?

Grandma:Ah, now I really know

where the present is hidden!

Alice:I told you that Grandma was

trying to trick you!


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Grandma:Im sure its something

Ill enjoy.

Ben:Of course it is.

Grandma:Its an item of clothing.

Ben:No! You havent guessed it!

Grandma:Ah, so its not somethingto wear.

Tommy:Well, its not clothing anyway.


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Alice:Tommy, Grandma is tricking

you into giving her clues about her

present!Ben:We want Grandmas present

to remain a surprise.

Narrator:Grandma is smiling even

more.

Grandma:Its not clothing. Its

something big, but its not huge or

it wouldnt fit under a bed.Tommy:It could be small.

Grandma:No, if it was small you

would have hidden it in a drawer.


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Ben:Grandma, were not telling you!

Grandma:I think its something Ill

use when I wash.

Alice:That sure must be a huge bar

of soap hidden under the bed!

Narrator:This makes the children andGrandma giggle.


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Grandma:Wait just a minute.

Narrator:Grandma puts her chin in

her hands to think.

Grandma:Fluffy towels! That would

be especially nice!

Tommy:Fooled you, Grandma. Itsnot towels.

Alice:Tommy, sshhh!


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Narrator:The childrens father arrives

home.

Dad:Hello! Is everyone having a

good day?

Ben:Grandma is trying to trick us.

Alice:Shes trying to get us to tell her

what her birthday present is.Tommy:Shell never guess its


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Narrator:The next day, the children

give Grandma her present.

Grandma:Goodness me! Look atthese layers and layers of paper!

Alice:Were the ones who tricked

you, Grandma!

Narrator:Finally, Grandma finds a

small box in all the paper and lifts

the lid. She is very surprised.

Grandma:Look at these amazingpearls!


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Dad: There are seventy pearls

one for each year that you have

celebrated a birthday.Grandma:They are gorgeous! Ill put

them on now. Thank you very, very

much.

Tommy:The present was something

to wear, but you didnt guess it was

jewelry, did you, Grandma?

Grandma:I didnt. You were the oneswho tricked me!


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Word Count: 498

Think Critically

1. Why did the children give Grandma seventy

pearls?

2. Is this book fiction or nonfiction? How do you

know?

3. Why do you think the author wrote the story?

4. How can you tell this story is a play?

5. If you could be any character in this story, who

would you be? Why?

ScienceWrite a List Pearls come from oysters. Oysters are animalsthat live in shells in the ocean. Make a list of other animals that

live in the ocean. Then put animals that are alike on your list into

groups and name each group. For example, one group might be

Animals That Live in Shells.

School-Home ConnectionTell a family memberabout the story. Then talk about how Grandma tried to

trick the children into telling her what the present was.

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