La Theatre

(Happy Birthday Moon by Frank Asch)

“the moon” played by Abi. (picking her belly because it was nearing nap time)

“Bear” played by Rachael.

“One night Bear looked up at the sky and thought, wouldn’t it be nice to give the moon a birthday present.”

” ‘Hello, Moon!’ he shouted. “

“But the moon did not reply.”

“So Bear paddled across the river…”

“hiked through the forest and into the mountains.”

” Now I am much closer to the moon, thought Bear… ‘Hello!! “

“This time his own voice echoed, ‘ Hello!”

” ‘ What would you want for your birthday?’ asked Bear.

‘What would you want for your birthday?’ asked the Moon.

‘I would like a hat.’

‘I would like a hat,’ said the moon.”

” He went downtown and bought the moon a beautiful hat.”

“That night he put the hat up in a tree where the moon could find it. Then he waited and watched while the moon slowly crept up through the branches and tried on the hat.”

” ‘Hurray!’ yelled Bear. ‘It fits just right!’ “

“During the night the hat fell out of the tree.”

“In the morning Bear found the hat on his doorstep.”

” ‘So the moon got me a hat too!’ exclaimed Bear.”

“Just then the wind blew Bear’s hat off his head…”

“He chased after it but it got away.”

“That night Bear paddled across the river…”

” and hiked through the forest…”

“to talk with the moon.”

(Awww, look how sad. Poor Bear.)

“For a long time the moon would not speak to him, so bear spoke first.”

” ‘I lost the beautiful hat you gave me, ‘ said Bear.”

” ‘I lost the beautiful hat you gave me, ‘ said the moon.”

” ‘That’s okay, I still love you!’ said Bear. “

” ‘That’s okay, I still love you!’ said the moon. “

” ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY!’ said Bear. “

” ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY!’ said the moon. “

The End.

– A part of reading comprehension in homeschooling, naturally. =)

– P.S. The girls were told to find brown and yellow hats from the dress-up according to their characters. Yep, my three year old returned with a chicken hat. We all busted up laughing. Love her! We flipped in inside out for “the moon”. =)