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Good morning boys and girls, today is Friday
and we all know what that means!
Who wants to tell us?
OK, Johnny,
since you were the first one to raise your hand,
what happens every Friday morning?
Right! Good answer!
That a boy!… you are 100% correct.
Today is Story Time!
As soon as I have your attention,
we will begin!
Never Never Blog Land is quite a large chapter book.
I might need some help turning the pages!
Thanks Johnny Dear…
That was just a little joke.
But would you like try to lift it?
Make sure your hands are clean
and please pass it around and give everyone a chance!
Yes, Mary, it does feel like a sack of potatoes!
Billy thinks it feels like a whole bag of groceries!
I doubt if we will have enough time this morning to finish this enormous fairly tale, so if you are nice and comfy, let's get started.
Raise your hand if you are unable to see the pretty pictures. OK, sounds like we are ready to begin.
I hope we are able to make a little dent in our fairytale this morning.
No, sorry Johnny,
you are absolutely right,
I promise I won’t dent our book,
we have to be very careful when we handle books.
Miss Durkin is just being silly today!
Our very well written selection is called NEVER NEVER BLOG LAND.
The author, Rosemary Snyder is extreemly famous and quite prolific!
Ashley, do you have a question?
I like the way you raised your hand.
Prolific means this author writes a lot of stories for children and grownups.
Look, right here
it shows you the names of all of the books she has written.
Wow, she certainly has been busy!
Peggy, would you like to count them for us?
Good job, yes, that certainly is a big number.
Settle down now class!
Everyone zip your lips.
One upon a time in Never Never Blog Land
somewhere in cyberspace, a whole bunch of bloggers from all over the world found themselves dwelling in peace and harmony while sharing their thoughts. It was quite a magical place, filled with all sorts of interesting people and topics.
All the members seemed to instantly bond with one another as they shared their deepest fears and darkest secrets plus their greatest joys and accomplishments. Kindness and support were in abundance.
Oh my, the author suggests we read through a list of the main characters before we begin the story!
OK!
Goldilocks
The very popular Goldilocks is a long time member of Never Never Blog Land who blogged about her dating woes! Poor thing, she never had much luck in the romance department. After a long distance relationship with the the Prince Goldie ended up with a big blogging looser named Pinocchio who seemed nice enough at first, even though he was a bit younger, however, after a few months it became abundantly clear to the rest of the community that he was a compulsive liar, always inflating his numbers and creating multiple accounts just to hurt people. It took Goldilocks quite awhile to trust again after the long and drawn out scandal with that horrible scoundrel. Although, luckily, with the help of her virtual friends she began to mend and started dating again. Her next choice was a rather peculiar guy, named Rumpelstillskin. Before long, she realized he had a bad case of OCD, in addition to being quite a stickler when it came to spelling and if that wasn’t enough of a red flag, he had Three Little Pigs from a previous marriage.
Thank goodness, Goldie had such loyal supporters who advised her to give him his walking papers! That weirdo had way too much baggage. A few months later she began to run around with the Gingerbread man, one of the biggest flirts on the site. It was only a matter of time and a little help from her friend’s, copy pasting efforts, for her to realize he was a two timing cad! Months later he was involved in the reposting debacle along with Puss and Boots!
Susie, you look confused…did you have a question?
No, I am afraid I have no idea what reposting is, but I suppose we will find out when we read the story.
Poor Goldilocks decided to make her stories private for a while. After napping her days away she finally woke up from her self imposed hibernation and decided to make a bold move.
The pretty blonde blogger gathered all her courage and auditioned for the Bachelorette Reality TV show. About a month later, the lucky, yet confused lady, notified a few friends that she had narrowed down the field to three remaining, Chicago Bear football players.
Everyone warned her to be careful to make sure she had the right fit this time.
It appears, Goldie wasn’t the only blogger to star on a reality TV show…it says here…
A few members became celebrities during their time in Never Never Blog Land. The famous ones would log on daily to share their experiences after being cast in one of these shows.
Sally wants to tell us that AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL IS HER FAVORITE. Thanks for sharing Sally.
The Sorcerers Apprentice spent a few months away from home, yet brought along his lap top on his wild escapade. SA entertained his virtual friends daily with behind the scenes tales of the bragging egomaniac head sorcerer. He wrote all about the crazy tasks he had to perform in order to win the coveted title of 'Apprentice'
Thumbelina made it to the finals on Project Runway, but when she was given the task to design some new clothes for the Emperor. Well, lets just say, she told the naked truth but no one believed her. The author reminds us not to feel too bad for Thumbelina, since she was able to parlay her unusual experience by receiving the thumbs up to design ball gowns for many of the royal members of the site. According to this, the talented girl has enough work to keep her busy for a long time. Seems there is a new Ball or some sort of fancy event every other week.
Snow White, another senior member, was in yet a another show called Snow White and the Seven Little People, it was number 2 in the ratings.
You like little people Mary? Yes, I do too! Moving along...
Rupenzel a was a rather meek and mild young lady when she first joined, then slowly, over time, began to let her hair down after receiving all sorts of positive feedback for her very clever and inspirational blogs. Her popularity skyrocketed!
Says here, it’s a long story but sadly, she is thinking about changing her avatar, because Jerky Jack, who is full of Beans, is Stalking her. That’s in the story; we will have to wait to find out what happens with the stalker.
Some of the guys on the site, were very shy in real life, yet, once they became members, they were flabbergasted by the amount of fan mail they began to receive.
The Frog Prince was an all around nice guy, who instantly made many many friends. His Humpty Dumpty wall was overflowing with one gal after another fawning over him. They were practically lined up waiting for his undivided attention. This fellows IM’s were out of control. Some of the jealous guys called him Bambi the Blogging Boy. Froggie was nice to everyone, even The Girl Without Hands, hum, no one knows who did her typing but I assume we will find out when we read the story.
I agree Johnny, apparently Ms Snyder likes to keep her readers in suspense.
Many family members joined the site together like the brother and sister, Hansel and Gretel. These two had such sad lives and were always finding themselves in danger. It says here, that one of them came close to becoming toast, but I suppose we have to read the story to find out how in the world that might have happened. I wonder if Gretel got herself in a jam…oh, no, it doesn’t say that, Ms Durkin was trying to be funny again.
The Fisherman and His Wife
were one of the many married couples on the site.
When the Fisherman’s Wife was diagnosed with a severe illness and landed in the hospital, the outpouring of well wishes was truly remarkable.
Gee Eddie, I hope she makes it too!
Oh here is yet another family in the story, wow?
The Elves’ and the Shoemaker were a welcomed addition, to Never Never blog Land. Somehow, they become involved with, The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces. I suppose we will have to be patient, it says right here, it's in the story.
The Match Girl
Is a character that is always making people feel good, sharing jokes and humorous antidotes and fixing people up with one another. She was so funny she even made the Princess Who Wouldn’t Smile, laugh!
The moderators on the site?
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Supposedly, these are the people who keep everyone in line, sort of like the blogging police. Once in awhile the Boy Who Cried Wolf …would cry “wolf” and it was up to them to zap the chap! The author adds, quite a bit of suspense revolves around these moderators.
Wonder what that means, I guess we will soon find out?
Peter Pan
Peter is a young man who was considering a sex change operation and was going to pay for it with the money he earned inventing the peter pan collar. With the help and support of his virtual friends, plus a 3 month leave, he returned to thoughts as a She, changed his name and avatar to Paula Pan.
Wait, there is more, and this is unbelievable, it says, Cher’s daughter or should we say, son, Chas/Chad and Paula are now an item. More to follow, I’m sure!
Beauty
OK, beauty is still with the Beast, no matter how many times her virtual friends warn her, she says he has a good soul and I guess, time will tell.
Cinderella
A constant complainer, goes on and on about her horrible stepmother and sisters. Everyone tries to tell her …to tell them ...to “get a life”
Cindy needs to get one of her own as well and some fresh air and a few real friends, not just virtual ones. Someone told her about a Ball, and it goes on to mention, she might attend, if she finds something to wear.
Yes Jane, she should e-mail Thumbelina, that’s a good idea! I wonder if she does?
Little Red Ridding Hood
Oh my goodness, look at her avatar kids,
this one resembles Squeaky Fromme, one of those strange ladies connected with the Manson murders?
Remember Sammy did her book report on them?
Oh Shelly, I agree with you, they give me the creeps too!
Except, Little Reds hood is red instead of black. According to this, a Big Bad Wolf is stalking her. The author is trying to make us believe this is a major plot line in her story.
Well boys and girls, do you believe it, time is up and we still have not gotten through the entire cast of characters!
Sorry Johnny, we will have to wait until next Friday to find out what happens.
Yes, Johnny, I’m a little disappointed too, but I will tell you this much…Someone named Alice goes on an Adventure
and
There is a lot of drama in this epic fairly tale and a few scandals, a bit of comedy and a couple of public battles, some attention seekers, and a few peacemakers, some imposters, a number of underage kids, all sorts of people pretending they are someone they aren’t, and a popularity war!
Whew! There is a lot going on in that far away place!
And what do you know, it also includes a sub plot about some very talented writers interested in improving their craft.
This sounds really interesting, maybe if we get all our work finished before it's time to go home, I will read a bit more.
Class, I know how you feel, you want to hear more,although right now I need all eyes on me!
Very good!
After we go to the lavatory, you may stop off at the drinking fountain, and then I want you to take out your math books.
Do I have a strong volunteer to take our fairy tale back to the shelf, till later?
Thanks Johnny, you have such strong muscles, did you eat wheaties for breakfast this morning?
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