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From YouTube: BCP Storytime - The Snail and the Whale
Description
Lucy reads “The Snail and the Whale” by Julia Donaldson, with kind permission of the publisher @MacmillanKidsUK
A
This
is
the
tale
of
a
tiny
snail
and
a
great
big
grey
blue
humpback
whale.
This
is
a
rock
as
black
as
soups,
and
this
is
a
snail
with
an
itchy
foot.
The
sea
snail
slithered
all
over
the
rock
and
gazed
at
the
sea
and
the
ships
in
the
dock
and
as
she
gazed
she
sniffed
inside,
the
sea
is
deep
and
the
world
is
wide.
A
How
I
long
to
sail
said
the
tiny
snail
these
are
the
other
snails
in
the
flock
who
all
stuck
tight
to
the
smooth
black
rock
and
said
to
the
snail
with
the
itchy
foot.
Be
quiet,
don't
wriggle
sit,
still
stay
put,
but
the
tiny
sea
snail,
sighed
and
sniffed
then
cried
I've
got
it
I'll
hit
you
lift.
This
is
the
trail
of
the
tiny
snail,
a
silvery
trail
that
looped
and
curled
and
said
lift
wanted
around
the
world.
A
This
is
the
whale
who
came
one
night
when
the
tide
was
high
and
the
stars
were
bright.
A
humpback
whale
immensely
long
who
sang
to
the
snail
a
wonderful
song
of
shimmer
and
ice
and
coral
caves
and
shooting
stars
and
enormous
waves,
and
this
is
the
tale
of
the
humpback
whale
he
held
it
out
of
the
starlit
sea
and
said
to
the
snail
come
sail
with
me.
A
This
is
the
sea,
so
wild
and
free
that
carried
the
whale
and
the
snail
on
his
tail
to
towering
icebergs
and
far-off
lands
with
fiery
mountains
and
golden
these.
Are
the
waves
that
arched
and
crashed
that
foamed
and
frolicked
and
sprayed
and
splashed
the
tiny
snail
on
the
tail
of
the
whale.
These
are
the
caves
beneath
the
waves
where
stripy
fish
with
feathery
fins
and
sharks,
with
hideous
toothy
grins,
swam
round
the
whale
and
the
snail
on
his
tail.
A
This
is
the
sky,
so
vast
and
high,
sometimes
sunny
and
blue
and
warm
sometimes
filled
with
a
thunderstorm
with
zigzag,
Lightning,
flashing
and
frightening,
the
tiny
snail
on
the
tail
of
the
whale
and
she
gazed
at
the
sky,
the
sea,
the
land,
the
waves
and
the
caves
and
the
golden
sand.
She
gazed
and
gazed
amazed
by
it
all
and
she
said
to
the
whale
I
feel
so
small.
A
But
then
came
the
day
the
whale
lost
his
way.
These
are
the
speed
boats
running
a
race,
zigging
and
zooming
all
over
the
place,
upsetting
the
way
with
their
ears
flitting
raw,
making
him
swim
too
close
to
the
shore.
This
is
the
tide
slipping
away,
and
this
is
the
whale
lying
beached
in
a
bay
quick
off
the
sand
back
to
sea.
Cried
the
snail
I
can't
move
on
land
I'm
too
big
magda
whale.
The
snail
felt,
helpless
and
terribly
small.
Then
I've
got
it.
She
cried
and
started
to
crawl.
A
I
must
not
fail,
said
the
tiny
snail.
This
is
the
bell
on
the
school
in
the
bay
ringing,
the
children
in
from
their
play.
This
is
the
teacher
holding
her
chalk,
telling
the
class
sit
straight,
don't
talk.
This
is
the
board
as
black
as
soot,
and
this
is
the
snail
with
the
itchy
foot,
a
snail,
a
snail,
the
teacher
turns
pale,
say
the
children
it's
leaving
a
trail.
This
is
the
trail
of
the
tiny
snail.
A
silvery
trail
saying
save
the
whale.