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From YouTube: San Bruno Library Presents "Once Upon a Time" #20

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San Bruno Library Presents

"Once Upon a Time"
Storytime #20
"Crocodiles & Alligators"
May 2009

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Story, time story, time story, time.

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Hi welcome to once upon a time the story, time of the san bruno library, I'm, so glad you've joined us today. My name is Miss Barbara and I'm gonna be reading stories and we're gonna be doing some rhymes. So let's get started. It goes like this. We're glad you're here today we're glad you're here today. Hi-Ho the merio, we're glad you're here today, very good okay. So today we're going to be reading stories about crocodiles and alligators and I just have who this book to show you one picture of a crocodile there.

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It is, and in our stories today we're gonna have some friendly alligators and some tricky alligators. So, let's see what we've got first here we go Monty by James Stevenson, and this is a friendly alligator.

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Every morning Arthur and Doris and Tom walked to school together when they came to the wide river they looked for. Monty Monty was always asleep. Snoring.

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Wake up Monty: this is a school day huh again. Yes,.

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And we need a ride, so our books don't get wet. Oh.

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Okay, all aboard.

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Straight ahead: Monty, don't wobble so much Monty. Let's see some speed Monty they climbed on Monty's, back and swam across the river when they got to the far side, Doris and Arthur and Tom went back to school. Monty went back to sleep good good good.

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Every afternoon he gave them a ride back hurry up. We want to get home more to the right, don't get our books wet one morning, Monty Monty Monty.

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But Monty did not come I, don't hear him snoring we're.

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Gonna be late for school, then.

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Monty floated by Monty, where have you been I, am on vacation.

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Is not vacation time, it.

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Is for me this is alligator vacation.

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Alligator vacation, what's that it's when nobody tells alligators what to do, how long does it last.

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Years and years sometimes then Monty was gone. Wow.

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What are we supposed to do now beats me. Everybody start thinking. What are you thinking? Doris I'm.

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Thinking we need a.

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New alligator, that's not thinking! That's just wishing well.

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Hell I can't think with.

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All this thinking going on around me, then think someplace else, that's just what I'll do nice and quiet here a perfect place to think hi, Doris hi Doris? What are you doing? I'm thinking, oh wow, let's watch look at her thinking think think. Think quiet pardon us for living yeah who wants to watch a duck. Think anyway, that's all I need for turtles.

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Hey Turtles wait.

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Arthur and Tom we're still thinking when I. What do we do? Doris. First, you step on turtle number one. Then you step on turtle number two and three and four and you're across.

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One two three turtle number four: where are you.

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Splash, oh there he is. Are you looking for.

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Me not anymore, they went back to shore and put their books in the Sun to dry, Tom and Doris. Sat down. Hey I found a board it's too little to float on too short for a bridge. I know, I have a better idea.

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Here's my plan, you sit on the board, Tom and I'll jumped out of the tree and on to the other end of the board and you'll go flying right across the.

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The jump spring.

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They decided to try it with Doris, because she was the lightest Doris stood on the board, already Doris I suppose so.

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Splash better but not perfect, it was clear that they would have to swim across. Hang on Tom keep the books dry steady. Here we go more to the right. Arthur slow down, go faster straight ahead: Arthur, don't wobble Arthur sit still tom, be quiet! Stop telling me what to do. Stop telling me what to do. Stop telling me what to do. How can money stand this and twice a day, poor Monty, Hey, I'm, slipping.

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Splash we need Monty, Hood sinking, quick.

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Suddenly they felt something under them: hey it's Monty thanks, Monty saved her ray you're, a pal Monty, no problem notice. How Monty goes just the right speed and he steers perfectly too I love the way. Monty swims we thought you were on vacation. I am.

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But sometimes when I am on vacation I take the day off.

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Thanks for the ride Monty is there any chance you'll be here this afternoon. Monty Monty good, but Monty had already started to snore and that's the story of Monty, we'll have part two later: okay, I have a rhyme I want to share with you. It goes like this. A is for, let's see, I, think a is for Alligator. Okay, a is for Alligator. Can you go like this?

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Chop-Chop-Chop B is for bunny. Okay, I want to see you hop hop, hop, hop c is for circle round and round and d is for. We all sit down, alright, very good. Okay. So let's have an alligator story. Why alligator hates dog, a Cajun folk tale by JJ Renault, with pictures by Donnie, Lee, green okay back in the olden days, miss your cocoa tree? That's our alligator was king of the swamps and bayous.

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He got plenty of respect for true everybody was scared of alligators sharp teeth and his big tail everybody, except that is that sassy old dog every evening dog stood on his porch and teased alligators, something awful. He growled and barked and howled are Monsieur cuckoo dream come and get me a room. Is your cocoa tree come and get me if you dare alligator did not dare go after dog.

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He did not want any trouble with the man who lived that dog's cabin Monsieur cook Audrey could only thump his tail snap, his teeth and hiss someday that dog is gonna, get too close and I'm gonna snap him up and grind him into mincemeat. Now one day dog stray too far from his safe cabin. He was hot. On the trail of rabbit somebody thump-thump-thump dog came running down. The bank of the bayou rabbit was smart, smart. She led him right up to that Gators hole.

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Rabbit jumped right on over, but dog did not see the dark hole in time.

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Jun-Seok dog fell down the hole he found himself snout to snout with alligator dog was in trouble for true. He knew he better. Do some fast talking dog wagged his tail real friendly-like and started to whining mr. Cordry.

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Hawks about how you doin alligator,.

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Thumped his big tail and hissed, so at last you come to visit eh every evening. You tease me Monsieur could pretty come in and get me if you dare well now. That is just what I'm gonna. Do you mangy mutt I'm, gonna snap, you up and.

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Grind you into mincemeat.

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Oh No me that sly, dog, whined I did not say, come and get me I hollered come &, get it each evening. Man brings me a big bowl of juicy scraps. I call out for you to come. Join me for supper. Come to the cabin this evening. You will see to yourself that I have a special treat for you. Monsieur Cocodrie licked his chops, but what about your master? He hissed do not worry dog, replied. I will keep a close watch if I see man coming I will warn you and you can't Kait. Mr.

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Qadri was not very smart. He thought with his stomach. Instead of his head, he agreed to come join dog for supper. That very evening alligator crawled up the bank to the cabin dragging his big tail behind him dog met alligator at porch steps. Saying welcome. Cocodrie I am happy to see you alligator hissed is man gone? Do you see my master dog whine? Do you hear my master Monsieur cook Audrey looked around? He did not see a thing.

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He listened all was quiet, dog, Grimm, sly as a fox, come up, Monsieur come up and get it that Gator climbed up to the porch sure enough. There was a ball heap full of scraps, alligator dipped his snout into the bowl and but before he could swallow this one little juicy bite dog started up a great big ruckus. He growled and barked and howled.

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Master come quick.

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Bang, suddenly the door flew open. Man came running out. He took one look at the Gator and grabbed a broom. The whack black black man, whacked alligator upside the head dog, jumped hard on that Gators tail Hey alligator cried poor, Monsieur Cocodrie barely escaped back into the hole to this day, alligator hates dog he floats in water like a half sunk log, only his big eyes can be seen. He is waiting and watching for dog to come near. Alligator. Just knows that next time he won't let that dog trick him again.

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That Gator is a whole lot smarter and if Miss suit Monsieur Cocodrie was here. He would tell you for true. If dog plays a trick, here's a little tip how you can play it wise when a dog teases, don't you believe him ignore his silly lies. Just laugh at that hound and stare him down with your great big alligator eyes and that's the story of how alligator hates so stay tuned after the break. We'll have another story about muck.

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Oh, you don't know, we go low.

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Hi welcome back to story time, I'm really excited because I'm gonna share another monty book with you. This is called no need for Monty by James Stevenson. Again now, let's see, there's our friends going to school.

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Every morning Monty gave Doris and Arthur and Tom a ride across the river to school. Thanks Monty, bye, Monty see you tomorrow. Every afternoon, Monty gave them a ride home again it didn't matter what the weather was. Monty always came one day, some of the grown-ups were standing by the river, it seems to me, but the Monty system is a very slow way for the children to get to school. No question about that Kirkham, but.

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What can we do.

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Maybe a faster alligator. Oh, for goodness sake, don't worry, Oh! Think of something brilliant. A week later. Here's my great idea, a school boat. The children can row to school, oh good it will. It will give them exercise and make them strong, hop in and we'll cross the river in half the time it takes Monty here we go. Oh, this is exciting. What a good idea boats are such fun. Isn't this a grand ride, Oh?

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What's the matter? Kirkham hello, Hey, look at the grown-ups in the boat hi.

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Are you tired do.

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You want me to help row. No leave me alone. I guess, I didn't see us, maybe we're going too fast on Monty. Can you row a little bit faster, Kirkham No? Why not move at all looks like we're in the mud? Did you happen to check on how deep this river is? Am I supposed to think of everything global.

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So much for boats, one week later, this is the sky ride to school, which I have personally invented climb aboard children. Now, I simply turn the crank and off you go crank crank there. They go across the river hold tight you'll, be across the river in half the speed of an alligator, oh boy, some fun that afternoon already to sky ride home from school children. Oh.

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Why was it so easy this morning? It's so hard this afternoon, bang twang screech feel the breeze. This is more fun than school. Hang on tight. Let's see some speed. Can we ride every day? Doris wait for us. Oh.

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Isn't there some easier way to get to school Doris there used to be a week later, Kirkham said to meet him here and he show us the perfect way to get across. Oh look here, he comes now. I have just crossed the river in less than one minute in the school balloon, ohh whoosh can.

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We try it huh I.

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Think the boat idea was better much one week later. Not all my ideas have worked. I admit that. But this idea is absolutely perfect. Now, let's get started, ready, go and see what they're doing they're walking on stilts splendid splendid. It's perfect for him, I'm, not sure about perfect for us. So far, so good sis, Doris onward onward, keep up the good work. What did he say just keep moving, don't stop you're! In my way, Doris you're crowding me Tom.

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Off Arthur crash splash, you know who I miss right now.

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Monty everybody all right did school as usual. The best.

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Way the monty way Monty is truly a trustworthy, alligator, most reliable, irreplaceable.

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And that's the story of no need for Monty, okay,.

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I've got another fun, alligator story. This is called mama, don't allow bye, Thatcher heard there was our alligator.

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Mama, don't allow starring miles and the swamp band.

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Miles got a saxophone for his birthday Wow! Oh, how nice.

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Squawk, oh, how.

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Awful keep it down son miles, practiced, gurgle, gurgle and practiced beep until his momma and Poppa couldn't stand it anymore and his momma said why don't you practice outside dear, and so he did as loud as could be.

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Your Pete squawk uh-huh enough.

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What a racket unbearable.

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Yeah terrible her dreadful.

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Mile stroll down Main Street, where he met a drummer named Al up swamp Lane, where he met a guitarist named Bert and an over Bayou bridge where he met a trumpet player named doc. Hey, let's play some music said miles loud, music said al, let's be a band said: Bert, the swamp band cried doc and they played as loud as they could soon. The whole town cried out. Swamp bands play.

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But in the swamp at the edge of town, the Sharptooth long-tailed, yellow, eyed alligators said we love that swamp band music. You do we like it loud, really common play for the alligator ball when Saturday night after the Sun Goes Down meet you at the riverboat we'll be there Saturday night when the Sun went down, the alligators came from miles around. They were dressed in their finest. The swamp band played their favorite song mama. No lo, no music playing around here, mama no louder music playing around.

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Here now we don't care what mama.

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Don't allow gonna play our music anyhow.

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Mono la no music playing around here, the swamp plant band played far into the night when the music was over, the band was hungry, so are the alligators. What's for dinner, something tender, something juicy I bet. You can't read this. It says a menu swamp band, the alligator snapped their jaws and smack their lips.

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How about one more song before dinner, okay,.

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But make it short, make it sweet and.

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So the swamp band side of one and a-two anda, a lullaby of swampland when the moon is rising and the moss hangs low when the swamp is quiet and the waters move slow. That's the time to sing softly and lay your head awfully far down in the gooey damp mud.

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The alligators fell fast, asleep miles piloted the river boat back to swamp Ville, the swamp band.

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Playing that lullaby as quiet as could be.

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Mama said: oh: how nice.

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And that story of mama don't allow.

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So it's been really fun to share these stories about alligators and crocodiles with you. We have so many more books fact books and story books, folktales with mean alligators and nice alligators at the library and with your library card you can even check them out and take them home. So come down to the library and ask me where you can find some alligator books and I can show you where they are and I can show you how to find them yourself.

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We also have story time at the library, Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, so you can join us in person and sing songs and listen to stories with us. So, let's finish up our story time with our storytime song. Well, it's time to say goodbye to our friends. Well, it's time to say goodbye to our friends. Well, it's time to say goodbye, give a wave and say goodbye! Well, it's time to say goodbye to our friends thanks for joining me today, we'll see you later see you at the library.

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So sit me down and let the smell me.

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I'll find myself in story time again.

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Storytime storytime.

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