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San Bruno Library Presents "Once Upon a Time"
Storytime #23
With Miss Barbara
"Outer Space"
November 2009

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Story, time story, time story, time.

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Hi welcome to San Bruno library presents once upon a time the cable story, time of the San Bruno library. My name is Barbara and I'm, the children's librarian at the library and I'm here to share some stories with you for the next half hour. So let's get started. Are you ready, gonna sing, our starting song with me work 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 and I am glad you're here today today, I have some stories. Some fun stories.

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Silly stories about outer space, the first one I'm going to read to you is called the man on the moon a day in the life of Bob by Simon Bartram. So, let's find out what Bob's day is like.

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This is Bob, perhaps you've heard of him. You may know him better as the man on the moon there he is.

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This is where Bob lives. Every morning he gets up at 6 o'clock. He has a cup of tea and two eggs for breakfast before leaving for the rocket launch pad on the way he stops to buy a newspaper and some chocolate Tuffy's he's on his way to work on the moon.

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By 8, o clock Bob arrives at the launch pad changes into his special man on the moon, suit and boards his fantastic rocketship. He must make sure he leaves by a quarter to nine, otherwise he wouldn't make it to the moon by 9:00 on the way he reads the newspaper and does the crossword Bob starts work. His job as man on the moon is very important, has to keep the moon clean and tidy. Quite often, astronauts drop, sweet packets and cans. Some people say that aliens are responsible for much of the rubbish.

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But Bob knows that's not true. There's no such thing as aliens.

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Is there by 12:30 it's time to eat? Bob goes to his rocket ship to fetch his lunchbox. This usually contains two sandwiches, either cheese or peanut butter and apple and some chocolate-covered nuts. Sometimes he meets his friends for a picnic. His two best friends are Billy the man on Mars and Sam, the man on Saturn. They talk about the Stars and tell jokes.

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After lunch, tourists spaceship start arriving from Earth. It is part of Bob's job to entertain them and give them something to photograph. So he does somersault pan stands and especially hi moon jumps. Sometimes he performs for as long as two hours and he has left quite out of breath.

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Occasionally the tourists spaceships will land on the moon when they do Bob gives them a guided tour and a speech. He tells them lots of facts such as how many craters the moon has or how long it takes to walk around it on stilts. Sometimes people ask him about aliens and Bob explains patiently that there aren't any afterwards. Bob opens a small souvenir, stand, selling postcards pencils, mugs and small plastic moon models.

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By 4:30, all visitors must leave the moon. Bob looks around to see that everyone has left. He checks inside any big craters to see if anyone has fallen in, but there's never anyone there do. You see someone there.

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The working day is nearly over it's time to check that everything is in order before leaving for the night, Bob packs away his equipment and any unsold souvenirs into his rocket. He switches on the moon's nightlight before jetting off towards Earth. By this time he is very tired, but he still has to keep his wits about him by flying the rocket as he reaches earth. It's about five o'clock. The rush hour is in full swing, with everyone leaving work and going home just like Bob at home. Bob is just like anyone else.

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First, he has a long bath. Moon work can make you very grubby, as sometimes the dust can get inside your suit. Then he goes to bed with a mug of cocoa. He sleeps soundly bathed in moon beans, very happy to be the man on the moon and aliens.

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Well, Bob would know if there are any.

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Wouldn't he and that's the story of the man on the moon and I have another story here about Bob. We just got this in. This is a brand-new one, Bob's best ever friend, also by Simon Bartram.

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It was a Tuesday morning in space and nothing much was happening since there were no space tourists visiting the moon. That day Bob the man on the moon had finished all of his moon work by 10 o'clock, Bob's friends, Billy and Sam were away on a trip to Pluto visiting a most exciting pet show. They hope to see some alien animals there, but Bob thought they'd be disappointed.

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After all, everyone knows there's no such thing as aliens, especially not alien animals with nobody to Bob felt a little glum, so he decided to go for a bounce on his bouncy castle, but bouncing without a friend just wasn't as fun. Quite frankly, Bob was a bit lonely to cheer himself up. Bob went for a quick spin around the universe in his rocket. Nothing much was happening there either. Unfortunately, most of the planets were closed for the winter.

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So Bob stopped off on a passing asteroid to enjoy a nice cup of tea and a corned beef sandwich for lunch. The view was beautiful.

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It was just a shame that he had no one to share it with what I need Bob said to himself is a best ever friend a Chum someone to help with the intergalactic missions and jigsaw puzzles a pal who will always be by my side, but where on earth, could he find friends like that for the rest of the day, Bob pondered his problem until it was time to return to Earth for a nice supper of fish sticks and peas as a Tuesday treat he allowed himself to eat in front of the TV the neck newscaster was warning that a troublesome asteroid had been causing havoc elsewhere in the solar system and was now a danger of crashing into Earth.

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Bob was glued to the screen he wished. He had someone to watch the program with it was so exciting, as he sipped his cocoa in bed. Bob decided he would start looking for a best ever friend tomorrow morning.

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There's that asteroid.

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The next day, Bob didn't have to start work until that evening. So after some early jumping jacks in the backyard, he bicycle din to town to do some errands and see if he could find his best-ever friend. First, he had a quick peek around the modern art gallery. Then he bought two small batteries to power. His rocket a fancy pair of moon pattern, underpants on sale for half price and a newspaper hot off the press. The streets were busier than ever.

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Bob wondered how on earth anyone could hope to find a best ever friend, in a play like this.

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After his shopping Bob remembered that Clive and Keith his cousin do gel's goldfish had been looking rather hungry that morning, Bob was looking after them for a day or two well. Dougal was away so Bob, headed to the local pet shop, cats, rats and bats. While he was looking for some squishy delicious food 59 cents, a strange notion popped into Bob's head. Perhaps his best ever friend could be a pet Bob looked around at all the animals, but he couldn't see anything that looked like a best ever friend.

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To tell you the truth, some of the animals looked a little odd to him. Oh well, side, Bob Bob, to himself. You can't rush these things. His thoughts were interrupted by the chimes of the town clock. It was 4:30 time for tea.

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The best tea in town was served at the moon soup. Pitstop cafe, Bob felt quite at home among the moon, pictures and decorations, although sometimes he did call it the moon, stop it soup, cafe by mistake, Bob wondered if anyone would recognize the world-famous man on the moon and sit with him, but no one did so. Bob sat quietly and nibbled his favourite moon soup crater cake by himself. He knew it was really just a donut, but it was tip-top tasty all the same. It was a shame.

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There was no time for seconds, but night was falling and Bob had a job to do. The moon was waiting and take a look at this. It says: moon tourism with Bob to part 5:50 p.m. sharp, includes free moon cake for $9.99.

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We're gonna take a little break right now and then, when we come back, you can find out how Bob.

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Stop look and wave it's not just for making friends it's for saving lives.

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You by the San Bruno bicycle and pedestrian safety committee and San Bruno.

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Peer pressure works, put the trash in the can.

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Oh, you don't know quick Cola.

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I'm Smith and I'm Joe and we're conducting an experiment to see if people like trash in their homes, yeah hello, sir, please step back.

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Who are you guys? ha Judging from your reaction, it looks like you dumped like trash in your home. No, of course, not sir. This is yours. We saw you dump it out of your car. Everyone see your home, sir. Obviously, and you don't like trash in your home. No, of course, why would you trash California? Don't trash California got a sports lover in the house check out all the different sports programming available on San, Berdoo, cable, ESPN, Comcast, SportsNet, Golf and Tennis Channel's college sports, professional soccer football hockey and more?

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If the maid would clean up after us.

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Think of it as the maids day off, please clean up after yourself keep San Bruno clean.

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Welcome back so we're reading Bob's best ever friend and remember: Bob just had his donut and he's ready to go off to work. Let's find out what happens bob pedaled as fast as he could to the rocket launch pad and is a super fast flash changed into his man on the moon suit. He needed to reach the moon before the first moon tours tourists spaceship arrived, there were snacks and entertainments to prepare after he clambered aboard and flicked lots of switches. His rocket began to rumble and Bob counted down five four, three: two one liftoff.

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By quarter to six, he was zooming towards the golden moon and by six o'clock. He wasn't there.

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Bob welcomed the tourists with a free moon cake and performed his thrilling moon themed variety show. Then everyone went home happy everyone that is except Bob, who was once again alone quietly he packed away his props and began his weekly crater count, and that's when it happened. They're popping out of crater 204 was a little furry tail. What could it be? The Closer Bob got to it the faster, the tail wagged and then as if by magic, something amazing shot out of the crater.

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No one in the whole universe would have expected to see what Bob saw. At that moment, it was a dog, the most smiley springy dog Bob had ever seen. He had no idea where it had come from or how it had gotten there, but he didn't care. He didn't even care that it looked a little odd. All Bob knew was that he had finally found his best-ever friend. It was as if it had been written in the stars.

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Bob named his dog Barry and each day they would go to the moon and they would run and leap and play with their friends, except, of course, on Tuesdays on Tuesdays. They would bounce and bounce and bounce.

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The end, so that's how Bob found his best-ever friend for my next story: I have companies coming so this is a story that happens on earth, but it's about something from outer space. This is by Arthur you're, encouraged small, let's find out who the company is.

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On the day, Shirley had invited all of her relatives to dinner and Moe. Her husband was pleasantly tinkering in the yard. A flying, saucer quietly landed next to their tool. Shed Moe was surprised. Shirley, yelled, Shirley joined Moe on the patio. No, you had to buy that barbecue. It's too big. She complained Shirl, it's not a barbecue Moe said.

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Suddenly, a small hatch on the saucer opened and out walked to visitors from outer space greetings. They spoke in English. We come in peace. Do you have a bathroom, stunned, Shirley replied down the hall to the left? The foreigners nodded graciously and walked into the house. How could you let them into our house? Moe was upset. Didn't you see those helmets, those grey guns, they'll be prizes. Moe is very upset. Shh they're, coming Shirley whispered stay calm be polite. Maybe we can make friends with them.

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What a lovely house you have the strangers commented. What do you call this place bell? More, surely politely answered the visitors nodded we're from a way far away and we have been traveling for years on our way to the next Galaxy. How about a sandwich? You must be hungry, surely nervously interrupted. Would you like to stay for dinner gee? They replied, we'd, love to we'll return at 6 o'clock, the spaceman went back to their ship and flew off Moe and Shirley ran into the house.

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Are you crazy? The cousins are coming tonight. Why did you invite them for dinner? Moe asked they're, Hannah Mies us Bellmore, the whole earth is doomed. I tell you, Moe is hysterical, mom ow, take it easy. They look. Nice, like nice, boys Shirley, said come help me make the potato salad but Moe had other thoughts saying he had to wash his hands. He went upstairs and called the FBI. The FBI called the Pentagon and the Pentagon called the army. The Air Force and the Marines had a quarter to six. The house was surrounded.

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Inside his cousin sat panicked act, natural Shirley told her relatives be nice, so they look a little different, I'm sure they're friendly. She said as she served the appetizers. Don't worry, Moe added if those aliens make one false move. They've had it so relax Moe heard a humming and ran to the window. They're healed, the doorbell rang, everyone froze cousin, Etta, fainted I'll, get it Shirley called. She went to the door, hello, hello, come right in she greeted the men from outer space, they were carrying a box.

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How about a drink? Some soda? Are you tired? It's getting late? If you leave now you'll just miss the traffic, no tried to usher them out so rise. What's new, have you been to Venus this year? I hear it's hot. In the summer cousin Sheldon, the loudmouth asked the spacemen Sat we're on our way to check out a new planet. Our population has grown so quickly.

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We must branch out and find new places to live, know what I mean sure we know what you mean well, blurt it out an invasion, we're doomed he whispered to cousin Harriet dinner. Shirley called oh, oh! Please, before dinner, we have something for you: it'll knock you out. The visitors presented, their box hits a bomb, it's gas, it's a laser at a yelled and then fainted again thunk soldiers burst into the house. Tanks pointed their guns, Shirley gingerly began to unwrap the gift. We weren't sure.

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If you had one of these the men started to say: Shirley interrupted Fitz, it's a it's, a that cousins were paralyzed.

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Shirley continued Moe was sweating from head to foot, Oh, Shirley, blurted, Etta, Moe and Sheldon fainted, it's a blender Shirley declared, and we don't even have one. We thought you'd like it and it was on sale. The spaceman beamed Shirley went over and kissed him. Both, let's see she said.

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Luckily, Shirley had made extra spaghetti and meatballs the cousins, the soldiers, the pilots, the Marines, the FBI men, everyone sat down and had a delicious meal from soup to nuts, and that is the story of company's coming. I want to tell you about this next book. We don't have time to read it today, but it's called company's going and it's the sequel. That means the next book in the series. After company's coming, you can get this book at the San, Bruno library and read it for yourself, so that's called company's going. I.

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Hope you come in and see us and check it out. The next book I want to share with you is a true book. It's called my light and it's about the Sun by Molly bang.

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When you see the city lights at night, they look like stars, have fallen down to earth. Those lights are star light. My light I am your son, a golden star. You see my radiance as light each day, I warm your land and water, tiny drops of warm water rise and formed one cloud. The clouds cooled down. My energy falls in rain. The water flows from streams to rivers, carrying my energy down down down a dam. You humans, stop the flow.

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My energy is trapped, wish some water shoots down, tunnels to giant turbines, whoosh the water spins the turbines around and around it spins my energy to generators which make electricity. Now my energy is in the electricity, it flows away and copper wires.

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The wires hum electricity flows pulsing pushing my energy out to your towns and cities each day, I shine on earth and warm the air. The warm air rises cooler air pours in and makes the wind swish swoosh the wind, pushes blades of turbines round and round spinning my energy two generators which make electricity electricity pours into copper, wires and flows out to your towns and cities.

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Green plants catch my light and use my energy to help build, leaves and stems my energy build each bush and flower Reed and cactus fruit and tree my light fuels all the plan on earth. Some of the plants are eaten my energy flows to everything that eats them. Other plants die and are buried. Some were buried millions and millions of years ago and turned to coal. Then my energy stayed deep underground locked inside of the coal crunch rah.

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Now you humans dig up the coal, you haul it out and burn it. The fire heats water into steam, wash the steam shoots against giant turbines which spin round and round they send my energy to generators which make electricity from coal fired power plants, electricity flows in copper, wires out to your towns and cities. My light falls on solar cells and charges, their electrons no turbines no generators. Electricity streams across the cells which pour it into copper, wires electricity flows to the building below when darkness falls.

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You turn a switch from rushing wind and water from burning coal from silent solar cells. You let my energy into your room: energy lights. The night inside a light bulb a wire grows hot. It glows inside a fluorescent tube gases, energized it glows.

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When you turn on lights at night, you look, they look like stars, have fallen down to earth. Those lights are energy from me, your golden star, caught and transformed by your earth and by yourselves for a moment my light illuminates your towns and cities, and that is my light by malli bang. Thank you. So much for joining us today. I really look forward to seeing you at the San, Bruno library, so come and say to us. There we'll see you then bye. So.

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Sit me down and let the smell ve.

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I'll find myself in story time again.

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Storytime storytime.

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Story time story.

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