Once upon a time, there was a boy named Jack. Jack wanted to go on an adventure to find something special, called his fortune. As he started his journey, he met a friendly dog.
“Where are you going?” asked the dog.
“I’m going to find my fortune,” said Jack.
“Can I come with you?” asked the dog.
“Yes, you can!” said Jack.
So, Jack and the dog walked together. Soon, they met a curious cat.
“Where are you going?” asked the cat.
“I’m going to find my fortune,” said Jack.
“Can I come too?” asked the cat.
“Yes, of course!” said Jack.
Now, Jack, the dog, and the cat continued their journey. Not long after, they met a playful goat.
“Where are you going?” asked the goat.
“I’m going to find my fortune,” said Jack.
“Can I come too?” asked the goat.
“Yes, if you like,” said Jack.
So, Jack, the dog, the cat, and the goat walked on. Soon, they met a gentle cow.
“Where are you going?” asked the cow.
“I’m going to find my fortune,” said Jack.
“Can I come with you?” asked the cow.
“Certainly, you may,” said Jack.
Now, Jack, the dog, the cat, the goat, and the cow continued their adventure. Before long, they met a cheerful rooster.
“Where are you going?” asked the rooster.
“I’m going to find my fortune,” said Jack.
“Can I come with you?” asked the rooster.
“Certainly,” said Jack.
So, they all walked together until it got dark. They needed a place to sleep and found a house. Jack peeked inside and saw some robbers counting money.
Jack had an idea. He told his friends to make the loudest noise they could. The dog barked, the cat meowed, the goat bleated, the cow mooed, and the rooster crowed. The robbers got so scared that they ran away!
Jack and his friends went inside to rest. The cat slept on the armchair, the dog lay under the table, the goat went to the attic, the cow stayed in the cellar, and the rooster sat on the roof. Jack went to bed.
Later, one robber came back to get their money. But he got scared again! He thought the cat was an old woman with knitting needles, the dog was a shoemaker with a sharp tool, the goat was a woman with a broom, the cow was a man chopping wood, and the rooster was a little man shouting from the roof.
The robber ran away, and the robbers never came back. Jack and his animal friends lived happily in the house for as long as they wanted.
Animal Sounds Orchestra: Gather your friends or family and create your own animal sounds orchestra. Each person can choose an animal from the story: dog, cat, goat, cow, or rooster. Practice making the sounds of your chosen animal. Once everyone is ready, take turns making your animal sound, and then try making all the sounds together like an orchestra. How loud can you make your orchestra? Discuss how the different sounds might have scared the robbers away.
Draw Your Adventure Map: Imagine you are going on an adventure like Jack. Draw a map of your journey, including the different animals you would like to meet along the way. Think about what special abilities each animal might have that could help you on your adventure. Share your map with a friend or family member and explain why you chose each animal and what role they would play in your adventure.
Animal Charades: Play a game of charades with your friends or family. Each person takes turns acting out one of the animals from the story without making any sounds, while the others guess which animal it is. After each round, talk about what makes each animal unique and how they helped Jack on his journey. This activity helps you think about how animals can be helpful in different situations.
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript:
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**Jack and His Friends**
Once upon a time, there was a boy named Jack. One day, Jack set out to seek his fortune. He hadn’t gone very far when he met a dog.
“Where are you going?” asked the dog.
“I’m going to seek my fortune,” said Jack.
“May I go with you?”
“Yes, if you like.”
So Jack and the dog went on. They hadn’t gone very far when they met a cat.
“Where are you going?” asked the cat.
“I’m going to seek my fortune,” said Jack.
“May I go too?”
“Yes, certainly.”
So Jack, the dog, and the cat went on. They hadn’t gone much farther when they met a goat.
“Where are you going?” asked the goat.
“I’m going to seek my fortune,” said Jack.
“May I go too?”
“Yes, if you like.”
So Jack, the cat, the dog, and the goat went on. They hadn’t gone much farther when they met a cow.
“Where are you going?” asked the cow.
“I’m going to seek my fortune,” said Jack.
“May I go with you?”
“Certainly, you may.”
So Jack, the cat, the dog, the goat, and the cow went on. They hadn’t gone much farther when they met a rooster.
“Where are you going?” asked the rooster.
“I’m going to seek my fortune,” said Jack.
“May I go with you?”
“Certainly,” said Jack.
So they went on. They walked until it got dark, but they couldn’t find a place to spend the night. At last, they came to a house. Jack peeped through the window and saw some robbers. They were sitting around a table counting their money.
Then Jack told his friends to make the biggest noise they could. The dog barked, the cat meowed, the goat bleated, the cow mooed, and the rooster crowed. They made such a dreadful noise that it frightened the robbers, and they all ran away. Jack and his friends came in to have a good sleep. The cat went to sleep on the armchair, and the dog lay under the table. The goat went to the attic, and the cow was sent into the cellar. The rooster sat down on the roof, and Jack went to bed.
When the house went dark, the robbers sent one of their men back to get the money they had left. But soon he came running back, all scratched and very frightened, and told them an awful story.
“I came in and wanted to sit in the armchair, but an old woman there stuck her knitting needles into me.” That was the cat.
“I wanted to take the money from the table, but there was a shoemaker hiding under it, and he stabbed me with his awl.” That was the dog.
“So I ran up the stairs to the attic, but an old woman with a sweeping brush knocked me right down again.” That was the goat.
“Then I ran down to the cellar, but there was a man there chopping wood, and he hit me on the head with his axe.” That was the cow.
“But the worst one was on the roof. There was a little man up there who shouted, ‘Throw him up to me!’” So I ran away from there. That was the rooster.
The robbers were so frightened that they never went back again, and Jack and his friends stayed in the house as long as they liked.
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