Once upon a time, there was a boy named Jack. Jack decided to go on an adventure to find his fortune. As he walked along, 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 happily.
So, Jack and the dog continued on their journey. Soon, they met a curious cat.
“Where are you going, Jack?” asked the cat.
“I’m going to find my fortune,” said Jack.
“Can I come too?” asked the cat.
“Of course!” said Jack.
Now, Jack, the dog, and the cat walked together. Before long, they met a playful goat.
“Where are you going, Jack?” asked the goat.
“I’m going to find my fortune,” said Jack.
“Can I come too?” asked the goat.
“Yes, you can!” said Jack.
So, Jack, the dog, the cat, and the goat continued on. Soon, they met a gentle cow.
“Where are you going, Jack?” 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 walked together. Finally, they met a cheerful rooster.
“Where are you going, Jack?” asked the rooster.
“I’m going to find my fortune,” said Jack.
“Can I come with you?” asked the rooster.
“Certainly,” said Jack.
They all walked until it got dark, but they couldn’t find a place to sleep. At last, they saw a house. Jack peeked through the window 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 noise was so scary that the robbers 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, the robbers sent one of their men back to get the money. But he got scared and ran back to his friends, telling them a spooky story.
“I tried to sit in the armchair, but an old woman poked me with knitting needles!” That was the cat.
“I reached for the money, but a shoemaker poked me with his tool!” That was the dog.
“I went to the attic, but an old woman knocked me down with a broom!” That was the goat.
“I went to the cellar, but a man hit me with an axe!” That was the cow.
“The worst was on the roof. A little man shouted, ‘Throw him up to me!’ So I ran away!” That was the rooster.
The robbers were so scared that they 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 an animal sounds orchestra. Each person can choose an animal from the story (dog, cat, goat, cow, rooster) and make the sound of that animal. Practice making the sounds together and then try to recreate the scene where Jack and his friends scare the robbers away. How loud can you make your orchestra? Discuss how working together helped Jack and his friends in the story.
Animal Adventure Drawing: Draw a picture of Jack and his animal friends on their adventure. Think about what each animal might be doing or where they might be going. Use your imagination to add new animals or places they might visit. Share your drawing with a friend or family member and explain why you chose to add those animals or places. How do you think each animal helps Jack on his journey?
Storytelling with Puppets: Create simple puppets using paper bags or socks to represent Jack and each of his animal friends. Use your puppets to retell the story of Jack and his adventure. You can even add your own twist to the story by introducing a new animal friend or a different challenge they might face. What new adventure could Jack and his friends go on next?
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the 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, Jack?” asked the cat.
“I’m going to seek my fortune,” said Jack.
“May I go too?”
“Yes, certainly.”
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So Jack, the dog, and the cat went on. They hadn’t gone much farther when they met a goat.
“Where are you going, Jack?” asked the goat.
“I’m going to seek my fortune.”
“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, Jack?” asked the cow.
“I’m going to seek my fortune.”
“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.
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“Where are you going, Jack?” asked the rooster.
“I’m going to seek my fortune.”
“May I go with you?”
“Certainly,” said Jack.
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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.
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When the house went dark, the robbers sent one of their men back into the house 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, and 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 there again, and Jack and his friends stayed in the house as long as they liked.
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