Hello, friends! How are you today? It’s a sunny day here, and I’m so happy you’re here to read with us. Today, we have a fun story called “Quick Quack Quentin” by Cass Greg and Jim Phil. Are you ready for a silly story?
Once upon a time, there was a duck named Quentin. Quentin had a very quick quack, but something was wrong. “What’s wrong with me?” asked Quentin.
Quentin went to see a doctor. The doctor said, “Your quack has lost its ‘a’!” Quentin asked if the doctor could help, but the doctor said, “I can only give you a ‘dan’, an ‘o’, a ‘tan’, another ‘o’, or an ‘r-i-c-c-y’.”
Quentin decided to visit the farm to find an ‘a’. He asked the farm animals, “Can I have your ‘a’?” The animals said, “If you take our ‘a’, we won’t be a farm anymore. We’ll be a ‘firm’!” Quentin understood and tried other letters, but they didn’t work.
Next, Quentin went to the zoo. He asked the animals with ‘a’s for help. But the apes, snakes, camels, parrots, and pandas didn’t want to give up their ‘a’s. Quentin felt sad.
Just then, Quentin met a funny-looking animal. “I’m an aardvark,” said the animal. “I have three ‘a’s. You can have one!” Quentin was so happy! He tried the ‘a’ and shouted, “Quack! It works!”
Quentin was so excited to have his quack back. “Quack, quack, quack!” he said happily. The aardvark smiled and said, “I’m glad I could help!”
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Letter Hunt: Let’s go on a letter hunt! Look around your classroom or home and find objects that have the letter ‘a’ in their name, just like Quentin was looking for an ‘a’. Can you find at least five things? Share what you found with a friend and see if they found the same objects or different ones!
Quentin’s Quack Game: Play a fun game where you pretend to be Quentin the Duck. Try saying words without the letter ‘a’ and see if your friends can guess what you’re trying to say. For example, say “pple” instead of “apple”. Take turns and see who can guess the most words correctly!
Animal Alphabet Adventure: Quentin met many animals on his adventure. Can you think of an animal for each letter of the alphabet? Draw a picture of your favorite animal and write its name. Does it have an ‘a’ in it? Share your drawing with the class and tell everyone why you chose that animal.
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript:
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Hi everyone! Welcome back to the Storytime Family. How are you today? It’s nice and sunny where I am. I hope you’re having a good day! Thanks for sitting down and reading with us. Today, we have “Quick Quack Quentin” by Cass Greg and Jim Phil. It’s quite a tongue twister, so be ready!
Let’s have a look.
“Quick Quack Quentin”
Quentin was a duck with a very quick quack.
“What’s wrong with me?” asked Quentin.
“It’s simple,” said the doctor. “Your quack has lost its ‘a’.”
“Is there anything you can give me for it?” asked Quentin.
“I’m afraid not,” said the doctor. “As a doctor, the only things I can give you are a ‘dan’, an ‘o’, a ‘tan’, another ‘o’, or an ‘r-i-c-c-y’.”
Quentin left the doctor’s and went to the farm to ask for an ‘a’.
“Hello, Quentin,” said a group of animals gathered by the fence. “I was wondering if I might be able to have the ‘a’ from your farm.”
“What do you need an ‘a’ for?” asked the farm animals.
“Quick, explain,” said Quentin.
“We’re sorry, Quentin,” they said. “We would like to help you, but if you take the ‘a’ from the farm, it won’t be a farm anymore; it’ll be a ‘firm’. We don’t think the farmer would want to be a ‘firmer’.”
“I understand,” said Quentin. “I’ll give you my ‘o’ if you like.”
“Really?” said the dog.
“No problem at all,” the dog replied.
Quentin took the ‘o’ from the duck and tried it out.
“You do sound a bit better,” said the dog, “but you don’t really sound like a duck.”
“You can try my ‘e’ if you wish,” clucked the hen.
Quentin took the ‘e’ from the hen and tried it out.
“Quick, you still don’t really sound like a duck,” said the hen.
“Try my ‘i’,” oinked the pig.
“Quick, try my ‘u’,” bellowed the bull.
But it was no good.
“Sorry, Quentin,” said the farm animals. “Nothing we can give you helps you sound like a duck.”
Quentin thanked the farm animals and went to the zoo.
“Quick!” said Quentin, standing outside the zoo gates and trying out both the ‘o’s.
But it sounded as odd as a cook.
Quentin went to find some animals with ‘a’s. All the zoo animals with ‘a’s were very sympathetic, but there was one big problem: the apes didn’t want to be ‘p’s, the snakes didn’t want to be ‘s’s, the camels didn’t want to be ‘c’s, the parrots didn’t want to be ‘p’s, and the pandas didn’t want to be ‘b’s or even ‘p’s.
“It’s hopeless,” sighed Quentin, waddling gloomily back towards the zoo gates. “A duck with a quick quack, and there’s nothing anyone can do about it.”
“I can do something about it,” said a voice. “You can have one of my ‘a’s if you like. I’ve got three.”
Quentin looked up at the strangest-looking animal he had ever seen.
“What kind of animal are you?” Quentin asked.
“I’m an aardvark,” said the strange-looking animal, “and I’ve got far more ‘a’s than I need. Help yourself.”
Quentin took the first ‘a’ from the aardvark and excitedly tried it out.
“Quack! It works!” Quentin cried.
Quentin gave the first ‘a’ back and swapped it for the second ‘a’.
“Quack! That ‘a’ works too!” shouted Quentin.
“Worse for me as well,” smiled the aardvark. “Take your pick!”
“I’m cured! Look, Quentin! Listen to my wonderful quack: quack, quack, quack, quack!”
“Don’t be greedy now!”
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