ClassX Video Lessons Grade Kindergarten The Boy Who Knew Nothing | A Story about Curiosity & Adventure
Hello, friends! Are you ready for a fun story? Is it sunny or cloudy where you are? Did you play outside today? I’m so happy you’re here to read with us. Today, we have a special book called “The Boy Who Knew Nothing” by James Thorpe and Angus McKinnon. Let’s dive into the story!
Once upon a time, there was a boy who didn’t know anything at all. He didn’t know his ABCs or numbers like 1, 2, and 3. He lived on a pretty island called Solo Kapoor in a funny-looking house. As he grew up, he went to school, but some kids weren’t nice and called him silly.
One day, while his parents were napping, the boy found a box of clothes. He pulled out something interesting and ran to show his parents. “What is this?” he asked. His dad chuckled and said, “That’s a sleepy giraffe!”
The boy wanted to know more, so he rode his bike to the sea to ask a wise witch. “What is this thing I found?” he asked. The witch said, “Everyone knows that’s a whispery owl.”
The boy thought, “Maybe it’s an owl or maybe something else. I need to find someone smart!” So, he went to see Miss Susan, the astronaut. “What is this?” he asked her. She said, “That’s a clumsy gnu!”
The boy was confused. He decided to go on a magical adventure to find out the truth. He traveled far and wide, meeting all sorts of animals. He learned about owls, gnus, and even danced with a giraffe!
When he got home, his parents asked, “Where have you been?” The boy smiled and said, “I went on a magic adventure and learned so much!”
The next day, he took his new friend, Flamingo, to school. Together, they taught everyone an important lesson: “If you don’t know something, it’s okay to ask questions. Everyone starts by knowing nothing!”
Wasn’t that a fun story? We learned that it’s okay not to know everything. Asking questions helps us learn new things! Thanks for reading with us today. We hope you enjoyed the story. See you next time for more adventures!
Animal Adventure Drawing: Let’s go on our own magical adventure! Draw a picture of an animal you would like to meet on your adventure. Think about what questions you might ask this animal. Share your drawing and questions with a friend or family member. What do they think the animal might say?
Question Detective: Become a question detective! With a grown-up, go on a walk around your neighborhood or a park. Look for something you don’t know much about, like a plant or a bug. Ask questions about it, such as “What is this?” or “Why is it here?” Try to find the answers together by looking it up in a book or online.
Storytime Role Play: Pretend you are the boy from the story. Choose a household item and ask your family members what they think it is, just like the boy did with the witch and the astronaut. Listen to their funny answers and then reveal what it really is. This will help you see how asking questions can lead to fun discoveries!
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript:
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Good day everyone! Welcome back to the Storytime Family. I hope you had a good day. Is it sunny or cloudy outside? Did you get to play outside today? Well, I’m glad you have time to sit down and enjoy a book with us today. We have “The Boy Who Knew Nothing” by James Thorpe and Angus McKinnon. Let’s get started!
**The Boy Who Knew Nothing**
On the day he was born, before he could crawl, the boy who knew nothing knew nothing at all. No A’s and no B’s, no 2’s and no 3’s, no points of the compass or words for the trees. He lived on the island of Solo Kapoor in a broken-down house with a wonderful view that looked like a fun house. And he grew and he grew and he went to the school where all the children pointed and called him a fool. Now that’s not very nice at all.
One day, while his parents were snoozing, he went to their bedroom to play in their shoes. “Wow, what is this thing?” he said, pulling clothes from a dressing-up box. With the thing in his arms, he ran down the stairs to wake up his parents asleep in their chairs. “Hey, what is this thing?” he said. “It looks like a snow fox.”
“Well, not quite as red,” said his dad with a laugh. “Everyone knows that’s a sleepy giraffe.”
“Everyone knows, everyone knows, everyone knows that’s a sleepy giraffe.” A sleepy giraffe or a fox made of snow, the boy who knew nothing wanted to know. So he rode on his bicycle down to the sea to ask the old whispering witch.
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“Please, what is this thing I found?” asked the boy. “A fox, a giraffe, or a new kind of toy? Look at this pink little thing!”
“Oh, don’t be a fool,” said the witch. “Everyone knows that’s a whispery owl.”
“Everyone knows, everyone knows, everyone knows that’s a whispery owl.”
“Not everyone knows,” said the boy to himself. “Yes, it could be an owl or it could be an elf. I need to find someone who’s clever,” he thought, “like clumsy Miss Susan the astronaut.”
So he jumped on a train with a thing on his knee and rode to the roots of the astronaut’s tree. “Excuse me, Miss Susan, what is this please? A sleepy giraffe or an owl made of cheese?”
“Oh, don’t be so stupid,” she tripped on her shoe. “Everyone knows that’s a clumsy gnu.”
“Everyone knows, everyone knows, everyone knows that’s a clumsy gnu.”
The boy held his hands up and stared at the floor. “Okay, that’s enough. I can’t take any more,” he said to Miss Susan. “I know what to do!” And off on the back of his thing, he flew.
That night when the boy returned home, it was late. His parents were waiting outside by the gate. “Just where have you been in those trousers?” they said. “And why have you got that giraffe on your head?”
“It’s not a giraffe, a gnu, or an owl,” said the boy, wiping mud from his face with a towel. “I went on a magic adventure!” He smiled and spoke to the things that live in a while. “I went for a prowl, spotted an owl, and now I know all the things owls like to howl. I went to the zoo, saw a gnu, and now I know all the things that gnu’s like to do. And after my bath, I met a giraffe who taught me to dance in an hour and a half.”
“Sounds very tiring,” his mom and dad said. “So all of you upstairs, you’re going to bed.”
The boy said goodnight to the witch, Miss Susan, the owl, and the giraffe. “Hey, where did my friend that thing go?”
“I’m here,” said a thing. “And my name is Flamingo.”
The next morning, the boy took Flamingo to school, and together they taught all the children a rule: “If there’s something you don’t understand, don’t be too frightened to put up your hand. For even the smartest, most brilliant friend started our life knowing nothing.”
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Wasn’t that an awesome book?
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