Hi kids! Are you ready for a fun story? Today, we’re going to read about a big, friendly ogre. Let’s see what happens!
Once upon a time, there was a big ogre. One night, he was worried because his pajamas were too tight and too short. “Oh no! My tummy is so big!” he said. “But I only eat 12 meals a day!”
He loved to eat all kinds of pies: apple pie, fish pie, cheese pie, and even beetle pie! The people in the town said, “Your pajamas are too tight! Maybe you should try playing a sport!”
The ogre decided to try basketball. But when he played, he jumped so high that he broke the roof of the church! The people shouted, “Stop!”
Next, he tried football. But he was so big that he knocked over lamp posts and cars! “Stop!” cried the people again.
He tried hockey and even dressed up as a jockey to ride horses, but nothing worked. When he tried golf, he made a huge hole in the ground!
The people said, “Why not try yoga? It’s much safer!” The ogre thought, “Okay, I’ll try yoga at the town hall tonight.”
The yoga teacher said, “Lie down and twist your leg.” But the ogre was so big that he made a loud crash! Then, when he tried to stand like a tree, he wobbled and fell into the wall.
When he tried a handstand, the ceiling came down! The people said, “Enough! Please stop playing sports and doing yoga!”
The ogre felt sad. “I understand,” he said. “I’ll stop playing sports and doing yoga. Maybe I can eat fewer pies for dinner.”
The next morning, the town was quiet. The people thought, “The ogre is on a diet! How peaceful!”
But then they heard a loud noise. “What’s that?” they wondered. It was the ogre jogging! He found a new way to exercise!
Did you like The Yoga Ogre? He’s so funny, isn’t he? Thanks for joining us for story time! See you next time!
Ogre’s Exercise Adventure: Let’s help the ogre find a new way to exercise! Think about different activities that the ogre could try that won’t cause any trouble. Draw a picture of the ogre doing one of these activities. Maybe he’s swimming in a big pool or dancing in a field. Share your drawing with the class and explain why you think this activity is a good choice for the ogre.
Pie Counting Game: The ogre loves pies! Let’s play a counting game. Gather some play dough or paper to make pretend pies. Count how many pies you can make. Can you make 12 pies like the ogre eats? Try making different kinds of pies, like apple or cheese, and count them. This will help you practice counting and learn about different types of food.
Yoga Poses Exploration: The ogre tried yoga, but it was a bit tricky for him. Let’s try some simple yoga poses ourselves! Find a space where you can stretch and try poses like “Tree Pose” or “Downward Dog.” How does it feel to balance like a tree? Can you hold the pose without wobbling? Talk about how yoga can help us feel calm and strong.
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript:
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Hi kids! Welcome to Story Time Family. Guess what we’re reading today?
**The Yoga Ogre** by Peter Bentley and Simon Riggety. Let’s check it out!
Once upon a time, an ogre was worried one night. His pajamas had grown far too short and too tight.
“How has my tummy gotten so terribly wide? I only eat 12 meals a day!”
“What do you eat?”
“Apple pie, fish pie, custard pie, steak pie, beetle pie, cheese pie, mouse pie, slug pie, pumpkin pie, jelly pie, and plum pie!”
The people said, “Your pajamas are too tight and too short. Overweight ogres should take up a sport!”
So, the ogre tried basketball.
“Stop!” cried the people as he slammed dunked the roof off the church and the steeple.
Then he tried football.
“Stop!” the people cried as he flattened five lamp posts, three cars, and a shop.
Oh no!
The people took shelter when he tried hockey, and the horses all hid when he dressed as a jockey.
He gave up on golf at the very first tee; there’s now a huge hole where the course used to be.
The people said, “Want to be slim as a wafer? Why not try yoga? It’s really much safer!”
Yoga thought the ogre, “You folks could be right! I’ll try the new class at the town hall tonight.”
First, said the teacher, “Lie down on the floor. Now twist your leg over.”
Crash! What a noise!
“Let’s stand on one leg like a tree, straight and tall.”
Wobble went the ogre, crashing into the wall.
“Being upside down is a really good feeling! Let’s try a handstand!”
Crunch!
When the ceiling came down, the people cried, “Enough is enough! Our nerves are in shreds, and the town hall is a wreck! It’s simply a menace when ogres play sports. Please give up ball games of every sort!”
And also they said, “Will you please understand that yoga is totally, utterly banned?”
“I do understand,” sighed the sorrowful ogre. “I’ll stop playing sports, and I’ll stop doing yoga. I’ll have to find some other way to get dinner. Perhaps I could only have 10 pies for dinner.”
The next morning, the town was remarkably quiet. The people thought, “Great! The ogre’s gone on a diet. How peaceful it is with no order in sight. How pleasant, how tranquil, how delightful!”
But then came a thunderous thudding and thumping, a shuddering, juddering, stumping and bumping.
The people thought, “Heavens! Whatever is making that booming and banging and shaking and quaking? Was it an earthquake? They started to panic. A herd of mad elephants? Something volcanic?”
Oh no!
The people, in terror, cried, “The ogre has taken up jogging instead!”
Did you like The Yoga Ogre? He’s so cute, isn’t he?
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