Hi everyone! Do you like dinosaurs? Today, we’re going to read a fun story called “Tyrannosaurus Drip” by Julia Donaldson. Let’s get started!
Once upon a time, in a big swamp, there lived some friendly duck-billed dinosaurs. They loved to eat yummy plants by the river. Across the river, on a hill, lived a mean Tyrannosaurus and his grumpy wife. They wanted to eat the duck-billed dinosaurs, but they couldn’t swim across the river!
One day, a little creature found a duck-billed dinosaur egg and took it. She was very clever and thought the baby ducks would love it. But she got scared and dropped the egg. The egg rolled and rolled until it landed in the Tyrannosaurus’s nest!
The mother T. rex had big jaws and legs, but she wasn’t very smart. She didn’t notice the extra egg. When the eggs hatched, two babies looked just like her, but the third one was different. He had long arms and a beak-like mouth. They called him Tyrannosaurus Drip because he liked plants, not meat!
Poor Drip didn’t fit in with his family. They were loud and liked to hunt, but Drip didn’t. One day, he decided to run away. He found the duck-billed dinosaurs by the river. They were so happy to see him and shared their tasty plants with him. Drip felt right at home!
That night, a storm knocked down a tree, making a bridge across the river. The mean Tyrannosaurus family tried to cross it. But when they saw their reflections in the water, they got scared and fell into the river! They went splashing down a waterfall, all the way to the sea!
The duck-billed dinosaurs cheered for Drip. He was their hero! They were so happy to have him as a friend. And that’s the story of “Tyrannosaurus Drip.” Isn’t he a great friend?
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Make Your Own Dinosaur Habitat: Gather some art supplies like paper, crayons, and glue. Create a habitat for your favorite dinosaur from the story. Think about what the duck-billed dinosaurs’ swamp looked like or how Drip’s new home by the river might appear. What plants and animals would live there? Share your creation with your friends and explain why your dinosaur would love living there!
Dinosaur Role Play: With your friends or family, act out the story of “Tyrannosaurus Drip.” Choose who will play the duck-billed dinosaurs, the Tyrannosaurus family, and Drip. Use your imagination to show how Drip felt when he found his new home. What sounds do the dinosaurs make? How do they move? This will help you understand how Drip felt and why he was happy with the duck-billed dinosaurs.
Observation Walk: Go on a nature walk with a grown-up and look for plants that dinosaurs might have eaten. Can you find leaves, grass, or flowers that look tasty? Imagine you are a duck-billed dinosaur like Drip. What would you like to eat? Draw or collect some of the plants you find and talk about why they would be good for a dinosaur’s meal.
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript:
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Hi everyone! Welcome to the Story Time Family. Do you like dinosaurs? Because today we’re going to be reading “Tyrannosaurus Drip” by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by David Roberts. Let’s get started!
In a prehistoric river in a prehistoric swamp lived a herd of duck-billed dinosaurs who liked to stand and munch on reeds, filling their bellies with juicy water plants. Now, across the rushing river on a hill lived a mean Tyrannosaurus with his grim and grizzly bride. He shouted about hunting and war, and they shouted about their bellies full of duck-billed dinosaurs.
But the two Tyrannosauruses, so grim and mean, couldn’t catch the duck-billed dinosaurs because they couldn’t swim. They muttered about the water and what a shame it was that bridges weren’t invented yet.
Now, a little creature we’ll call “Comp” found a duck-billed egg and stole it from a nest beside the swamp. She swam with it, ran with it, and thought to herself how clever she was, imagining how thrilled the baby ducks would be with the egg. But then she dropped the egg in terror and ran for her life from the mean Tyrannosaurus and his grim and grizzly wife. The duck-billed egg rolled and came to rest in an unlikely place—the Tyrannosaurus’s nest.
The mother T. rex had great big jaws and enormous legs, but her brain was rather small, and she couldn’t count her eggs. She sang, “Hatch out my terrors, watch your scaly little tails and your spiky little teeth!”
The first two babies hatched out perfectly, but mother T. rex was horrified by baby number three. She grumbled, “He looks weak,” and “What long arms! His mouth is like a beak!”
“He’s just needs feeding up,” said dad, giving the baby some meat. The first two gulped and guzzled, but the third refused to eat. “I’m really sorry,” he said, “but this meat looks horrible. I’d rather eat a plant!”
“Plant!” yelled mom in horror. The sisters found a name for him: Tyrannosaurus Drip. They shouted about hunting and war, and they shouted about their bellies full of duck-billed dinosaurs.
Poor Tyrannosaurus Drip tried hard to sing along, but the others yelled, “You silly drip! You’ve got the words all wrong!”
Drip’s sisters soon grew big enough to hunt with mom and dad, but they turned on Drip and told him, “You’re not fierce enough to come!” He cried, “They’ve gone without me!” and “This doesn’t feel like home! I’m going to run away!”
So he ran off to the river, where he saw a lovely sight: a herd of duck-billed dinosaurs all hooting with delight. They greeted him and offered him some veggies. Drip was delighted that they hadn’t run away and ate bellyfuls of water reeds, playing with them all day.
That night, a storm blew down a tree, which fell across the river. The dinosaurs cried out with excitement and shouted about hunting and war. Drip’s sisters stepped onto the bridge but then began to frown when they saw Drip.
“Look out! Look down!” they yelled. They looked into the water and let out a yelp. “What a monster!” one cried. The mother scolded, “Nonsense!” and joined them on the tree. But when she looked into the water, she exclaimed, “Goodness gracious!”
The three of them stood trembling, and dad said, “Get a grip! You’re all as silly as Tyrannosaurus Drip!” He strode onto the bridge and scoffed, “I bet there’s nothing there!” But when he looked into the water, he jumped into the air!
What did he see? The duck-billed dinosaurs hooted, and when he landed with a crash, the tree bridge broke, sending the four Tyrannosauruses splashing and spluttering into the water. They went whooshing down a waterfall and all the way to the sea, while the duck-billed dinosaurs cheered, “Hip hip hooray for the heroic one and only Duck-billed Drip!”
The end!
And that was “Tyrannosaurus Drip.” Isn’t he an awesome friend?
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