Creating Our Story

Wednesday (01/04/2009)

a) Storybook: Tiddler
It’s a story of the ocean. Lots of fishes and sea creatures.
Tiddler was a grey and plain small fish but who told tall tales.
Everyday, he would be late for school and then he would tell his classmates about his tales that caused him late for school.
Either he was riding a seahorse, flying with a ray, diving with a dolphin or even trapped in a shipwreck and saved by a mermaid. Nobody believed him except Little Johnny Dory who told the tale to his Grandmother and it spreaded around the neighbourhood.
However, one day Tiddler was caught by fishermen who then let him free as he was just a little fish. Tiddler landed in the middle of ocean with Anglerfish and other sea creatures.
Suddenly, he heard a group of anchovies saying his story………”Tiddler rode on a seahorse. Tiddler rode on a Sting Ray….” Tiddler tracked down the story from anchovies who brought him to other sea animals including the Blue Whale, eel, lobster, plaice and finally Little Johnny Dory’s Grandmother.
So, it was Johnny Dory who told the story. Excitedly, Tiddler went home and he told everyone of his adventure. Of course, only Little Johnny Dory believed him. Finally, Johnny Dory met a diver writer who wrote the story for you and me…

b) Creating our story
I started the first short paragraph and the kids continued them. Along the way, they gave their ideas and sometimes, I prompted them with questions as a guide. This is their story. Please enjoy yourself.
Drippy is a little water drop while Doppy is the mother who live in the water tank. They spurted out from the hose into the garden. Beautiful flowers everywhere. Drippy thought that he could stay on the flower forever which his mother corrected him with “The Water Cycle” lesson.
The Sun causes evaporation and condensated in the clouds. The wind blew them and the clouds got thicker and thicker. Finally, it rained and Drappy explained about Rainbow to Drippy. They slid down the rainbow and into the ocean…just as Drippy wished for. They wished to look for Drippy’s father who is Drappy.
In the ocean, Drippy screamed seeing big fishes like sharks. Droppy explained that water is not eatable and they need not worry. Suddenly, they absorped into Anglerfish’s gills into its dark and smelly body. The smell is because Anglerfish usually eat dead bodies and any food that they can find as they live in Level 5 of the ocean….which is totally DARK! They escaped when Anglerfish swallowed a clown fish. Then, they saw dolphins. Droppy explained that dolphins are friendly and intelligent. They asked dolphins to help them search for their father, Drappy who is now living in the clam, beside the oyster. The dolphin helped them and they found Drappy. They were very happy.
The next day, fishermen caught the clams and when the fishermen opened the clam, Drippy, Drappy and Droopy evaporated into the clouds. And…they lived happily ever after…