Tuesday 26 June 2012

so writing is in the blog title.

Here is the unedited script for a children's picture book (Use your imagination and make the nosies out loud it is best that way!!!)


Synopsis: Animal Orchestra
When you are put bed, do you wonder what happens down stairs?
In this house, when Jack tries to sleep elephants, walruses, hippos, and gibbons all come round to play music.  Will Jack ever get to sleep? 
Animal Orchestra
“Good night Jack. Sleep well.”
Briiiing, Briiiing. A hoof on a door bell.
There on the step are five Grevy’s Zebras each carrying a violin.
Come in.
Sitting on the sofa they start to tune up: Screeech, Hoooowl, HUMMMMMM.
Will you keep the noise down!!!!! I can’t sleep with all that noise!!!!
Tap-tap-tap on the door.
“Can I come in?” asks the White Rhino  with a Double Bass
Rhino tunes up, too. Dum Dum Dum, Screeech, Hoooowl, HUMMMMMM.
Will you keep the noise down!!!!! I can’t sleep with all that noise!!!!
Rat-at-at, Rat-at-at, Rat-at-at on the door.  An elephant with drums and cymbals.
The African Elephant tunes up. Boom boom tap tish tish, Dum Dum Dum, Screeech, Hoooowl, HUMMMMMM.
Will you keep the noise down!!!!! I can’t sleep with all that noise!!!!
Thud slap splat on the door. 
There on the step are three Walruses with trumpets and a Blue Ringed  octopus with a triangle.
Walruses start to blow. Toot Toooooooottttttttttttttttttttt. TING TING ting goes the octopus.  Boom boom tap tish tish, Dum Dum Dum, Screeech, Hoooowl, HUMMMMM.
Will you keep the noise down!!!!! I can’t sleep with all that noise!!!!
Snap snap scratch on the door.
There on the step are two Gharial Crocodiles carrying trombones.
The crocodiles pucker up and Parp Paaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrppppppp!  Paaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrp! Toot Toooooooottttttttttttttttttttt, TING TING ting, Boom boom tap tish tish, Dum Dum Dum, Screeech, Hoooowl, HUMMMMM.
Will you keep the noise down!!!!! I can’t sleep with all that noise!!!!
Plunk Plunk Plunk Thud on the door.
There on the step are four Lar Gibbons with guitar cases and three hippos in high heels and sequinned dresses.
Gloria, Geraldine, and Grace warm up their vocal cords. Laaaaaaaaaa, Laaaaaaaaa, Laaaaaaaaaaaa, Laaaaaaaaaaa, The Lar Gibbons get ready, Strumm plink plink Struuuuuum, plink, Parp Paaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrppppppp!  Paaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrp! Toot Toooooooottttttttttttttttttttt, TING TING ting, Boom boom tap tish tish, Dum Dum Dum, Screeech, Hoooowl, HUMMMM.
Will you keep the noise down!!!!! I can’t sleep with all that noise!!!!
A gentle tap of dad’ s conductors baton brings  silence. He raises his hands.
Ahhhh Now I can sleep.
ZZZZZZ PUPPHH!! ZZZZZZ PUPPHH!! ZZZZZZ PUPPHH!! ZZZZZZ PUPPHH!!
Gloria, Geraldine, and Grace the hippos, the Lar Gibbons, gharial Crocodiles, walruses,  Blue ringed octopus, African elephant, white rhino and the Grevy’s zebras all drop their instruments and cover their ears.
We can’t play with all that noise!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

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