**7th Grade Ironic Puppet Shows**
BC- Period 1
O.Henry Short Story
Final Puppet Show
NARRATOR- This puppet show is about a boy that wants a really cool Ferrari jacket, but it is too much money, and his dad doesn’t get it for him. But in the end, he ends up getting it, but his dad isn’t who he got it from. The boy’s name is Ben. He and his dad always do things together on Sundays. His dad used to work for the owner of the place where they are. The final character is Tom. He is the owner of the store that Ben’s dad used to work for. They are all friends. This story contains different kinds of irony that are used by the author O.Henry. See if you can figure out what they are. Watch the show to see how it ends.This story takes place at Ferrari/Maserrati of Central New Jersey.
BEN- Hey dad can I get that Ferrari jacket?
DAD- How much is it?
BEN- $100
DAD- Yea sure I’ll go buy right away because I love to spend money.
BEN- Whatever.
NARRATOR- Meanwhile they buy tickets for the raffle and they are raffling 15 prizes like clothes and accesaries. It is being ran by Tom.
BEN- Dad look there is another raffle. They are raffling a gift basket.
DAD- Let’s go get a ticket.
NARRATOR- They buy the ticket.
BEN- Dad the raffle is starting!
DAD- Let’s go.
TOM- Thank you all for coming to the last Ferrari festival of 2008. We are now about to start the raffle, but first I want to announce that we are glad we could put this on. This is not a raffle which we one big prize. We are giving away 15 different prizes. They are still good prizes.
BEN- You think we’ll win something?
DAD- I hope, but we probably won’t.
NARRATOR- As they waited to win something the contest makers raffled off a Ferrari umbrella. They won! The bad news is someone else had the same ticket. A mistake was made. The other winner got to the front before Ben did.
BEN- Dad someone else had the same ticket and got there first.
TOM- Hey Ben come over here.
DAD- Ben go.
BEN- Yea what do you need?
TOM- After this is over come to me.
BEN- Ok.
DAD- What did he say?
BEN- He wants me to see him when this is over.
NARRATOR- The raffle is over.
DAD- Go to Tom, Ben.
BEN- Ok.
BEN- You wanted to see me.
TOM- Yes. Come with me over to the gift shop. You can pick any shirt or jacket you want.
BEN- Thank you so much. Dad come over here. I got to pick any shirt or jacket I want!
DAD- That’s awesome Ben! Witch one did you pick?
BEN- What do think? I got that awesome jacket I wanted.
DAD- He let you get that?
BEN- Yea it’s got something I didn’t see on the back.
DAD- What does it have?
BEN- It has Ferrari indented in it, see.
DAD- Cool. Did you say thank you?
BEN- Yea.
DAD- Let me go say thanks and then we’ll go home.
BEN-K
DAD- Tom thank you so much. You really made his day.
TOM- No problem come to the next Ferrari festival.
DAD- Bye.
BEN- Bye.
TOM- Bye.
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NK- Period 1
O. Henry Short Story Unit
Puppet Show
NARRATOR- This story is about a young chupacabra that has to take a very ,very, very, stupid test in order to get the game he is dieing to have. Helping him with this test are his father(Decrebed Head)…
DECREBED HEAD-Quit I’m trying to watch Spongebob.
NARRATOR- And his mommy(Ugly Mummy).
UGLY MUMMY-Hello , hello.
NARRATOR- Chupacabra is an ugly red devil with blue spikes, and it looks like an anteater. This story contains sarcasm really funny characters, and it mostly contains three important ironies: dramatic, situational ,and verbal irony. Lastly, the setting takes place in the EVIL underworld. The EVIL underworld is full of flames, ash, and rocks. Our story starts when Chupacabra comes home from school and tells his mom he has to take a very hard math test on Wednesday …
CHUPACABRA – Mom ,Dad I’m home!
UGLY MUMMY- Ok.
DECREBED HEAD- I don’t care.
CHUPACABRA- Hey ,dad?
DECREBED HEAD- What?
CHUPACABRA- There is a game that I want to get so bad so…
DECREBED HEAD- Quiet can’t you see that I’m trying to watch Spongebob here.
CHUBACABRA- Wait you just watch this show jus so you can see the HELLO SQUIDWORD.
DECREBED HEAD- AHH You just made me miss it. That’s it. You are not getting that game.
CHUBACABRA- FINE!!!
UGLY MUMMY-Chubacabra you need to study for your math test on Wednesday.
CHUBACABRA- If I study and do good on the test then can I get the game.
UGLY MUMMY- Yah, sure, whatever.
NARRATOR- So for the next week chubacabra studies hard with his mother but he was not doing so well. All he’s doing is simple addition but, he thinks its very hard just like algebra. Every time he gets an answer wrong he has to do the must dangerous thing in the entire word WEAR CLOTHES.
CHUBACABRA-WHAT!!!! I HAVE TO WEAR CHOTHES EVERY TIME I GET AN ANSWER WRONG. YOUR EVIL.
UGLY MUMMY- Be quiet and lets get studying.
NARRATOR- Now it is time, chubacabra now must take the test and it tetermines if he gets the game or not so he must do his best.
But, theirs one thing he needs to do first catch the bus.
CHUBACABRA- Wait you forgot me stop the bus please slow down.
NARRATOR- Now chubacabra is taking his test we must be quit if we want to enter the room. Now that chubacabra is home goes he get the game? Lets find out.
CHUBACABRA- Mom dad I’m Home. Mom? Dad? Are you home.
CHUBACABRA- Mom I got a 61 on my test why did you get it.
NARRATOR- So then he realies that his mom is starting up his game because they know his grade and they think it is good for all that studying.
UGLY MUMMY- I know but to me a sixty one is fine. But you could have done better man
TB- 7th Grade – Period 3
November 17, 2008
O.Henry Short Story Unit
Final Puppet Show
NARRARATOR- this story is about a boy named Jigglebilly who lives with his grandpa. Jigglebilly wears a torn up hat and overalls, and he loves paintball guns.His grandpa is fat and bald and wears a hat to cover his bald spot.. And he loves to fish. When Jigglebilly was reading a magazine, and he saw a paintball gun that just came out in stores. So Jigglebilly ran up to his grandpa and said:
JIGGLEBILLY- Can I have this new paintball gun that just came out?
NARRARATOR- and his grandpa said:
GRANDPA- No.
JIGGLEBILLY fine than I will find a job to earn money
NARRARATOR- and he did get a job he was a cattie.
JIGGLEBILLY- HA now I have enough money to get the paintball gun.
NARRATOR- So Jigglebilly went to the sports store and there was non-left and he herd laughing it was the hippies who say peace they took all of the paint ball guns.
HIPPIES WHO SAY PEACE- Yeah we took them all man and you cant do anything about it.
JIGGLEBILLY- OH yes I can
NARRATOR – SO Jigglebilly took out his slingshot and shot one of the hippies and big danger is heading torts Jigglebilly they are about to say the p word.
HIPPIES WHO SAY PEACE. – Peace peace peace peace peace.
JIGGLEBILLY- No please stop that word huts my ears.
NARRATOR- so the hippies ran away. And Jigglebilly walked home.
NARRATOR- but when Jigglebilly got home he saw a package he went up to the package and carried it up to his room.
JIGGLEBILLY- well I wonder what it is.
GRAMPA- What is taking Mr hamberger face so long with the paint ball gun.
GRANDPA-What are you opening is it my fishing supplies.
JIGGLEBILLY-No its not it might be my new paintball gun o my god it is my new paintball gun oh grandpa thank you
GRANDPA-ahhhhh Jigglebilly I didn’t get you it
MR HAMBERGER FACE it was me. I got you the paintball gun.
JIGGLEBILLY- Thank you so much MR Hamburger face
MR HAMBERGER FACE Your welcome Jigglebilly your grandpa told me to get you the paintball gun because you’ve bin working so hard
HIPPIES WHO SAY PEACE- Hay Jigglebilly we have come for you we are going to destroy you with our secret word prepare to die little man.
MR HAMBERGER FACE- you leave right now you dirty hippies or I will eat you.
HIPPIES WHO SAY PEACE- AHH I DON’T think so Hamburger dude because were about to unleash pain on you. Peace Peace peace peace.
MR HAMBERGER FACE No please stop you win just please stop saying that word it hurts so much.
JIGGLEBILLY- All right put your hands up or I will mole you with paintballs Just like I
did to my friend piddebo.
PIDDEBO- Howdy young people Im going to watch nascar because you never miss a thing its just people in cars making left turns.
HIPPIES WHO SAY PEACE- fine little man but you haven’t seen the last of us dude.
NARRATOR- And they did go away and Grandpa was abducted by aliens and MR Hamburger face was captured by McDonalds to be sold for 200 Dolores and pidebo was a wall mart greeter And Jigglebilly was a permanent hillbilly.
