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2007 Texas Reading Club Manual
Mother: Get up John, Get up John! The rooster is singing! (Storyteller pretends that
he/she is the mother, waking up Juan)
John: Oh no dear mommy, oh no dear mommy! It’s too early still. (The children,
playing the part of Juan, shake their heads, “No”, and pull up covers)
Mother: Get up John, Get up John! You will miss your school bus. (Storyteller pretends
that he/she is waking up Juan)
John: Oh no dear mommy! Oh no dear mommy! My back tooth is hurting. (Children
shake their heads, “No”, and touch their cheek as if in pain)
Mother: Get up John, Get up John! I bought you some ice cream. (Storyteller pretends
that he/she is giving Juan an ice cream)
John: Oh yes dear mommy! Oh yes dear mommy! I am wide-awake. (Children jump up
happily)
Tongue Twister (Trabalenguas)
El cielo está enladrillado
(Traditional.)
El cielo está enladrillado.
¿Quién lo desenladrillará?
El desenladrillador
que lo desenladrille,
buen desenladrillador será.
The Sky Is Bricked Up
(English translation by Paola Ferate-Soto. This nonsensical tongue twister alludes to how
the sky turns the color of brick when the sun is setting.)
The sky is all bricked up
Who will unbrick it?
The unbricker who can unbrick it,
a great unbricker will be.
Sayings (Dichos y refranes)
In Spanish, there is a great richness to the oral tradition. Part of this comes in the
widespread use of popular sayings, “dichos y refranes.” There seems to be a popular
saying about almost anything. You may choose to share these as part of the introduction
to your program or as an ending to your program. These might have a special meaning to
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