Talking to a friend
Kim is trying to tell Beth a story, but Beth isn't listening.
Beth and Kim are sitting at a table together in a classroom, doing some arts and crafts. Kim is telling Beth a story but Beth is very visibly not listening. She鈥檚 looking at her picture.
NARRATOR: Beth and Kim are happy as can be, making some beautiful art. Kim is enjoying telling Beth a story about her trusty dog, Scruffles. Beth on the other hand isn鈥檛 listening鈥
KIM: And then Scruffles went into our neighbour鈥檚 house, and STOLE three pairs of socks! Dogs don鈥檛 even wear socks?!
As Kim finishes her sentence, she looks up at Beth. Beth is just humming away to herself.
KIM: Are you even listening Beth? I didn鈥檛 even see you looking at me when I was telling you my story.
BETH: Uhhh鈥 Yeah! Sure I was.
Beth's eyes are wide.
KIM: Well then. What was I talking about?
BETH: You were talking about your鈥 pet turtle?
Kim huffs and goes back to work. Jeanie walks over to them.
JEANIE: How are we getting on here girls?
KIM: Fine. Beth doesn鈥檛 listen to anything I say to her. She doesn鈥檛 care about me.
JEANIE: Is this true Beth? Why haven鈥檛 you been listening?
BETH: I don鈥檛 know. I was busy making my picture.
JEANIE: Well it鈥檚 important to listen to eachother - that way you鈥檒l get to know your friends better. Then you鈥檒l be able to ask questions too! Why don鈥檛 you ask Kim to tell you the story again and this time see if you can listen to her the whole way through.
BETH: Kim鈥? Would you tell me that story again and I promise I鈥檒l listen this time? Pleaseeeeeeee.
Kim has a brief moment of looking unconvinced before lighting up enthusiastically.
KIM: Ok! So where was I鈥 Ah yes. So my Dog Scrufles is a 鈥檞ee rascal鈥 as my mum calls him.
At this point we go through various points of the conversation. Kim is animatedly telling her story, and Beth intently listening. The story goes through an arc of laughs and sadness. Beth responds appropriately.
KIM: 鈥 and then he stole THREE pairs of my neighbours socks! Three!!..
At this point Beth laughs along.
KIM: 鈥 had to go to the vet. I was really scared鈥
Beth looks sad but supportive, patting Kim gently on the shoulder.
KIM: 鈥eah, he鈥檚 ok now. Maybe you could come round some time after school and meet him?
Beth looks really pleased at being asked this.
BETH: I鈥檇 love too!
The two girls smile and go back to work making their pictures.
NARRATOR: You see, if you listen to your friends, you鈥檒l be surprised at how much fun you can have, and how many different things you鈥檒l find out!
End.
Stories
Stories can be told at any time of day, and there are many different kinds of stories.
Stories
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Image caption, We might like to listen to stories at bedtime.
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