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The Minuet
Abigail is a dancer who simply loves to
do the Minuet.
Abigail: It makes my beautiful whiskers vibrate. I am
light on my feet and I look so good when I dance. I think I'll see if TubbyDog
will be my partner. TubbyDog, would you like to dance?
TubbyDog: "Dance? I am great at the jitterbug.
I'll twirl you all around and lift you up in the air!
Abigail: That would not be ladylike. I'll get grouchy
if you don't do the dance I want. You know how I can growl. Growwwwlllllowwww!
Hisssssss!
TubbyDog: Yep, arf, I know, you can growl louder than
I can, and you are much more dangerous. I'm just a lovable puppydog.
Abigail: Okay, then we'll do the minuet..
TubbyDog: The Minuet?! That's a dance for George Washington,
and he was President about 200 years ago. I don't know how to Minuet.
Abigail: I'll take you to an Internet place where you
can learn in about 5 easy steps. We'll go to visit Robert
E. Lee.
TubbyDog: Is General Robert E. Lee going to teach me
to do the Minuet?
Abigail: No, silly. Directions for the dance are at
his house and you will need to find them. Then we can dance. Practice tapping
your left foot gently, please.
TubbyDog: Oh my. Oh my. This is not going to be easy.
First, I have to find the dancing directions in General Lee's house and
then I have to decide which foot is my left one.
Activities
After you act out the play part above with a friend,
go to General Lee's house and find the directions for the Minuet. See if
you and your friends can do the Minuet. It should be fun and easy.
Do you think it will be easy for TubbyDog and Abigail
to dance the Minuet? Draw a picture of them doing the Minuet and then a
picture of them doing the jitterbug. Do you know what the jitterbug is?
Ask your parents or your teacher if you don't know.
Finish writing the play by telling how TubbyDog finds
the information and learns how to dance. Should Abigail put her right front
paw and TubbyDog's right front paw? Will TubbyDog step on Abigail's dainty
little paws and make her grouchy again?
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