Saturday, November 21, 2015

Story Script - Quam stultus infans! (What a Stupid Baby!)

I got the basic idea for this one from one in Matava's first book of story scripts, the one for the German structure "I can't do it anymore!" I believe.

Bolded words are ones you can let your kids choose.

Target Structures: puts (ponit), brings (fert), leaves (discedit), removes (removit). You could easily add "goes."
Additional vocab: doctor, nose, stupid, table
Actor roles: concerned adult, doctor
Additional actor roles: baby, thing in nose


infans stultus est. infans tigrem in nasum ponit. mater infantem ad medicum fert.

mater inquit, “infans meus tigrem in nasum ponit!”
medicus inquit, “quam stultus infans!”
mater infantem in mensam ponit. medicus tigrem e naso removit. mater discedit et infantem tigremque domum fert.

infans stultus est. infans fratrem in nasum ponit. mater infantem ad medicum fert.

mater inquit, “infans meus fratrem in nasum ponit!”
medicus inquit, “quam stultus infans!”
mater infantem in mensam ponit. medicus fratrem e naso removitmater discedit et infantem fratremque domum fert.

infans stultus est. infans sororem in nasum ponit. mater infantem ad medicum fert.

mater inquit, “infans meus sororem in nasum ponit!”
medicus inquit, “quam stultus infans!”
mater infantem in mensam ponit. medicus sororem e naso removit. medicus nasum infantis removitmater discedit et infantem sororemque domum fert, sed non nasum.

English:

There is a stupid baby. The baby puts a tiger in its nose. The mother brings the baby to the doctor.
The mother says, "My baby is putting a tiger in its nose!"
The doctor says, "What a stupid baby!"
The mother puts the baby on the table. The doctor removes the tiger from the nose. The mother leaves and brings the baby and tiger home.

There is a stupid baby. The baby puts its brother in its nose. The mother brings the baby to the doctor.

The mother says, "My baby is putting its brother in its nose!"
The doctor says, "What a stupid baby!"
The mother puts the baby on the table. The doctor removes the brother from the nose. The mother leaves and brings the baby and brother home.

There is a stupid baby. The baby puts its sister in its nose. The mother brings the baby to the doctor.
The mother says, "My baby is putting its sister in its nose!"
The doctor says, "What a stupid baby!"
The mother puts the baby on the table. The doctor removes the sister from the nose. The doctor removes the baby's nose. The mother leaves and brings the baby and sister home, but not the nose.

Comprehension questions:


  1. Quid ponit infans in nasum? (3 things) (What does the baby put in its nose?)
  2. Quis infantem ad medicum fert? (Who brings the baby to the doctor?)
  3. Quis tigrem e naso capit? (Who takes the tiger out of the nose?)
  4. Cur infans semper aliqua in nasum ponit? (Why is the baby always putting things in its nose?)
  5. Quid removit medicus in fine? (What does the doctor remove in the end?)
  6. Quid tibi placeat ponere in nasum? (What would you like to put in your nose?)


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