6/30/2023 0 Comments Baa baa smart sheep![]() The repetitive back-and-forth between the turkey and the sheep (which is almost the entirety of the text) has the percussive resonance of stage patter and offers entertaining possibilities for performance as well as reading aloud. Turkey gobbles the pile down only to have his worst fears confirmed (“It IS poo!”), whereupon Baa Baa slyly tells him, “See, you’re getting smarter already!” This is an amusing early shaggy dog (sheep?) story that will elicit a delighted groan at the punchline and that is all the cleverer for making the poo-eating part of the build-up rather than the joke itself. They smell a bit like poo, too”), but Baa Baa’s fast talk overcomes his reservations. Turkey is suspicious (“They look a bit like poo. When Quirky Turkey stops by, Baa Baa engages the bird in banter when Turkey asks what the mound of brown, organic-looking pellets next to Baa Baa is, Baa Baa tells him that they are “smarty tablets” that will make their consumer more intelligent, and that they are free to turkeys. ![]() Little Baa Baa is bored, and that means trouble. ![]()
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