Players: Gus, Ruby, Ruthie
Location: Living Room
Ruthie: “Okay, kiddoos, let’s read some books.”
Gus toddles in from the other hallway: “Boo-k, Boo-k.”
Ruthie calls down the hall: “Ruby, would you like to pick
out the first book.
Ruby: “YEAH!”
Ruby runs down the hall like a flat-footed T-Rex. She runs
over to the book bin and stars flipping through the books.
Ruthie: “Ruby, why are you naked?”
Ruby (who is actually still wearing underwear) looks down at
herself like she forgot she’d taken her clothes off, then: “because I’m inside.”
She then pulls a book out and hands it to Ruthie.
Ruthie re-positions on the couch. Ruby climbs up next to her,
as does Gus.
Ruby laughs around the thumb in her mouth.
Ruthie makes her way carefully through Fox in Socks.
Ruthie: “…’Who sews whose socks? Sue sews Sue’s socks. Who
sees who sew whose new socks, sir? You see Sue sew Sue’s new socks, sir.’[1]
Gus, where yah going?”
Gus slides off couch: “Buk.” He toddles over to the book
bin.
Ruthie continues reading. About a page or two later, Gus
returns and hands her the interactive A
Charlie Brown Christmas.
Ruthie: “Why is this book even out?”
Gus: “BUHK.” He slaps the book a few times.
Ruthie: “Okay, we can read this next.”
Gus goes off to play with a ball while he waits.
Ruthie continues to read Fox
in Socks, sighing audibly when it is finally finished.
Ruthie: “Okay, Gus. Come on back. It’s time for your book.”
Gus comes back up onto the couch.
Ruthie opens the book: “A Charlie Brown Christmas, by
Charles M. Schulz.”
Ruby: “I wanna press the buttons.”
Gus: “BUH-tone.”
Ruthie: “You can take turns.”
Ruthie begins reading the book. Every other page or so,
there is a picture that indicates that a button on the side of the book should
be pressed. The kids take turns pressing these buttons and listening to the
sounds come out.
Ruby presses the button that results in Charlie Brown saying
‘Good Grief’ approximately 1000 times while the story is being read.
Ruthie starts reading the section where Charlie Brown
attempts to decorate his tiny, sad tree and it poorly: “ ‘A look of horror crossed Charlie Brown’s face. “I've killed
it! Oh, Everything I touch gets ruined!” His head hung in defeat, Charlie Brown
sadly walked away.’”[2]
Ruthie turns the page, only to find that all the following
pages have been ripped out of the book.
Ruby and Gus look up at her expectantly.
Ruthie: “uh….The End…?”
Gus blinks a few times and then slides off the couch.
Ruby giggles around her thumb, then flops of the couch onto
her feet and goes to steal whatever toy Gus just picked up.
Ruthie, thinking that the story is now hysterically dark,
puts it back in the book bin.
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