- I have worked on the original story ( link above), simplified it, and shared the script below.
- A printout of the script can be taken for reading it aloud in the classrooms. No need to learn the story. Read it a few times so that you are familiar with it before you use it in the class.
- I request you not to make any changes in this script but feel free to make yourself a personal copy as per your sensibilities.
A Planet without Pronouns
Once upon a time, there lived a boy Ravi. He was an amazing kid. He lived in a faraway land, but I don’t know exactly where. ravi was curious and loved Space and Planets. He would gaze at the night sky for hours smiling at the twinkling stars.
One day, he built a spaceship and took it for a ride. It went up and up….zzzzzzz, further up..zzzzzz…Exciting! What did he see? Stars, planets, satellites, the sun, maybe the moon, and yes, Earth too. Ravi zoomed past Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto. His spaceship kept going until he reached a far-off purple planet called Krimular.
Ravi got out of his spaceship and was happy and excited. He couldn’t wait to explore. He understood that there was life on Krimular. Suddenly Ravi felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around. “Hello, Earthling,” said a bright green creature with several arms named Zik. “Hi. My name is Ravi. I am Zik. Zik is glad to meet Ravi. Ravi and Zik can be friends.” Zik will show Ravi around Planet Krimular. “Look..do u see a Groogulak?” Ravi looked to where Zik pointed and saw a strange and beautiful animal. “Look, Groogulak is so big and strong.” Zik is happy to show Ravi this. Zik showed Ravi this and that and Ravi felt there was something strange about this planet. (Do you notice anything odd?)
Krimular had no pronouns. It was a planet without pronouns!
Ravi was happy to meet Zik though he was sure that it would be tough to communicate with his new friend. “Your planet is so amazing, but you could describe it even better if you use pronouns. Would you like to learn more about them?” asked Ravi. “Zik will be happy.” Ravi pulled a space blackboard from his back pocket. “Pronouns are small words such as I, he, she, it, we, they, or them,” Ravi said. “They are used in place of nouns to make sentences simpler. Think of them as shortcut words. For example, instead of saying Zik saw a Groogulak, you could say, I saw Groogulak. A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun. Pronouns make sentences shorter and cut down the repetition. Important pronouns are I, Me, Mine, it, he, him, his, you, yours, we, and our, they, she, her, hers.” When the lesson was done, Zik said, “I have processed the concept of pronouns and will master it shortly.” “Boy, you learn quickly,” said Ravi, “but practice it daily. Not only do I have six hands, I also have six brains,” said Zik.
“Now let’s take a tour of the rest of the planet,” Zig showed Ravi a huge volcano that emitted pink and green smoke “Take a look at the volcano,” said Zik. “The volcano erupts every day.” “Correction!” said Ravi. “It erupts every day. I got so excited, I almost forgot to use pronouns,” said Zik. Just then it started to snow, even though the weather was very warm. Zik started catching snowflakes in his mouth. “Zik loves snow.” “Correction,” said Ravi. “I love snow. Some pronouns are used in place of people’s names. These include I, you, he, and she. Some pronouns are used to show ownership. These include mine, your, yours, his, her, ours, theirs, and its.
At last, it was time for Ravi to return to Earth. “Thanks for teaching me all about pronouns. They should come in handy,” said Zik. “Thanks for showing me all around Krimular. It’s really out of this world,” exclaimed Ravi. Next, Ravi gave Zik a farewell gift. It was his latest invention, an intergalactic cell phone. “This will help us to keep in touch,” said Ravi. “Wow! Thanks. I like it almost as much as I like pronouns.” Some days later Ravi got a call from Zik. “Hello, Ravi, Zik here. Is it alright if my family and I come for a visit?” He asked. “Sure you can. You can stay in our guest room. On Thursday,, my parents and my 2978 brothers and sisters will be there. I told them all about pronouns and each one wants a lesson from you.” “Sure,” said Ravi. “You are most welcome. But do you think they will fit in Ravi’s guest room?”
These are the slides in the correct order that can be used while you read them aloud in the class.
