TBM sa for siden:
Jeg fikk låne en bok fra en venninne for noen måneder siden, det var "Where the Sidewalk Ends" av Shel Silverstein (amerikansk forfatter).
Først nå i kveld (mens jeg forbereder skriveoppgaver til en skriveøkt i morgen) kom jeg på å ta den fram og fikk meg en veldig morsom time med lesing.
Diktene er enkle nok til at barn kan lese de, men mange er så underfundige ay både ungdom og voksne kan lese de. Dessuten er de fulle av morsomme ord og formuleringer, så jeg ble sittende å le for meg selv!
Boken finnes bl a hos Bokkilden: www.bokkilden.no/SamboWeb/produkt.do?produktId=262326&rom=MP
Her er et dikt som jeg skal bruke som utgangspunkt for spørsmål i morgen:
[INDENT][INDENT]The Generals[/INDENT][INDENT]Said General Clay to General Gore,[/INDENT][INDENT]"Oh must we fight this silly war?[/INDENT][INDENT]To kill and die is such a bore."[/INDENT][INDENT]"I quite agree," said General Gore.
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[INDENT]Said General Gore to General Clay,[/INDENT][INDENT]"We could go to the beach today[/INDENT][INDENT]And have some ice cream on the way."[/INDENT][INDENT]"A grand idea," said General Clay.
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[INDENT]Said General Clay to General Gore,[/INDENT][INDENT]"We’ll build sand castles on the shore."
[/INDENT][INDENT]Said General Gore, "We’ll splash and play."[/INDENT][INDENT]"Let’s leave right now," said General Clay.
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[INDENT]Said General Gore to General Clay,[/INDENT][INDENT]"But what if the sea is closed today?[/INDENT][INDENT]And what if the sand’s been blown away?"[/INDENT][INDENT]"A dreadful thought," said General Clay.
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[INDENT]Said General Gore to General Clay,[/INDENT][INDENT]"I’ve always feared the ocean’s spray,[/INDENT][INDENT]And we may drown!" "It’s true, we may.[/INDENT][INDENT]It chills my blood," said General Clay.
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[INDENT]Said General Clay to General Gore,[/INDENT][INDENT]"My bathing suit is slightly tore.[/INDENT][INDENT]We’d better go on with our war."[/INDENT][INDENT]"I quite agree," said General Gore.
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[INDENT]Then General Clay charged General Gore[/INDENT][INDENT]As bullets flew and cannons roared.[/INDENT][INDENT]And now, alas! there is no more[/INDENT][INDENT]Of General Clay or General Gore.
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[/INDENT]Synes dette er veldig relevant når vi ser på utviklingen i Irak...
Her er et morsomt et til fra samme bok:
Invention
I've done it, I've done it!
Guess what I've done!
Invented a light that plugs into the sun.
The sun is bright enough,
The bulb is strong enough,
But, oh, there's only one thing wrong...
The cord ain't long enough.