THE
HIPPOPOTERINA
Sean E Avery
www.sillysoundsandscribbles.com
When my bro’s band is jammin’
And the bass drum is slammin’,
I run and yell,
T!
E
I
U
!”
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H
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BEFO
I get the music to stop
To hear a pin drop,
And wait for the sound
Of the rumbling ground…
Nothing…
Nothing…
STILL nothing…
BOOM.
Oh no…
BOOM. BOOM.
Oh please no…
BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.
Sweet obese water beast…
KA-BOOOoOo
oooooOOOoOo
oooooOoom!
HIPPOPOTERINA
IN THE ROOM!
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SH
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BAS
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sm
ASH
ING
Until…
The room is destroyed
My Mum is annoyed,
And I’M made the cleaner
Thanks to the Hippopoterina!
When my sister’s stereo’s blarin’
Hands up like she just ain’t carin’,
I run and yell,
!
T
E
I
U
”
!
Q
T
O
I
“BE
R
SA
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R
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H
T
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B
I get the music to stop
To hear a pin drop,
And wait for the sound
Of the rumbling ground…
Nothing…
Nothing…
STILL nothing…
BOOM.
Oh no…
BOOM. BOOM.
Oh please no…
BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.
Sweet obese water beast…
KA-BOOOoOo
oooooOOOoOo
oooooOoom!
HIPPOPOTERINA
IN THE ROOM!
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i
p
m
Ju
g
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a
D
g
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Tw
g
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Pr
and
and
and
and
CRA
SH
mA
ING
SH
ING
BAS
HIN
G
sm
ASH
ING
Until…
The room is destroyed
My Mum is annoyed,
And I’M made the cleaner
Thanks to the Hippopoterina!
When baby’s toys sing of a star
That wonders what you are,
I run and yell,
!
T
E
I
U
”
!
Q
T
O
I
“BE
R
SA
’
E
R
E
H
T
RE
O
F
E
B
I get the music to stop
To hear a pin drop,
And wait for the sound
Of the rumbling ground…
Nothing…
Nothing…
STILL nothing…
BOOM.
Oh no…
BOOM. BOOM.
Oh please no…
BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.
Sweet obese water beast…
KA-BOOOoOo
oooooOOOoOo
oooooOoom!
HIPPOPOTERINA
IN THE ROOM!
g
n
i
p
m
Ju
g
n
i
c
n
a
D
g
n
i
l
r
i
Tw
g
n
i
c
n
a
Pr
and
and
and
and
CRA
SH
mA
ING
SH
ING
BAS
HIN
G
sm
ASH
ING
Until…
The room is destroyed
My Mum is annoyed,
And I’M made the cleaner
Thanks to the Hippopoterina!
One day the house
Was quiet as a mouse;
“Good!” I said
As I sat on my bed.
I could finally relax
With no hippo attacks;
No crashing or mashing,
No bashing or
smashing!
I sat.
And I sat.
And I sat.
And I sat and I sat some more
Until I decided that, “This
is a bore!”
Then…
I fetched the remote
Behind the toy boat;
I aimed the right way
And then I hit play!
Music blasted and I started…
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Pr
and
and
and
and
CRA
SH
mA
ING
SH
ING
BAS
HIN
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sm
ASH
ING
KA-BOOOoOo
And as I danced I heard a loud,
oooooOOOoOo
oooooOoom!
And The Hippopoterina
arrived in time to dance
with me around the room.
THE HIPPOPOTERINA QUESTIONS DAY 1
? !
noun
adjective
verb
proper
noun
Why did the little girl always want the music to stop?
Your sentence should start with:
She wanted the music to stop because ______________________
? !
noun
adjective
verb
proper
noun
Why do you think The Hippopoterina broke things when she
danced?
Your sentence should start with:
She broke things because ________________________
THE HIPPOPOTERINA QUESTIONS DAY 2
? !
noun
adjective
verb
proper
noun
Why did the little girl’s mum always make her clean up the
mess?
Your sentence should start with:
She made the little girl clean up the mess because _________________
? !
noun
adjective
verb
proper
noun
Why did the little girl’s sister wave her hands like she just ain’t
caring?
Your sentence should start with:
She was waving her hands because ___________________
THE HIPPOPOTERINA QUESTIONS DAY 3
? !
noun
adjective
verb
proper
noun
Why did the little girl want to play music in the end?
Your sentence should start with:
She played music because ________________________
? !
noun
adjective
verb
Would you like The Hippopoterina to visit your house?
Your sentence should start with:
I ______________ like The Hippopoterina to visit because ________________
proper
noun
ILLUSTRATION CHALLENGE DAY 1
When my bro’s band is jamming
And the bass drum is slamming,
I run and yell,
E QUIET!
T!”
O
I
R
“B
A
S
’
RE THERE
O
F
E
B
KA-BOOOOOOOOM!
HIPPOPOTERINA IN THE ROOM!
ILLUSTRATION CHALLENGE DAY 2
crashingAND mashing,
bashing AND smashing!
The room is destroyed
My Mum is annoyed,
And I’M made the cleaner
Thanks to the Hippopoterina!
ILLUSTRATION CHALLENGE DAY 3
I fetched the remote
Behind the toy boat;
I aimed the right way
And then I hit play!
KA-BOOOOOOOOM!
And The Hippopoterina arrived in time
to dance with me around the room.
COLOURING CHALLENGE
COLOURING CHALLENGE