Day 4: Perms and Lycra (The 1980’s)
Activity 1: Hairy Maclary
One of the most famous children’s stories to ever come out of New Zealand, Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy, was written by a kiwi woman named Lynley Dodd. The book was originally published in 1983. It is now sold in dozens of countries around the world. It features a small dog named Hairy.
On your blog, use the following sentence starter from the original book to finish the story.
“Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy…”
To earn full points, your story should have, at least, 8-10 sentences.
'Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy. Running past other dogs like he was the flash. Off he went! Over the gate and into the bushes, past trees and over a stream of water. The water bounces off his silk black fur as he keeps on running. He comes to a screeching haul in front of a large wooden door that looked like it had been from world war 2 and back. He barks and scratches at the door for the longest of time until finally the baker had to give in. Now Hairy Maclary was stuffed with the fluffiest bread loafs and heads off home, back to his dog house all nice and warm.
Kia Ora Annalisa,
ReplyDeleteWell done for an incredibly descriptive piece of writing! I really like how you've referenced Hair Maclary's black fur— the water bouncing off of it and making it silky helped me to imagine a sleek wet little dog.
I also appreciate the use of a large wooden door and the description of it being from WWII; were you influenced by previous activities by any chance?
Your Hairy Maclary was really lucky to be fed delicious fluffy bread loaves.
What books do you enjoy reading? I really love Witi Ihimaera's "Bullibasha" at the moment.
Keep up the great work!
Cheers,
Jordan.