The Turkey Hunt
(Note: This is a call-and-response type of story. This means that the teller makes a statement or shows an action to the listeners. The job of the listeners is to follow along and join in with the telling of the story. There are three patterns that need to be taught to the listeners. They are: "Yeah Man!", "So-So" and "Shoo Turkey, Shoo Shoo)
Begin by teaching the three responses. First, ask the listeners to repeat, "Yeah, Man!" after everything that is said. Second, add change the comment to, "so-so," while pointing left and right, Finally, ask the students to put both hands to their left side and flip their hands as they shuffle to the left - then right as the response continues.
Teller's Call Teller's Response
Little Boy, Little Girl? - "Yeah, Man!"
Little Boy, Little Girl? - "Yeah, Man!"
Did you go to the barn? - "Yeah, Man!"
Did you see the turkey? - "Yeah, Man!"
Did the turkey lay an egg? - "Yeah, Man!"
Did you take it to your mama? - "Yeah, Man!"
Did she put it in some dough? - "Yeah, Man!"
Did she bake it in some bread? - "Yeah, Man!"
Did the bread smell good? - "Yeah, Man!"
Did the bread TASTE good? - "Yeah, Man!"
Do you want some more? - "Yeah, Man!"
Did the turkey get away? - "Yeah, Man!"
Which way did she go? - "So - So!"
Which way did she go? - "So - So!"
Do you want to go find it? - "Yeah, Man!"
Well - ready let's go! "Shoo - Turkey, Shoo, Shoo!"
"Shoo - Turkey, Shoo, Shoo!"
Little Boy, Little Girl ?- "Yeah, Man!"
Little Boy, Little Girl? - "Yeah, Man!"
Did you go to the school? - "Yeah, Man!"
Did you see the turkey? - "Yeah, Man!"
Did the turkey lay an egg? - "Yeah, Man!"
Did you take it to your teacher? - "Yeah, Man!"
Did she put it in some dough? - "Yeah, Man!"
Did she bake it in some bread? - "Yeah, Man!"
Did the bread smell good? - "Yeah, Man!"
Did the bread TASTE good? - "Yeah, Man!"
Do you want some more? - "Yeah, Man!"
Did the turkey get away? - "Yeah, Man!"
Which way did she go? - "So - So!"
Which way did she go? - "So - So!"
Do you want to go find it? - "Yeah, Man!"
Well - ready let's go! "Shoo - Turkey, Shoo, Shoo!"
"Shoo - Turkey, Shoo, Shoo!"
I usually end this with, "And the turkey showed up, and he just told you some stories." Other places can be substituted for the word school the second time around.
Dr. Mike Lockett is an educator, storyteller and children's author from Normal, IL. Dr. Lockett has given more than 4000 programs across the USA and as far away as eastern Asia. Contact Mike by writing to Mike@mikelockett.com in order to book him for a storytelling program or young authors program or to inquire about purchasing his books and CDs. The illustration at the top was created by Chung Yi-Ru. copyright, 2014 - owned by Mike Lockett. More stories and information about storytelling can be found at www.mikelockett.com