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 A Storybird
Play 1

By thunderflower

Illustrated by
LittlePinkPebble

Published on
March 07, 2023

© Storybird 2023 All rights reserved

 Chapter 1

Buddies

Buddies:

Lunch bell rings

Alisha: Finally,that
took
forever.

Alessandra:
Why are
you so excited.
Isabella:
I think I
might know
why.

Layla: Why

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Isabella: Because
she is probably
hungry. (Say -like it is
impossible not
guess it.

Alessandra:
Is that why,
Alisha.
Alisha: YEAH,
DUH
WHAT
DO YOU
THINK.
Alessandra:
SORRY

Payton: Calm
down please.
Payton plugs
her ears.
Payton: CALM
DOWN

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Layla:
Why are
you so
hungry.
Alisha: Because
I didn’t eat
breakfast.
Payton: CALM
DOWN
Mrs. Heather:
(In annoyed
voice)
Girls why
aren’t
you lined up.
Payton
be quiet
you don't
need to tell
Alessandra:
Sorry.Bites her lip.

Alessandra: Why
are we

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always getting
into trouble?
Layla: It is
because we
talk a
lot.
Payton: STOP,
I
mean
it.

Alessandra:
Do you
think it's
affecting
our grades.
Layla: I do hope
not.
She frowns
and
breathes deeply.
Nudges her
forehead.
in thought.

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Buddies Continued:
Layla: Hurry
Layla rushes to
the front of
the line
Payton follows
behind Layla.
Alisha grabs
Isabella’s hand
and rushes
out the door.
Payton: STOP
Mrs. Heather: (in annoyed
voice.)

Girls please
don't cut.
Alessandra: Let’s go.
Alessandra starts
running.
The other girls

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follow behind her.
Mrs. Heather shakes her head.

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Act 2
After Lunch
Alessandra:
(ask like a mom
would ask)

Did that make

your stomach
feel any better
Alisha: (say loudly and
very clearly)
YES
Payton: Stop
Layla: I do
hope so.
Alisha: (say with
emotion)
Sorry.
Alisha frowns
deeply.

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Layla: (say
like you
are excited) Guys,
I had the best
lunch ever

Kitty rushes over

Kitty (read it like
you don’t know
about this)
What in the in the
world are you guys
talking about
Payton walks
over to
Mrs. Heather
slowly as
a tortoise with a
broken leg.
Note: Tortoises
are very slow, and
with a broken leg it's
even slower
than before!

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Payton (when read
exaggerate)
Can I go to the
nurse and lay
down for a bit.
Payton: (say it like
you mean it)
Please, with
sprinkles on top.

Please, Please,
please, please,
please, please,
please, please,
please,
please, please,
please, please,
please
, please, please,
please, please, please,
please, please,
please, please,

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please,
please, please,
please, please,
please,
please, please.

I beg you.

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 Chapter 2

New Chapter

Buddies act 2 continued:

Mrs.
Heather: (In concerned
voice) What is
wrong Payton,
are you
all right
Payton: Alisa
gave
me a
headache.

Mrs. Heather:
Just

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drink some
water.Mrs. Heather:
(act
annoyed) You
were
doing a
type of
tattling.
Payton rolls
her eyes.
Mrs. Heather:
Don't roll
your eyes
at me.

Payton: (read
like you
are annoyed) Fine.
Mrs. Heather
makes
Payton sit
out for
a
whole

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half
of
recess.
Kitty comes over.
Kitty: What is
wrong
Payton

Payton: Nothing,
I just got in
trouble.
Kitty: OH,
Sorry I didn't
know that.
Miranda
comes over.
Miranda:
Kitty,
come look at
my snack,
It is heart
shaped
strawberry.
Kitty: Cool,

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can I have
one

Miranda: Only
if you
beat me
in a race.
Kitty starts
racing
Miranda to
the finish
line.
Kitty
Wins
Layla:
(say like your
exited) Guys, what do you
think of my snack.
Payton: If
it gets rid of
headaches it is perfect,
I have a
headache after all.Layla: We know,
you have

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been talking
about it all day.
Mrs. Heather:
Alright
class,
school is over.

Everyone
rushes out
of the school
building
except for
Payton.
Payton: You
need to
watch those
kids
Mrs. Heather.
Mrs. Heather:
I will.
Payton sighs.
Payton
heads out
of the building.

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Act 3
The next morning
Payton rushes to Alisha
Payton: Look at Kitty.
Kitty: Hey, I got new shoes
Alisha: Bragger,
he's showing off.
Kitty: I heard that.
Alessandra: Guys,
what should we do at
recessAlisha: Beats me.
Alessandra: Me too.
Kitty: Me three
times

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as much as you.
Alisha and
Alessandra
groan and sigh slowly.
Alisha and
Alessandra: Why?
Alessandra

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walks or paces
in circles
around the desks.

Kitty copies
and smiles.
Alessandra
frowns at him.
Alessandra: Why,
do you
have to
always copy
me.

Kitty shrugs
and nods
and make
hand gestures.
Alisha and
Alessandra
groan and sigh
slowly again.

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Act 4

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 Chapter 3

Tag and Math

Alisha: Let's play

tag.Payton:
sure,
why not.
Payton
chases Alisha
Isabella:
What are
you guys
doing.
Payton:
Playing tag.
Isabella: Oh,
okay.

Isabella starts

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running.
Payton chases
Alisha
Alisha:
This is fun.
Payton:
I know,
right.

Mrs. Heather.
Time to go!
Isabella:
That was so short.
Payton: I had to
miss half
of recess.
Mrs. Heather:
Line up class.
Mrs. Heather
leads class
inside the
classroom.

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___

Act 5
Mrs. Heather: Math time.
Class Groans
Mrs. Heather: 22x1=
Class: 22
Mrs. Heather:
55 x1

Class: 55
Mrs. Heather:
Good.

Class: Thank you

Mrs. Heather: If
Isabella
has five
apples and I take
5 but
then give
back
2 how
many does

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Isabella
have?

Class: 5
Mrs. Heather:
Wrong.
Class
murmurs
Class: 1
Class
murmurs
again.
Class: 1,000
Mrs. Heather:
Wrong.
Mrs. Heather:
Turn
on your brains
please.
The class
giggles.

They
pretend

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to turn
on their
brains.
Class
murmurs
again

in thought.
Mrs. Heather:
Focus on,''
I take 5 but
then
give back
2 how
many does Isabella have''?

Mrs. Heather
smiles.
Mrs. Heather:
For the rest
of math class
you can try
to figure
out the

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answer.
Class: 3
Mrs. Heather:
Correct.
1 hour later.

Mrs.
Heather:
You
are so good
at math.
Class:
Thank you.

Mrs.
Heather:
What a
polite class.
Class:
Thank you.
Mrs. Heather
laughed.
Mrs. Heather:
You guys

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are so
smart.
You
know how
to make
me laugh
out loud.

Class
thank you
guys were
annoying.
Issabella:
I
think you
are annoying.
you.
Mrs. Heather
laughed
again.

Mrs. Heather:
Class
dismissed.

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Class
goes out
of the
building.
Mrs. Heather
laughed again.
Mrs. Heather:
Those kids
are so smart.

Mrs. Heather
starts
making plans.
She taps her
forehead.
She practiced
using her
teacher
voice.

She laughed
again
she couldn't
stop.

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Mrs. Heather
shakes her
head.

Mrs.
Heather.
Those kids.

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 Chapter 4

Close to 4th grade

_____________________________________________Act
6

At home on Sunday
Isabella: I can't
believe
that we
are going to be
4th
graders
after
tomorrow.

Payton:
Me too.
Payton

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pretends
to faint.
Layla:

I can't believe it
either. The end
of school
came so soon.

Payton: I know.
Alessandra:
Right.
Alessandra:
Are you
girls all right.
Girls: NO
WAY!
Alessandra:
WHY
Payton: The
truth is I
don't
want to
go to

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4th grade
at all
it's
my
nightmare.

Isabella:
Same here,
I'm scared I
don't want to
go at all.
All girls
shiver.
Alessandra:
Me too.
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Act 7
Alisha:
LAST DAY
OF SCHOOL.
Payton: Please....
stop.

Payton faints

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Layla: Bye
Final Bell Rings
Loudly and
Clearly
Alessandra:
Well,
good
school year.
Layla:
Same to you.
Issabella:

Guys,
THIS
WAS THE
BEST
SCHOOL
YEAR
EVER,
THANK
YOU.
Payton: I still
think you
guys were
annoying.

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Issabella:
I
think you
are annoying.

Payton: I still
think you
were
annoying.

Issabella:
I
think you
are annoying.
Issabella hugs
Alisha.
Mrs. Heather
sobbed over a
picture of her
class.

Alisha pats Mrs.

Heather on
the back.
Mrs. Heather:

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Goodbye, my
great class.
Mrs. Heather
starts to high -
five each
student.
Mrs. Heather:
Bye Guys.
You did great.

Class: Bye.
Mrs. Heather:
Bye Guys,
I
HOPE
you
become
good
4th graders

Everyone
gets their
stuff.
Everyone

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goes out.

The End

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 Chapter 5

Credits

About the author: Anna Walter is a regularschool kid like

me and you. Can you believe
that this started out like script for a private
play. This piece of writing is mostly all her
work. There are some added pieces from Rose Kritt
(Editor) because the piece was a little to short.

Anna did great on this piece of writing.

Thank you to:

Will

Amelya

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Madilen

Semira

for helping us test this play.

40 Pages
in
book

So this is a pretty

long book.

We hope you

enjoyed.

Summary: A fun year at school.

Get ready for some exiting reading.

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