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Thread #72705 Message #1254601
Posted By: Malcolm Douglas
23-Aug-04 - 01:26 PM
Thread Name: Origins:Old Man 'Badiah Jumped in the Fire/Obadiah
Subject: ADD: Obadiah (jumped into the fire)
It seems to vary. From Joy Cowley, Story Chest: Small Read Together Books - Obadiah Stage 1 (Story Chest S.), quoted at Donald Hayes - Lexical Analysis:
OBADIAH (small book series)
Obadiah jumped into the fire. The fire was hot so he jumped in the pot. The pot was black, so he jumped in a sack. The sack was full, so he jumped in a pool. The pool was wet, so he jumped in a net. The net was fishy, so he jumped in a dishy. The dishy was hard, so he jumped in the yard. The yard was yuk, so he jumped in a truck. The truck was loud, so he jumped in a cloud. The cloud flew away, so he jumped in the hay. The hay was just right, so he stayed there all night.
Old Obadiah jumped in the fire. The fire was hot, so he jumped in a pot. The pot was black, so he jumped in a crack. The crack was high, so he jumped to the sky. The sky was blue, so he jumped in a shoe. The shoe was red, so he jumped in a bed. The bed was white, so he stayed all night.