BR 2-03:The Old Woman Who Lived In a Shoe

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many children. She didn’t know what to do. There was Hannnah and Harry and Sara and Sam. There was Aisha and Abdul and Daisy and Dan. There was Gwen who was greedy and Stan who was small. There was Sean who was short and Tom who was tall. There was Jasmine and Jeremy, Sandeep and Grace, boys and girls all over the place. Ying and Yasmine, Jacob and Joe squeezed in together, with no room to grow. “This shoe is too full,” said the woman, one day. “we must get another. I’ll look right away.” With a list of the shoe stores, she went to them all. But the boots were too tiny and the shoes were too small. She was on her way home by the side of a river, when she met a huge giant. He gave a sad shiver. “Please help,” sobbed the giant. “There’s a crab on my toe.” The old woman too hold and pulled it of just like so. “Thanks!” said the giant. “Now, can I help you?” “Well,” said the woman, “I would like your shoe.” “Of course,” said the giant and he gave her his shoe. “And for being so helpful, take the other one too.” now all the children have space to have fun. and the little old woman can knit in the sun.

Punter, R. (2009). The Old Woman who lived in a Shoe. China: Ltd.

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