Ryers Readers - Big Pumpkin

Episode Date: October 20, 2023

Halloween is just hours away, the Witch’s pumpkin has grown so big…she can’t pull it off the vine! Will she be able to get the pumpkin free in time to make pumpkin pie for Halloween?!

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Before we get into the story, do you want to know a fun fact? Did you know that every part of the pumpkin is edible? It's true! You can eat the skin, leaves, flowers, pulp, seeds, and even the stem. Pretty cool, huh? Okay, story time. Today, we are going to read, Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman.

Once there was a witch who wanted to make pumpkin pie, so she planted a pumpkin seed. She weeded and watered and after a while a sprout poked through. And then a pumpkin grew. And it grew and it grew and it grew and then it grew some more. Soon Halloween was just hours away. The witch thought about pumpkin pie. and bent down to take the pumpkin off the vine. Well, she pulled and she tugged and she pulled.

First, she pulled hard, and then she pulled harder. But that pumpkin just sat. Girat, said the witch. Just then, along came a ghost. Big pumpkin, said the ghost. It's big and it's mine, but it's stuck on the vine, and Halloween's just hours away, said the witch, and she kicked that pumpkin. I am bigger and stronger than you, boasted the ghost. Let me try.

Huh, said the witch, but she thought about pumpkin pie and stepped aside. The ghost bent down to take the pumpkin off the vine. Well, he pulled and he did. tugged and he pulled. First he pulled hard, and then he pulled harder. But that pumpkin just sat. Girat, said the ghost. Just then, along came a vampire. Big pumpkin, said the vampire. It's big and it's mine, but it's stuck on the vine, and Halloween's just hours away, said the witch. and she kicked that pumpkin. I am bigger than both of you and stronger too,

boasted the vampire. Let me try. Huh, said the witch, said the ghost. But they thought about pumpkin pie and stepped aside. The vampire bent down to take the pumpkin off the vine. Well, he pulled and he tugged and he pulled. First he pulled hard, and then he pulled harder.

But that pumpkin just sat. Girat, said the vampire. Just then, along came a mummy. Big pumpkin, said the mummy. It's big and it's mine, but it's stuck on the vine, and Halloween is just hours away, said the witch, and she kicked that pumpkin. I am bigger than all of you, and stronger too, boasted the mummy.

Let me try. Huh, said the witch, said the ghost, said the vampire. But they thought about pumpkin pie and stepped aside. The mummy bent down to take the pumpkin off the vine. Well, she pulled and she tugged and she pulled. First, she pulled hard. And then she pulled harder. But that pumpkin just sat.

Girat, said the mummy. Just then, along came a bat. Big pumpkin, said the bat. The witch didn't say a word. She just looked at the ghost and rolled her eyes. The ghost looked at the vampire. The vampire looked at the mummy. They all looked at that little bat,

and they started to laugh. I may not be big and I may not be strong, said the bat, but I have an idea. And the bat told them what to do. Huh, said the witch, said the ghost, said the vampire, said the mummy. But they thought about pumpkin pie and bent down to take the pumpkin off the vine. Ready? set pull called the bat the bat pulled the mummy the mummy pulled the vampire the vampire pulled the ghost the ghost pulled the witch and the witch pulled the pumpkin

well they pulled and they tugged and they pulled first they pulled hard and then they pulled harder and snap off came the pumpkin drat said the witch whoosh it flew and it flew and thud it landed on top of a hill and thump bump bump bump bump It bounced all the way down to the witch's house. And when it got to her door, that pumpkin sat. shouted the witch, and she hurried inside to make the pumpkin pie. Said the ghost. Have some more, said the witch. Couldn't eat another bite, said the vampire.

Fun party, said the mummy. Time to go, said the bat. Girat, said the witch as she watched them all leave. Then she went right outside and planted another pumpkin seed. Don't forget to stick around to see if you can answer today's paying attention question. Before you go, do you think you can answer today's paying attention question? Whose idea was it to use teamwork to pull the pumpkin? If your answer was, the bat?

You did it! Great job! You sure were paying attention. I hope you enjoyed this story. I wonder what we're going to read next.