Ryers Readers - I Broke My Trunk!

Episode Date: November 10, 2023

Gerald has a long, craaaazy story! Will Piggie end up with a long, crazy story of her own?!

Let's do this! Thank you so much for tuning into today's story. Don't forget to rate and follow so you never miss out on all the Ryer's Reader's fun. And if you're looking for even more fun, come join me on the Ryer's Reader's Patreon page, where you can find ad-free episodes, bonus content, and even become a Ryer's Reader's celebrity. Before we get into the story, do you want to know a fun fact? Did you know that the name rhinoceros means nose horn? The word rhinoceros is actually two words in one. It comes from the ancient Greek words rhino meaning nose and seros meaning horn.

rhinoceros. Nosehorn. Pretty cool, huh? Okay. Story time. Today, we are going to read an elephant and piggy book. I broke my trunk by Mo Willems. I have not seen Gerald today. Hmm.

Why? Gerald! What happened to your trunk? I broke my trunk. How did you break your trunk? It's a crazy long story. Tell it, tell it. Well, I was playing with Hippo.

Then I had an idea. I wanted to lift hippo onto my trunk. Why? Because. Okay. So I lifted hippo onto my trunk. But a hippo on your trunk is heavy. Is that how you broke your trunk?

There is more to my story. Then, Rhino showed up. Rhino wanted a turn. What did you do? I lifted both of them onto my trunk, but a hippo and a rhino on your trunk are very heavy. Is that how you broke your trunk? No.

There is more to my story. Then Hippo's sister showed up. Hippo has a sister? A big sister. Did she want to turn two? Yes. She also wanted to play her piano. Two hippos, one rhino, and a piano on your trunk are very, very heavy.

Broke your trunk? Your trunk? This is a long crazy story. Gerald? How did you break your trunk? Well, I was so proud of what I had done that I ran to tell my very best friend about it. But I tripped and fell. And broke my trunk. You broke your trunk running to tell me your story? That is a crazy story. That is a funny story. I want to tell someone about your crazy story.

Ooh, ah, ooh! What happened to your snout? It's a crazy long story. The... Forget to stick around to see if you can answer today's paying attention question. Or you go. Do you think you can answer today's paying attention question? question. What kind of instrument did Hippo's sister want to play on Gerald's trunk? If your answer was, a piano? You did it! Great job! You sure were paying attention! I hope you enjoyed that story.

I wonder what we're going to read next.