Have you ever tried to get out of going to school. Shel Silverstein has a great poem, about all the different ways that they are sick only to discover that it is Saturday. Say this one out loud and enjoy the alliteration. Sick By Shel Silverstein 1930-1999 "I cannot go to school today," Said little Peggy Ann McKay. "I have the measles and the mumps, A gash, a rash and purple bumps. My mouth is wet, my throat is dry, I'm going blind in my right eye. My tonsils are as big as rocks, I've counted sixteen chicken pox And there's one more—that's seventeen, And don't you think my face looks green? My leg is cut—my eyes are blue— It might be instamatic flu. I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke, I'm sure that my left leg is broke— My hip hurts when I move my chin, My belly button's caving in, My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained, My 'pendix pains each time it rains. My nose is cold, my toes are numb. I have a sliver in my thumb. My neck is stiff, my voice is weak, I hardly whisper when I speak. My tongue is filling up my mouth, I think my hair is falling out. My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight, My temperature is one-o-eight. My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear, There is a hole inside my ear. I have a hangnail, and my heart is—what? What's that? What's that you say? You say today is. . .Saturday? G'bye, I'm going out to play!" Enjoy! #shelsilverstein #sick #alliteration #AlliterationAdventure #MyLindaButterworth #TotallyStories #podcast #audiobookforkids #audiobook #articulation #enunciation #vocalwarmups #homeschool, #pronunciation #kidfriendly ▶ Friends, if you like the alliterations and tongue twisters I offer, then please consider … 👉 Subscribe to my channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSgyxELqleRQtip7l7eBj1w 🔔 Turn on the ringtone to be the first to hear new stories. 👍 Rate videos with likes and comments - this will help the development of the channel. 💵 Support my efforts to keep the alliterations and tongue twisters coming by joining me on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=48228854 📢 If you have alliterations or tongue twisters you would like to do, be sure to share them in the comments, including the ones you write. Follow me: Patreon ► http://www.patreon.com/user?u=48228854 Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/totallystories TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@iamtotallystories Twitter ► https://www.twitter.com/StoriesTotally Website ► https://totallystories.com/ ► https://daytodayenterprises.com/ If you liked these, then check out some of our other playlists on this channel: Alliteration Adventure Norse Myths, Legends, and Folktales Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece: Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings: A Thousand Nights and One Night (Arabian Nights) Story Adventures Stories of Christmas Poetry – Words in Motion