Harry the Dirty Dog ( Lisa's retelling)
Setting:
Main Character: Harry, the dirty dog
Other Characters: The family: Mom, Dad, girl, boy
It takes place in a house, in a bathtub, in a yard and around town (* places where he had been) and during the day.
Theme:
Harry doesn't like baths, but when he gets so dirty that no one recognizes him, he realizes the importance of taking one.
Plot Episodes:
· 1. Harry doesn't like to take baths and when he heard the running water he decided to hide the scrubbing brush in the backyard and run away from home.
· He played where they were fixing the street and he got dirty.
· He played at the railroad yard and got dirty.
· He played tag with the other dogs and got dirtier.
· Harry slid down the coal chute and got so dirty that he changed from a white dog with black spots to a black dog with white spots.
· 2. He began to wonder if the family had missed him and he was hungry and tired so he headed home.
· Harry got home and was in the yard but no one recognized him.
· 3. He did his tricks to show them that he was Harry but they didn't believe that it was Harry. (* he was dirty)
· Harry was sad until he realized he had hid the scrubbing brush.
· 4. So he dug it up (* he grabbed the brush) and ran into the house and up into the bathroom and jumped into the tub.
· Harry begged for a bath and the girl and the boy gave him a bath.
· 5. It was one of the soapiest baths but it worked like magic! They recognized it was Harry.
· They combed and brushed him and once again he became a white dog with black spots.
· 6. He went to sleep on his pillow with the scrub brush hidden underneath.
Resolution:
Although Harry needed a bath because he was so dirty, he still doesn't like taking a bath.
*Problem: he ran away from home
*Solution: he went back home
* Student added words to their retelling that were important details. The numbers in red represent the order the student retold the story.