The House on East 88th Street (Nicholas's retelling)
Setting:
Characters: Lyle, the crocodile, Mr. Primm, Mrs. Primm, Joshua, man (Hector Valenti)
Takes place at the House on 88th Street, during the day, night
Theme:
The Primms move into a new house and soon discover a special crocodile living there. His owner comes back to take Lyle and the Primms are sad. The friendship between Lyle and the Primms is very strong.
Plot Episodes:
· 1. The Primms move into the new house on East 88th Street. (*They were going to eat lunch.)
· 2. When the movers finally leave, Mrs. Primm goes upstairs to wash her hands when she hears a strange sound coming from the bathroom.
· 2. She opens the door and sees a crocodile and closes the door quickly. (* crocodile in there.)
· 3. Mrs. Primm calls for Mr. Primm (Joseph) who also sees the crocodile in the tub. (* Crocodile is nice. He stayed there a week).
· Mrs. Primm tries to open the window, Mr. Primm tries the phone but it doesn't work and Joshua answers the door.
· A man hands Joshua a note explaining that the crocodile belongs to him, his name is Lyle and he likes Turkish caviar. The man will come back sometime to pick Lyle up.
· Lyle comes down from the bathroom and starts doing tricks (with a ball, walking on his feet, taking flying leaps) and playing with the hula hoop.
· The Primms liked his tricks and decided to keep Lyle.
· 4. Lyle did chores, took out the newspapers and got the milk, folds the towels, feeds the birds, sets the table, makes his bed.
· Lyle likes to go to the park and eat things other than caviar.
· Lyle is a good sport and they take him everywhere.
· Lyle enjoys warm baths and caviar.
· 5. One day a parade comes by and Lyle can be seen doing tricks. He becomes very famous and his owner comes back to take him so he can perform at shows.
· 6. The Primms are very sad that Lyle has to go but it's the right thing to do. (* Lyle was crying.)
· 7. While away with Hector Lyle is very sad and he can't perform. He makes everyone cry instead of laughing.
· The Primms miss him too.
· 8. Hector decides to return Lyle to the Primms because Lyle can't perform anymore.
· 9. Lyle and the Primms are happy to have Lyle back at the house.
Resolution:
After Hector comes back to pick up Lyle, Lyle is very sad and is not a very good performer. Hector decides to return Lyle back to the Primms. Lyle and the Primms are very happy to have him back. (*Lyle is back doing chores.)
* Student added in the retelling. Numbers in red represent the order the student retold the story.