Match the words to the sentences:

“We are lost,” said the people, and the priest and the sisters of the convent began praying. “The Pasta will cover our town,” they cried.

And it certainly would have, had Strega Nona not come down the road, home from her visit. She didn’t have to look twice to know what had happened.

She sang the magic (1)____________ and blew three kisses and with a sputter the pot stopped and the pasta came to a halt.

“Oh thank you--thank (2)____________ thank you, Strega Nona,” the people cried.

But then they turned on poor Big Anthony. “String him up,” the men of the town shouted.

“Now wait,” said Strega Nona. “The punishment must fit the crime.” And she took a fork from a lady standing nearby and held it out to Big Anthony.

“All right, Anthony, you wanted pasta from my magic pasta pot,” said Strega Nona,  “and I want to (3)____________ in my little bed tonight. So start (4)____________ .”

And he did-- (5)____________ Big Anthony.

The End

Match the words to the pictures:

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Answers

“We are lost,” said the people, and the priest and the sisters of the convent began praying. “The Pasta will cover our town,” they cried.

And it certainly would have, had Strega Nona not come down the road, home from her visit. She didn’t have to look twice to know what had happened.

She sang the magic (1)song and blew three kisses and with a sputter the pot stopped and the pasta came to a halt.

“Oh thank you--thank (2)you thank you, Strega Nona,” the people cried.

But then they turned on poor Big Anthony. “String him up,” the men of the town shouted.

“Now wait,” said Strega Nona. “The punishment must fit the crime.” And she took a fork from a lady standing nearby and held it out to Big Anthony.

“All right, Anthony, you wanted pasta from my magic pasta pot,” said Strega Nona,  “and I want to (3)sleep in my little bed tonight. So start (4)eating.”

And he did-- (5)poor Big Anthony.

The End

Order of the Slides (Teacher’s Script)

1. “We are lost,” said the people,
2. and the priest and the sisters of the convent began praying.
3. “The Pasta will cover our town,” they cried.
4. And it certainly would have,
5. had Strega Nona not come down the road,
6. home from her visit.
7. She didn’t have to look twice to know what had happened.
8. She sang the magic song
9. and blew three kisses
10. and with a sputter the pot stopped
11. and the pasta came to a halt.
12. “Oh thank you--thank you thank you, Strega Nona,” the people cried.
13. But then they turned on poor Big Anthony.
14. “String him up,” the men of the town shouted.
15. “Now wait,” said Strega Nona.
16. “The punishment must fit the crime.”
17. And she took a fork
18. from a lady standing nearby
19. and held it out to Big Anthony.
20. “All right, Anthony, you wanted pasta from my magic pasta pot,” said Strega Nona.
21. and I want to sleep in my little bed tonight.
22. So start eating.”
23. And he did
24. poor Big Anthony.
25. The End

“We are lost,” said the people, and the priest and the sisters of the convent began praying. “The Pasta will cover our town,” they cried.

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And it certainly would have, had Strega Nona not come down the road, home from her visit. She didn’t have to look twice to know what had happened.

******************************

She sang the magic song and blew three kisses and with a sputter the pot stopped and the pasta came to a halt.

“Oh thank you--thank you thank you, Strega Nona,” the people cried.

******************************

But then they turned on poor Big Anthony. “String him up,” the men of the town shouted.

******************************

“Now wait,” said Strega Nona. “The punishment must fit the crime.” And she took a fork from a lady standing nearby and held it out to Big Anthony.

******************************

“All right, Anthony, you wanted pasta from my magic pasta pot,” said Strega Nona,  “and I want to sleep in my little bed tonight. So start eating.”

And he did--poor Big Anthony.