Thunk Rock
This is the Fang Gang Yelp the dog
Wink the cat and Finch the fox 1
The Fang Gang mended gongs.
But Yelp said, “I am not fond of mending gongs.”
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“Let’s have a Thunk Rock band and busk on the coast,” said Wink.
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They bolted to the coast and sang…
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Just then a goose landed. It took off with the busking hat!
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“Stop! That’s theft!” said the Fang Gang.
“Honk, honk,” said the goose.
So, that was the end of busking on the coast.
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Do not feel you need to ask every question. Use them only as a guide when chatting with your child about the story. Main Idea
Themes
The Fang Gang quit their gong repair business and go back to playing music- rock music!
You can follow your dreams but sometimes things don’t go according to plan.
Tricky words/Punctuation
Questions
said so
Who are the members of the Fang Gang? What did Yelp think of their gong fixing business? Whose idea was it to start up a rock band and go to the coast? What is busking? Why did the Fang Gang leave the coast? What do you think they might do next?
*note the silent ‘e’ at the end of the word goose
New Words:
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Wink
Finch
busk
theft
coast
paint
bolt
thump
thunk