After introductions, I shared a grammar principle. So far, so good. Then we moved into storytime; but instead of just my telling the story, I thought we could all take turns adding sentences. I think that's where I went wrong.
I started us off: There was a boy living in Slovakia.
Okay, now it's lady 1's turn.
Lady #1: I live in a village outside of Banská Bystrica.
Oh. The idea was to connect it with the last sentence. Then ladies 1 and 2 started arguing about whether the first sentence even made sense in Slovak. We moved on.
Lady 2: The boy had a sister.
All right, not bad.
Lady 3: His sister's name was Anna.
This is some story. I asked the high school student to spice things up, maybe add a twist.
Teenager: His sister died.
Holy cow! Now we're getting somewhere.
Me: So the boy went on an adventure to bring his sister back to life. Nice, we've come full circle back to lady 1. I wonder what she'll say?
Lady 1: I have a brother who lives in Australia. Okay, so the boy goes to Australia to find a magic potion for his sister.
Lady 2: Anna goes to the meadow to pick flowers. I asked her how that was possible, seeing as Anna's dead. Her response: "It doesn't matter." The teenager was almost dying from laughter.
Lady 3: The boy goes to town to meet a friend. All right, teenager, bring it back for us.
Teenager: His friend helps him find a magic potion for Anna. Thank you. Well, time to wrap up the story.
Me: But they couldn't find Anna because she was busy picking flowers.
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