A Junior to Intermediate monologue for girls and boys.
At some time in one’s life it may be necessary to have a good excuse for something you haven’t done. This is a really good excuse.
“And when I tried to get (my homework) back this dog bared it’s fangs at me and a lady from the house said she’d give it back to me but this willy willy came along and carried it way up into the air and….”
Oh yes, a most ingenious excuse indeed.
A GOOD EXCUSE (boy or Girl) JUNIOR
Michele Lourie c 2016
(Enters talking to him/herself)
I’ll start off with saying, “You do look nice today, Mrs James.” That’ll put her in a good mood. It always works with Mum.
Then I’ll say, “Mrs James, I did do my homework but just as I was walking to the bus stop this big boy came past on a skateboard and grabbed it out of my hand,
THE..EN… when I chased him he threw it over the fence of a house that has a ginormous dog as big as a horse
AND …. when I tried to get it back this dog bared it’s fangs at me and a lady from the house said she’d give it back to me
BU…U…T… this willy willy came along and carried it way up into the air
AND I raced after it – keeping my eyes on it all the time – BUT ran into a rubbish bin
– that’s why I’ve got this egg on my shirt –
THEN after I’d picked up all the rubbish, I saw my homework fall into the river and float away and I was going to jump in and swim after it
BUT…. but ….. then the bus came and I didn’t want to be late for school……..
SO that’s what happened, really, truly, Mrs James.”
(pause)
I reckon that should do it!
