Marley and the Runaway Pumpkin - Fall Kids Books Read Aloud for Autumn - Bedtime Stories for Kids
Marley and the Runaway Pumpkin, by Susan Hill, based on books by John Grogan, is an engaging kid's book read aloud for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school ages (and adults still young at heart), for the Fall / Autumn season.
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Transcript
00:00Marley and the Runaway Pumpkin
00:29Based on characters by John Grogan
00:32Cover art by Richard Cowdrey
00:34Text by Susan Hill
00:36Illustrated by Linda Halverson
00:41Late one day in fall, Daddy Cassie and Baby Louie went out to the garden to look at their
00:47pumpkin.
00:52All summer and fall, the family tended the pumpkin.
00:55They gave it food and water, sun and shade, and plenty of room to grow.
01:04And all summer and fall, they kept their big puppy Marley out of the garden.
01:13Now the pumpkin was round, it was orange, and it was very, very big.
01:19Will it win a prize?
01:21Cassie asked.
01:23Daddy nodded proudly.
01:25We might even win the blue ribbon, he said.
01:28But first, we have to get the pumpkin to the fair.
01:35The next day, Daddy snipped the pumpkin from the vine.
01:42Mommy helped Daddy roll the pumpkin to the truck.
01:46Marley batted at the pumpkin.
01:48That's not a ball, Marley, said Mommy.
01:51That's our blue ribbon pumpkin.
01:57Daddy tied Marley up.
01:59Sorry, Marley, he said, but we can't let you mess up our blue ribbon pumpkin.
02:08Then Daddy and Mommy tried to lift the pumpkin onto the truck.
02:12It's too big to lift, said Mommy.
02:16What will we do? asked Cassie.
02:22Daddy went inside and came back with the ironing board.
02:26This can be a ramp, he said.
02:29Cassie helped Mommy and Daddy roll the pumpkin up the ramp.
02:36At last, the pumpkin was ready to go to the fair.
02:40Everybody got behind the pumpkin so Mommy could take a picture.
02:44Say blue ribbon, said Mommy.
02:50Marley wanted to be in the picture.
02:52He tugged at his leash.
02:54Marley broke free and ran towards the truck.
02:57No, Marley, cried Mommy.
03:04Marley made a giant leap and landed right on top of the pumpkin.
03:12The pumpkin rolled out from under Marley.
03:19The pumpkin rolled out of the truck and down the ramp, and then it kept on rolling.
03:25Marley ran after the pumpkin.
03:27Daddy ran after Marley.
03:30Cassie ran after Daddy, and Baby Louie sat down and cried.
03:38The pumpkin crashed into the trash cans, but it didn't slow down.
03:46It bounced onto a scooter, but it didn't slow down.
03:54Then the pumpkin rolled up behind the mailman.
03:57Look out for the pumpkin, yelled Cassie.
04:03The mailman jumped out of the way.
04:06I almost lost my letters, said the mailman.
04:13Look out for Marley, yelled Daddy, but it was too late.
04:18Marley ran into the mailman.
04:21Down went the mailman.
04:22Over went Marley.
04:24Crash went the pumpkin at the bottom of the hill.
04:31This is awful, said Cassie.
04:34Mommy gave her a hug.
04:36When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, she said.
04:40And when life gives you a smashed pumpkin, make pie.
04:47Back at home, Cassie helped Mommy and Daddy bake pie.
04:52Lots and lots of pie.
04:57The pie was so good, it won first prize at the fair.
05:02It was a blue-ribbon pumpkin after all, Cassie said.
05:09And best of all, there was plenty of pie to share.
05:32The pie was so good, it won first prize at the fair.
05:38It was a blue-ribbon pumpkin after all, Cassie said.
05:42And best of all, there was plenty of pie to share.
05:48The pie was so good, it won first prize at the fair.
05:54It was a blue-ribbon pumpkin after all, Cassie said.