
Scene 34 of 50
Can you sing?
Can you sing?
Your goalI can say what I can and can't do, and understand simple rules.
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AnneCome in! The festival is on Saturday. We need help. Here is the list.
Come in! The festival is on Saturday. We need help. Here is the list.
NickyGrandma always has a list. Like Tom.
Grandma always has a list. Like Tom.
Then we are in good hands.
Then we are in good hands.
Then we are in good hands.
Then we are in good hands.
AnneCan you cook? And sing?
Can you cook? And sing?
I cook a little. Soup and eggs. But I cannot sing.
I cook a little. Soup and eggs. But I cannot sing.
I cook a little. Soup and eggs. But I cannot sing.
I cook a little. Soup and eggs. But I cannot sing.
JackI play and sing.
I play and sing.
NickyAnd dance?
And dance?
Not well. Jack dances better than I do.
Not well. Jack dances better than I do.
Not well. Jack dances better than I do.
Not well. Jack dances better than I do.

Jack reads a new notice on the door.
JackNo trumpet after ten? Until midnight on Saturday? What is this?
No trumpet after ten? Until midnight on Saturday? What is this?
AnneA new house rule. People work in the morning. They need sleep.
A new house rule. People work in the morning. They need sleep.
Thank you. I have to get up early tomorrow.
Thank you. I have to get up early tomorrow.
Thank you. I have to get up early tomorrow.
Thank you. I have to get up early tomorrow.
JackOn Saturday after midnight too?
On Saturday after midnight too?
AnneNo. Until midnight.
No. Until midnight.
AnneMay bakes. Jack plays. Nicky sings with the children. You help at the stall and watch Milo.
May bakes. Jack plays. Nicky sings with the children. You help at the stall and watch Milo.
Milo?
Milo?
Milo?
Milo?

NickyLast year he slept on the drum!
Last year he slept on the drum!
Then I have to watch him.
Then I have to watch him.
Then I have to watch him.
Then I have to watch him.
What about Tom?
What about Tom?
What about Tom?
What about Tom?
AnneThe dance group.
The dance group.

JackTom? He cannot dance at all!
Tom? He cannot dance at all!
AnneHe can learn. It’s good for him.
He can learn. It’s good for him.
NickyDoes he know yet?
Does he know yet?
AnneNot yet.
Not yet.
Then I had better say nothing.
Then I had better say nothing.
Then I had better say nothing.
Then I had better say nothing.

Who says this?
Grandma always has a list. Like Tom.
Grandma always has a list. Like Tom.
What does it mean?
Can you cook? And sing?
Which line do you hear?
Not well. Jack dances better than I do.
Not well. Jack dances better than I do.
Put the words in order.
On Saturday after midnight too?
Who says this?
No. Until midnight.
No. Until midnight.
What does it mean?
Last year he slept on the drum!
Which line do you hear?
The dance group.
Put the words in order.
Does he know yet?
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.

Scene complete
Can you sing?
Goal reachedI can say what I can and can't do, and understand simple rules.
