The Great Living Room Safari
Narrator 1: Welcome to the Great Living Room Safari!
Narrator 2: Today, three cousins go on a big quest.
Holden: I am Holden. I am the leader of this crew.
Jaanavi: I am Jaanavi! I have my trusty flashlight.
Zhuri: Rawr! I am a big tiger!
Narrator 1: They look under the big blue couch.
Narrator 2: They find a rolled-up paper. It can talk!
Magic Map: Hello! I am the Magic Map!
I know the way to the Lost Cookie Jar.
Holden: We must cross the Carpet Ocean first.
Jaanavi: Watch out! The blue rug is deep water.
Zhuri: Splash! Splash!
Magic Map: Walk on the soft pillows to stay dry!
Narrator 1: The cousins hop from pillow to pillow.
Narrator 2: It is a very bumpy ride.
Holden: Grab my hand, Jaanavi. Do not fall in!
Jaanavi: I got you! Now, hold baby Zhuri.
Zhuri: We fly like birds!
Narrator 1: They make it to the kitchen.
Narrator 2: The counter is a giant mountain.
Magic Map: The cookie jar is at the very top!
Holden: I can reach it. I am the oldest.
Jaanavi: Use your super stretch!
Zhuri: Cookie! Cookie!
Narrator 1: Holden reaches high up. He grabs the jar.
Magic Map: You did it! The quest is done!
Holden: Here is a cookie for Jaanavi.
- Safari:
- A fun journey or adventure to explore and look for things.
- Quest:
- A mission or search to find a special object.
- Trusty:
- Reliable, helpful, and safe to use.
- Bumpy:
- Rough and uneven, making you bounce up and down.
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- 1Who is the leader of the safari crew?
- 2What handy tool does Jaanavi bring on the adventure?
About this reader's theater passage for Lower Elementary
“The Great Living Room Safari” is a reader's theater reading passage about Adventure, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 2 minutes to read (261 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.