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Rattling Rattlesnakes

Posted by Jacqueline Richards

Language point: adjectives and nouns

When magic music started to play, the rattling rattlesnakes rattled across the floor all day and rattled so much that he shook the door. He made the curtains shake, the windows, too. In fact, all around the house, there was an earthquake. When the chimney pot rattled, off fell three tiles - all because the rattlesnake rattled awhile. When the rattlesnake rattled by the wsahing machine, the clothes inside had never been so clean. The rattling rattlesnake rattled the pots and pans in the sink, he rattled the taps so there was lemonade to drink. The cups and saucers shook so much, their handles fell off and there was nothing to clutch. The television rattled, the radio, too. Upstairs and downstairs, the rattling grew. Over the wardrobe, and under the bed, the rattlesnake rattled till he stood on his head. Then he rattled the cupboad instead ! His rattling rock and roll rattled the parrot's cage, which of course, rattled the parot into a rage. As her fell off his perch, bird scattered everywhere. He even rattled the rabbit's hutch ... so the hinges fell off it rattled so much. The rattling rattlesnake rattled the cat ... he rattled so much, his whiskers tickled and he fell off the mat where he sat. Even his fleas rattled this way and that. When he went tod rink his saucer of milk, he rattled the saucer so that some milk spilt. Outside in the garden, three apples fell off the trees. The rattlesnake rattled the flowers so much, the path was soon covered in leaves. The other snakes soon joined in, they rattled all the way from their tails to their chin. The slow - worm was the quickest off the mark ... and rattled all the way along the path in the park. Even though the music deafened his ears, the ageing asp hadn't danced this much in years. Snakes alive ! Even the cobra jived. The mice also tried to learn the steps ... the dancefloor bounced when they leapt. Everytime the rattlesnake went rattling about ... the other snakes got their rattling shoes out. They rattled so much, their laces became untied ... they didn't stop rattling with the rattlesnake until they were tired. The serpent snaked along everytime the rattlesnake started singing (although they did get the words all wrong). The adder rattled with the rattlesnake, as well, though he didn't know the steps, their rattling rang a bell. When the clock chimed midnight, they didn't stop ... their rattling continued till the neighbours hopped. As the music played a little bit stronger, the annaconda whirled around all the way from here to yonder. The black mamba danced the Samba. At waltzing, the lizard was a wizard. When the rattling rattlesnakes rattled on the road, their rattling shook trucks - off fell their heavy load. The vipers shook their windscreen wipers. Electric eels shook their wheels.

© Jacqueline Richards 2007

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