Tribes MINI STORY.pdf

Tribes Mini-Story Text

Hi, this is AJ, welcome to the mini-story for ÐTribes.Ñ Our last mini-story for these

lessons, but donÓt worry, IÓll make more lessons in the future, but, for now, our last

mini-story.

So in this mini-story what are you going to do? You are going to use your body, your

voice, stronger than ever before! This is the last one, so I want you to use it all! When

you answer I want you to yell your answers!

I want you to move your arms and your hands! I want you to move your face! Make

crazy faces for this story! I want you to use your body. Shoulders back, of course;

breathing deeply, of course; moving, of course. Jump! Shout! Move! This is it! The

last one! Are you ready? Are you ready? LetÓs begin!

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Tony hated his life. He worked in an office every day.

Who hated his life?

Tony, Tony hated his life.

He hated his what?

He hated his life.

Did he hate his wife?

No. Not his wife, his life. Tony hated his life.

What did Tony do? How did Tony feel?

Well, he hated his life.

Every day what did Tony do?

Worked in an office. Every day Tony worked in an office.

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Where did Tony work?

In an office. Every day he worked in an office.

What did he do in the office?

He worked. He worked in an office.

And how often did he work in an office?

Every day.

Did Tony work on Saturday?

Yes, he did. He worked every day. He worked on Saturday. He worked on Sunday.

Seven days a week. He worked every day.

Did he love it?

Oh, no. Hell no! He didnÓt love it, he hated it! Tony hated his job. Tony hated his life.

If fact, Tony yearned to make a difference.

What did he want?

He wanted to make a difference. He wanted to help people. He wanted to improve

peopleÓs lives. He wanted to make a difference.

Did he want to help people or did he want to hurt people?

Well, he wanted to help people. He wanted to make a difference.

Who wanted to make a difference?

Tony, of course. Tony wanted to make a difference. He wanted to help people.

Did he want to make a difference or did he want to do nothing?

Obviously, he wanted to make a difference. Tony wanted to make a difference. In

fact, Tony yearned to make a difference.

Did he want to make a difference a little or did he really want to make a difference?

He really, really wanted to make a difference. He yearned to make a difference.

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What did he yearn to do?

He yearned to make a difference.

Did he yearn to make a difference or did he not yearn to make a difference?

Well thatÓs easy, he yearned, he yearned to make a difference. He wanted to make a

difference. He desired to make a difference, to help.

Who? Who yearned to make a difference?

Tony, Tony yearned. And he yearned and he yearned to make a difference.

Did AJ yearn to make a difference?

No. Not AJ. AJ was an asshole. But Tony, Tony yearned to make a difference. He

really, really wanted to make a difference! He yearned to make a difference!

Did AJ yearn to make a difference or did Tony yearn to make a difference?

Tony, Tony yearned to make a difference. He really wanted to make a difference.

And AJ?

No- no, he didnÓt want to make a difference. He didnÓt want to help. He was selfish.

He didnÓt care.

AJ did not yearn to make a difference, but Tony did. He yearned to make a

difference. So first he went to Africa and he thought ÐI will make people happy.Ñ

What did he want to do?

He wanted to make people happy.

How did he try to make people happy? What did he do in Africa?

Well, of course, obviously, he gave golf clubs to tribes in Rwanda.

Oh, of course, of course. What did he do?

He gave golf clubs to tribes in Rwanda, to poor tribes in Rwanda.

Who did he give golf clubs to?

He gave golf clubs to tribes in Rwanda.

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Where?

In Rwanda, the Country of Rwanda, which is in Africa.

Who gave golf clubs and golf balls to tribes in Rwanda?

Tony did. Tony gave golf clubs to tribes in Rwanda.

Why? Why did he give golf clubs and golf balls to tribes in Rwanda?

Well, to make them happy, of course. He gave golf clubs and golf balls to tribes in

Rwanda to make them happy.

Oh, thatÓs very nice.

What kind of tribes did he give golf clubs and golf balls to? What kind of tribes?

Poor tribes. Poor tribes in Rwanda. He gave golf clubs and golf balls to poor tribes in

Rwanda, poor groups of people in Rwanda to make them happy.

Were the people in the poor tribes happy when they got the golf clubs and the golf

balls? Were they happy when Tony gave them the golf clubs and the golf balls?

No, they werenÓt. They were not happy. In fact they got angry! They said ÐWe donÓt

need these damn golf clubs! We donÓt play golf! We donÓt like golf! Go away!Ñ

Oh, no, poor Tony. Poor old Tony, poor Tony, he was very sad.

How did the people in the tribes in Rwanda feel about the golf clubs? How did they

feel?

They were angry. They were angry. They didnÓt like golf. They were angry. They

said ÐGo away!Ñ to Tony.

How did Tony feel?

Tony was sad. Tony was sad. He wanted to help, but the people in Rwanda, the

tribes in Rwanda, all got angry. They were angry with Tony.

Who were they angry with? Who were they angry at?

Well, they were angry with Tony. They were angry at Tony.

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Why were they angry at Tony?

Well, because they didnÓt like golf, obviously. The people in the tribes in Rwanda

didnÓt like golf, so they were angry at Tony. They said ÐGo away!Ñ

So Tony left Africa and he went to New York City. And next he tried to help

homeless people in New York City. But he thought ÐHum, I need to help them

learn. I need to help them go to school and make their lives better.Ñ So Tony

tried to get leverage on the homeless people. He said ÐIÓll give you food if you

go to school.Ñ He said ÐIÓll give you food if you go to school.Ñ

Who did he say this to?

He said it homeless people in New York City.

What did he say to homeless people in New York City?

He said ÐIÓll give you food if you go to school.Ñ

Why did Tony say ÐIÓll give you food if, only if, you go to school?Ñ Why?

Because he wanted to get leverage on the homeless people. He wanted to get

leverage on them.

He wanted to get what?

Leverage. He wanted to get leverage on the homeless people or over the homeless

people. He wanted to get power over them or power to influence, power to change

them. He wanted power over them. He wanted to get leverage over them. He

wanted to push them to go to school. He wanted to have power to change them. So

Tony tried to get leverage on them by giving food, only if they went to school.

What was TonyÓs leverage? What was TonyÓs power over the homeless people?

Food, food was his power; his way of power, his means of power.

Was food leverage? (IÓm using it as a noun now.) Was food leverage? Was it power

for Tony?

Yes, it was. It was power over the homeless. Food was leverage for Tony. Food

gave Tony power over the homeless people.

Did Tony try to get leverage on the homeless people, over the homeless people?

Yes, he did. He tried to get leverage over them. He tried to force them. He tried to

push them to go to school.

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