To tell this story, you need a green apple with a bit of stem, a knife and a board on which to cut the apple. You could keep your props under cover until the appropriate moment. Or intrigue the children by putting the apple on display. (Best keep the knife out of sight.) Once there was a girl who said, 'I'm bored.'
Put on a child's bored voice.
The little girl's mother said, 'You could go and watch television.'
Now put on a mother's encouraging tones.
'That's boring,' said the little girl.
Lengthen the word 'boring' in typical child fashion.
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