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Cloony The Clown by Shel Silverstein (1981): poems
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Cloony The Clown by Shel Silverstein (1981): poems
I'll tell you the story of Cloony the Clown
Who worked in a circus that came through town.
His shoes were too big and his hat was too small,
But he just wasn't, just wasn't funny at all.
He had a trombone to play loud silly tunes,
He had a green dog and a thousand balloons.
He was floppy and sloppy and skinny and tall,
But he just wasn't, just wasn't funny at all.
And every time he did a trick,
Everyone felt a little sick.
And every time he told a joke,
Folks sighed as if their hearts were broke.
And every time he lost a shoe,
Everyone looked awfully blue.
And every time he stood on his head,
Everyone screamed, "Go back to bed!"
And every time he made a leap,
Everybody fell asleep.
And every time he ate his tie,
Everyone began to cry.
And Cloony could not make any money
Simply because he was not funny.
One day he said, "I'll tell this town
How it feels to be an unfunny clown."
And he told them all why he looked so sad,
And he told them all why he felt so bad.
He told of Pain and Rain and Cold,
He told of Darkness in his soul,
And after he finished his tale of woe,
Did everyone cry? Oh no, no, no,
They laughed until they shook the trees
With "Hah-Hah-Hahs" and "Hee-Hee-Hees."
They laughed with howls and yowls and shrieks,
They laughed all day, they laughed all week,
They laughed until they had a fit,
They laughed until their jackets split.
The laughter spread for miles around
To every city, every town,
Over mountains, 'cross the sea,
From Saint Tropez to Mun San Nee.
And soon the whole world rang with laughter,
Lasting till forever after,
While Cloony stood in the circus tent,
With his head drooped low and his shoulders bent.
And he said,"THAT IS NOT WHAT I MEANT....
I'M FUNNY JUST BY ACCIDENT."
And while the world laughed outside,
Cloony the Clown sat down and cried.
Match the missing words to the blanks. Then watch the video to check your answers
Video: https://youtu.be/xSgmHDET0PA
Word bank
Cloony The Clown by Shel Silverstein
I'll tell you the story of Cloony the Clown
Who worked in a circus that came through (1)______________.
His shoes were too big and his hat was too small,
But he just wasn't, just wasn't funny at (2)______________.
He had a trombone to play loud silly tunes,
He had a green dog and a thousand (3)______________.
He was floppy and sloppy and skinny and tall,
But he just wasn't, just wasn't funny at all.
And every time he did a trick,
Everyone felt a little (4)______________.
And every time he told a joke,
Folks sighed as if their hearts were (5)______________.
And every time he lost a shoe,
Everyone looked awfully (6)______________.
And every time he stood on his head,
Everyone screamed, "Go back to (7)______________!"
And every time he made a leap,
Everybody fell (8)______________.
And every time he ate his tie,
Everyone began to (9)______________.
And Cloony could not make any money
Simply because he was not (10)______________.
One day he said, "I'll tell this town
How it feels to be an unfunny (11)______________."
And he told them all why he looked so sad,
And he told them all why he felt so (12)______________.
He told of Pain and Rain and Cold,
He told of Darkness in his soul,
And after he finished his tale of (13)______________,
Did everyone cry? Oh no, no, no,
They laughed until they shook the trees
With "Hah-Hah-Hahs" and "Hee-Hee-Hees."
They laughed with howls and yowls and shrieks,
They laughed all day, they laughed all (14)______________,
They laughed until they had a fit,
They laughed until their jackets (15)______________.
The laughter spread for miles around
To every city, every (16)______________,
Over mountains, 'cross the sea,
From Saint Tropez to Mun San Nee.
And soon the whole world rang with laughter,
Lasting till forever (17)______________,
While Cloony stood in the circus tent,
With his head drooped low and his shoulders (18)______________.
And he said,"THAT IS NOT WHAT I MEANT....
I'M FUNNY JUST BY (19)______________."
And while the world laughed outside,
Cloony the Clown sat down and (20)______________.
answers:
Cloony The Clown by Shel Silverstein
I'll tell you the story of Cloony the Clown
Who worked in a circus that came through (1)town.
His shoes were too big and his hat was too small,
But he just wasn't, just wasn't funny at (2)all.
He had a trombone to play loud silly tunes,
He had a green dog and a thousand (3)balloons.
He was floppy and sloppy and skinny and tall,
But he just wasn't, just wasn't funny at all.
And every time he did a trick,
Everyone felt a little (4)sick.
And every time he told a joke,
Folks sighed as if their hearts were (5)broke.
And every time he lost a shoe,
Everyone looked awfully (6)blue.
And every time he stood on his head,
Everyone screamed, "Go back to (7)bed!"
And every time he made a leap,
Everybody fell (8)asleep.
And every time he ate his tie,
Everyone began to (9)cry.
And Cloony could not make any money
Simply because he was not (10)funny.
One day he said, "I'll tell this town
How it feels to be an unfunny (11)clown."
And he told them all why he looked so sad,
And he told them all why he felt so (12)bad.
He told of Pain and Rain and Cold,
He told of Darkness in his soul,
And after he finished his tale of (13)woe,
Did everyone cry? Oh no, no, no,
They laughed until they shook the trees
With "Hah-Hah-Hahs" and "Hee-Hee-Hees."
They laughed with howls and yowls and shrieks,
They laughed all day, they laughed all (14)week,
They laughed until they had a fit,
They laughed until their jackets (15)split.
The laughter spread for miles around
To every city, every (16)town,
Over mountains, 'cross the sea,
From Saint Tropez to Mun San Nee.
And soon the whole world rang with laughter,
Lasting till forever (17)after,
While Cloony stood in the circus tent,
With his head drooped low and his shoulders (18)bent.
And he said,"THAT IS NOT WHAT I MEANT....
I'M FUNNY JUST BY (19)ACCIDENT."
And while the world laughed outside,
Cloony the Clown sat down and (20)cried.
Vocabulary
accident - something bad that happens that is not intended and that causes injury or damage:
There was a car accident.
by accident - without being intended:
I deleted the wrong file by accident.
across - from one side of something to the other:
I was walking across the road.
asleep - to be sleeping:
The children are asleep.
fall asleep - to start sleeping:
I usually fall asleep in front of the TV.
awfully - very:
It was awfully difficult.
balloon - a small coloured rubber bag that you fill with air to play with or to use as a decoration:
Could you help me to blow up some balloons?
bent - curved and not now straight or flat:
The metal bars were bent and twisted.
clown - a performer who wears brightly coloured clothes and has a painted face and makes people laugh
circus - a show in which a group of people and animals perform in a large tent
darkness - a state in which there is little or no light:
He stumbled around in the darkness looking for the light switch.
droop - to hang down, often because of being weak, tired, or unhappy:
He was tired and his eyelids were starting to droop.
fall - to move down towards the ground:
Huge drops of rain were falling from the sky.
feel - to experience an emotion or a physical feeling:
You shouldn't feel embarrassed about making a mistake.
fit - a sudden, uncontrolled period of doing something or feeling something:
I hit him in a fit of anger.
floppy - soft and loose or hanging down loosely:
He has floppy hair.
folk - people:
They are country folk.
folks - The word "folk" in informal American English
forever - for all time in the future:
I'll love you forever.
funny - making you smile or laugh:
This is a funny story.
hat - something you wear to cover your head, for fashion or protection:
This is a cowboy hat.
heart - the organ inside your chest that sends blood around your body:
Isabel's heart was beating fast.
howl - to make a loud sound, usually to express pain, sadness, or another strong emotion:
The audience was howling with laughter.
jacket - a short coat:
This is a leather jacket.
joke - something that someone says to make people laugh, usually a short story with a funny ending:
I'm going to tell a joke.
lasting - continuing to exist for a long time:
There was lasting damage to the house.
We have a lasting friendship.
laugh - to smile while making sounds with your voice that show you are happy or think something is funny:
You never laugh at my jokes.
laughter - the sound or act of laughing:
I heard the sound of laughter in the room next door.
leap - to jump somewhere:
She leaped over the wall and disappeared down the alley.
lose - to not be able to find someone or something:
She's always losing her car keys.
loud - making a lot of noise:
There was a loud noise.
low - near the ground, not high:
It is a low fence.
outside - not inside a building:
Go and play outside for a while.
pain - an unpleasant physical feeling caused by an illness or injury:
Are you in pain?
rain - water that falls from the sky in small drops:
It looks like rain.
ring - If something rings, it makes the sound of a bell, and if you ring a bell, you cause it to make a sound:
The phone's ringing.
ring with - If a place rings with a sound, it is full of it:
The room was ringing with his screams.
sad - unhappy or making you feel unhappy:
I was very sad when our cat died.
scream - to make a loud, high noise with your voice, or to shout something in a loud, high voice because you are afraid, hurt, or angry:
Someone was screaming in the street.
sea - a large area of salt water:
I'd like to live by the sea.
shake - to make quick, short movements from side to side or up and down, or to make something or someone do this:
He was shaking with nerves.
shoe - a strong covering for the foot, often made of leather:
These are a new pair of shoes.
shoulder - where your arm joins your body next to your neck:
She looked over her shoulder.
shriek - to make a sudden, loud, high noise because you are afraid, surprised, excited, etc:
The children always shriek with laughter.
sick - ill:
He was off work sick for most of last week.
feel sick - to feel that the food or drink in your stomach might soon come up through your mouth:
I am so nervous I feel quite sick.
sigh - to breathe out slowly and noisily, often because you are annoyed or unhappy:
He sighed deeply and sat down.
silly - stupid:
I feel silly in this hat.
skinny - Someone who is skinny is too thin.
sloppy - sloppy clothes are loose and untidy:
There was a girl wearing a sloppy sweater and torn jeans.
soul - the part of a person that is not their body, which some people believe continues to exist after they die
split - If something splits or if you split it, it tears so that there is a long, thin hole in it:
He split his trousers when he bent over.
spread - to increase, or move to cover a larger area or affect a larger number of people:
The smoke soon spread into all the rooms in the house.
tale - a story, especially one that is not true or is difficult to believe:
My grandfather used to tell us tales of his time as a pilot during the war.
forever after - forever, from this point onward:
May their married life have laughter, and that they love one another forever after!
tall - having a greater than average height:
He's tall and thin.
tent - a structure made of metal poles and cloth which is fixed to the ground with ropes and used as a cover or to sleep under:
It only took twenty minutes to put the tent up.
tie - a long, thin piece of cloth that a man wears around his neck with a shirt
till - until:
The supermarket is open till midnight.
trick - something that is done to entertain people and that seems to be magic:
This is a card trick.
tree - a tall plant with a thick stem that has branches coming from it and leaves:
They went under a tree to shelter from the rain.
trombone - a metal musical instrument that you play by blowing into it and sliding a tube up and down
tune - a series of musical notes that are pleasant to listen to:
He was humming a tune as he dried the dishes.
unfunny - not funny:
The jokes are painfully unfunny.
whole - complete, including every part:
She spent the whole afternoon studying.
woe - sadness:
He is full of woe.
yowl - to make a long, high, unhappy cry, usually when hurt or fighting:
I was woken up by cats yowling outside my window.
Saint Tropez - a town on the French Riviera. Because this is a French word, the pronunciation is different than the English spelling. It is pronounced: san-truh-pey
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