Miss Nelson is Missing
By Harry Allard
Narrator, Kid 1-4, Miss Nelson, Miss Viola Swamp
Narrator: The kids in room 207 were misbehaving again for Miss Nelson. They were the worst behaved
class in the school.
Miss Nelson: Umm, class, now settle down.
Narrator: But they would NOT behave.
Kid 1: Whisper, whisper, whisper!
Kid 2: Ha, ha, giggle, giggle!
Kid 3: Hey, look at this funny face!
Kid 4: Ha, Ha! Look, I can touch my tongue to my nose!
Narrator: They were even rude during story time!
Miss Nelson: Once upon a time there were ...
Kid 3: Do we have to do work?
Kid 4: I don't want to!
Miss Nelson: Well, I think something will have to be done about this.
Narrator: The next morning Miss Nelson did not come to school.
Kid 1: Wow! Now we can really act up!
Kid 2: Yeah! Let's be just terrible!
Miss Viola Swamp: NOT SO FAST!
Narrator: A woman in an ugly black dress stood before them.
Miss V. Swamp: I am your new teacher, MISS VIOLA SWAMP!
Kid 3: Where is Miss Nelson?
Miss V. Swamp: Never mind that! Open those books!!
Narrator: Miss Nelson's kids did as they were told. Miss Viola Swamp was a real witch. She meant
business. She put them to work and gave them lots of homework.
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Miss V. Swamp: We'll have no story hour today! Keep your mouths shut and be perfectly still. And if
you misbehave, you'll be sorry!
Narrator: Days went by and there was no sign of Miss Nelson. The kids were really missing her! After
all, she was pretty nice!
All kids: I miss Miss Nelson!
Narrator: The kids tried to figure out what happened to her. They thought they would be stuck with
Miss Viola Swamp forever! Then one day ...
Miss Nelson: Hello children. Did you miss me?
Kid 1 and 2: We certainly did!
Kid 4: Where were you?
Miss Nelson: That's my little secret. How about story time?
All kids: Oh, yes!
Narrator: Miss Nelson noticed that no one was rude or silly during story time.
Miss Nelson: What brought about this lovely change?
All kids: That's our little secret.
Narrator: Back at home Miss Nelson hung up her coat in the closet right next to an ugly black dress.
She sang a little song.
Miss Nelson: I'll never tell!