Party Joey

Left-right story generator

A read-aloud story for pass the parcel, with LEFT and RIGHT printed in bold so you catch them at speed. Everyone sits in a circle, the parcel moves one place each time you say a direction, and whoever is holding it on the last word keeps it.

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The Pirate ParcelHow to play (read this first)Sit the players in a circle and give the parcel to one of them. Read the story out loud. Every time you sayLEFT the parcel moves one player to the left; every time you say RIGHT it moves one player to the right.Whoever is holding the parcel on the last word of the story keeps it. Read slowly — the muddle is the fun.This story passes LEFT 8 times and RIGHT 8 times.CaptainPipwasthesortofpiratewholostthings.Shelostherhat,shelostherboots,andonceshelostthewholeshipforanentireafternoon.SowhenthecrewspottedaparcelbobbingalongtheLEFTsideoftheboat,nobodyletherholdit.PassittotheRIGHT,saidthefirstmate.ThentotheLEFT.Thenkeepgoinguntilsomebodyworksoutwhatisinside.TheparcelwentRIGHTpastthecook,LEFTpasttheparrot,andRIGHTagainpastthesailorwhowasasleepandnevernoticedathing.Paintedonthelidwasamap,andthemapsaid:turnLEFTattherockthatlookslikeanose,thenRIGHTatthetreethatlookslikearock.Sotheysailed.TheyturnedLEFTatthenose.TheyturnedRIGHTattherock.ThentheyturnedRIGHTaroundarockthatlookedlikeatree,andLEFToncemore,becauseCaptainPiplikedthelookofaseagull,andthatishowtheyfoundanislandnobodyhadeverdrawnonanymap.Onthebeachstoodachest,andbesidethechestlayanote.Whoeverholdstheparcelwhenthesungoesdownmayopenme,itsaid.SothecrewpasseditLEFT,thenRIGHT,thenLEFT,thenRIGHT,fasterandfaster,untilthesunslippedintotheseaandtheparcellandedwiththeparrot,whoatetheribbonandrefusedtoshare.Created with Party Joey — partyjoey.com
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Quick guide

How to play

  1. Sit the players in a circle and hand the parcel to one of them.

  2. Read the story out loud, slowly. Every LEFT sends the parcel one player to the left; every RIGHT sends it one to the right.

  3. Whoever is holding the parcel on the last word of the story keeps it. The host sheet tells you how many passes each way to expect.

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