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Hi, I'm looking for a poem suitable for strong 5th grade reader that is written phonetically for another dialect.  I'm not really sure if such a thing exists.  I looked a little on line but mainly found poems that weren't appropriate for little kids.

 

The poem when read aloud would mimic whatever dialect is being phonetically written for- ie Scottish brougue, Irish lilt etc.

 

Fun right?

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Fun!

 

Disclaimer: I don't intend to mock speakers of Hawai'i Pidgin. I am also not mocking the Bible. I really find the idea of pidgîn English interesting, like I do all languages and how they "evolve" - i can imagine kids laughing at this and calling it dumb sounding or something, that's not how I want my recommendation to come across.

 

I heard the Hawai'i Pidgîn English Bible read out loud once. I'll never forget it! It's unexpected and understandable. Plus if you are already familiar with a story like Moses or Noah's ark, you have a basis for comparison / understanding already.

 

http://www.pidginbible.org/Concindex.html

 

(Book of Exodus)

 

Da Peopo Get

Outa Egypt

Da Israel Ohana Live Egypt Side

(Jesus Guys 7:14)

 

11So da Egypt peopo wen make da Israel peopo dea slave guys. Dey wen give um mean kine luna guys. Dey give um real plenny work, an make dem feel jalike dey notting. Was da Israel peopo dat wen build two towns wit plenny warehouse inside fo da Pharaoh guy (dass how dey call da king guy fo Egypt, you know).

 

Just a random excerpt but you get the idea :)

I also liked hearing Beuwulf read out loud in Old English

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Do you mean like Robert Burns poetry - Scotch? 

 

O my Luve's like a red, red rose, 
That's newly sprung in June: 
O my Luve's like the melodie, 
That's sweetly play'd in tune. 

As fair art thou, my bonie lass, 
So deep in luve am I; 
And I will luve thee still, my dear, 
Till a' the seas gang dry. 

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear, 
And the rocks melt wi' the sun; 
And I will luve thee still, my dear, 
While the sands o' life shall run. 

And fare-thee-weel, my only Luve! 
And fare-thee-weel, a while! 
And I will come again, my Luve, 
Tho' 'twere ten thousand mile!

 

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There's Little Orphant Annie, by James Whitcomb Riley.  It is quite appropriate for October, too. :)
Here is the first verse:

Little Orphant Annie’s come to our house to stay,An’ wash the cups an’ saucers up, an’ brush the crumbs away,An’ shoo the chickens off the porch, an’ dust the hearth, an’ sweep,An’ make the fire, an’ bake the bread, an’ earn her board-an’-keep;An’ all us other childern, when the supper things is done,We set around the kitchen fire an’ has the mostest funA-list’nin’ to the witch-tales ‘at Annie tells about,An’ the Gobble-uns ‘at gits you             Ef you                Don’t                   Watch                      Out!					
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