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The dentist comes. Looks in a great hurry.)

Patient : Good morning, doctor.

Dentist : (very busy) Oh, good morning, Mr. Smith.

Patient : But I’m not ...........................................

Dentist : Have a seat, have a seat................. Now let’s see .............
(looks at patient’s folder, then in patient’s mouth)

Patient : But doctor...............
Dentist : Ah, yes. We’ll start here. (begins pulling teeth and

patient kicks on the floor and turns and sputters)

Patient : But, but, but ..........................

Dentist : Quite a beautiful job, if I do say to myself.

Patient : But I didn’t come here to get my teeth pulled!

Dentist : You didn’t? Aren’t you Mr. Smith?

Patient : No, I’m Mr. Jones.
Dentist : Uh, oh.

Patient : Well, what are you gonna do now, doctor?
Dentist : Well, ah.... here are your teeth back. (hands back the

pulled teeth) See if this will help. (gives patient a
bottle of glue)

(patient chases the dentist off-stage)

9 Writing Time

9.1. You’ve read and acted the play in Fun Time. Now write

the play in the form of story with a suitable title. You

may start like this:

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