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‘My Pal Patsy’

‘My Pal Patsy’. A Five Minute Mystery Story. Five Minute Mystery - Episode One Narrator: Our story takes place in Green's Gap, a small town in the Southern cavern district. [phone rings]. Dr. Melville: Green's Gap Hospital, Doctor Melville speaking.

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‘My Pal Patsy’

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  1. ‘My Pal Patsy’ A Five Minute Mystery Story

  2. Five Minute Mystery - Episode One Narrator: Our story takes place in Green's Gap, a small town in the Southern cavern district. [phone rings]

  3. Dr. Melville: Green's Gap Hospital, Doctor Melville speaking. Man: Doctor, doctor! There's been an accident out at Ingle Cavern. Doctor Melville: Accident? What kind of accident? Man: Two men was exploring and they got lost last night. One's unconscious. You better come quick before he's dead.

  4. Dr. Melville: I hope you know how to get out to Ingle Cavern, Len. Len: With the job of being town constable and ambulance driver, I reckon I know all there is to know about this country. Dr. Melville: Ever been in the cavern, Len? Len: One stop Melville, when I was boy. Nearly got my hide tanned off by my Pa. Ingle Cavern is a mighty treacherous place. Dr. Melville: You mean it's easy to get lost in it? Len: Not only that Doc, it's that cavern gas carbon… mmm something. Dr. Melville: You mean carbon dioxide? Len: Yes that's it. All of sudden you run into some of that stuff, and before you know it, ‘Bing’ you’re out. Dr. Melville: Still people seem to go exploring there? Len: More fools to be. I wouldn't go in them caverns, at least 'til I was not without a dog. Dr. Melville: A dog, what for? Len: Well if a dog keels over then you know the gas is collecting.

  5. Dr. Melville: I'm afraid Mr. Getty.. your friend is dead. Mr. Getty: Poor Patsy. It was from the gas, wasn’t it Doc? Dr. Melville: That's what it looks like to me. Len: Why did you go in that cavern anyway? Mr. Getty: Patsy asked me to. He never seen a cave before. Dr. Melville: How far did you go in? Mr. Getty: Well it didn't seem very far but, all of a sudden we lost our way. Len: Where was that? Mr. Getty: Well how do I know whereabouts it was if we was lost? We tried to trace our way back but it wasn't no use. Patsy started to get scared. It's kinda funny to see a big guy like that get scared. Dr Melville: Yes, he is rather big isn't he. Mr. Getty: Yes six foot four. The mob used to call us Mutt ‘n Jeff. Len: And then what happened?

  6. Mr. Getty: Well, I was a little scared myself but we stuck together. You know walking in the dark with only my flash from the car. All of a sudden, Patsy keeled over. Dr. Melville: From the gas? Mr. Getty: Yeah, that's what I figured. His head hit on a rock and I guess that just about finished him off. Len: Yeah, I suppose you reckon yourself pretty lucky mister. Mr. Getty: Yah, sure, I figure it's cause I'm only five foot three that I got outta there alive. The gas must have been just about a foot over my head. Len: Yah, and what do you think about that Doc Melville? Dr. Melville: I think you’d better arrest Mr. Getty for the murder of his friend Patsy.

  7. Narrator: What was the flaw in Getty’s story? Do you know it? In a moment, we’ll hear from Len and Dr. Melville. But first….

  8. ..A Response Journal Activity! 1. Interpret the story in your own words, writing a brief outline of the sequence of events up to this point. 2. Describe what you think might happen. Did Patsy die from Carbon dioxide poisoning as his friend states? Or is there more to his death than meets the eye? 3. Defend your position on why you think Patsy either did or did not die from gas poisoning. Provide evidence (i.e. a clue) directly from the stories script in order to defend your position.

  9. My Pal Patsy - Answer Script Narrator: And now let's see whether you're as observant as Len and the Doctor…

  10. Mr. Getty: Hey Copper, let me put my hands down, they're tired. Len: When you're in Green Gap's jail, not before. Mr. Getty: Ahh, I don't get it. It was a good story. I still can't figure how you found out. Dr. Melville: Len tells me they used to take dogs into the cavern because the gas is heavier than air. It collects on the floor. If you really met gas, you would have keeled over first before your pal Patsy. Mr. Getty: Well what do you know. I tell ya, nowadays in this murder racket you need a college education.

  11. Response Journal Part 2 1. What factors would you change if you had written the story? Would you change the outcome of this story? How and why? 2. What clues in this story helped you decide Patsy’s fate? If you did not pick up on any clues, how might the author make this more obvious to you as a reader?

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