Many theater folks cling to the idea that a bad dress rehearsal is a good omen for a successful opening night. If that is true, my OBOB team will do really well at our regional tournament on Saturday.
They straggled in Monday morning, a little out of it because it was Monday, of a full moon, after the time change. Only three of the four team members showed up. One was sick – the only girl on the team
“In which book….,” I said, starting the process.
Their answer was wrong. So was the next and most of the ones that followed. The boys were starting to doubt themselves.
“Hey, let’s huddle in,” said one of the boys. Suddenly, they started doing better.
“We need to do this on Saturday,” the same boy said. “Getting our heads close together makes us more powerful.”
Let’s hope his words have power and they do well on Saturday.
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Good luck on Saturday. I’m so glad your school promotes READING!
Oh what fun, a book battle, I do hope your team does well, despite the dubious rehearsal!
My kids participated in Battle of the Books when we lived in Texas. We loved it! Good luck at your Saturday competition.
And thanks for this post which led me to my Wednesday post.
I so miss the Battle of the Books! Maybe I should figure out how to get it going again. I love that this book team realizes they are more powerful when they are together. 🙂
Wishing you and your team the best of luck!
Good luck to your team. There is power and confidence in the group.
“Getting our heads close together makes us more powerful.” Wisdom from that one. Have fun Saturday!